Fiorentina football captain Davide Astori dies aged 31Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, a defender who has also been capped by Italy 14 times, has died, the club announced. AP Davide Astori of AC Fiorentina died suddenly in his sleep. "Fiorentina is profoundly shaken that it finds itself forced to announce that its captain Davide Astori has died, hit by a sudden illness,'' said a brief statement. The players in Genoa were warming up on the pitch when they were told of Astori's death and several walked off in tears. When the match was officially called off a photo of Davide Astori was shown on the giant screen and the fans broke out into a spontaneous standing ovation.

Source: Stuff March 04, 2018 15:33 UTC