RIP Davide Astori: Fans, footballers bid emotional farewell
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Mar 08, 2018, 20:03 IST | Updated: Mar 08, 2018, 20:03 IST
Italian player Davide Astori likely died from a cardiac arrest. Fiorentina and Astori's former club Cagliari announced they will retire his number 13 shirt in honour of the 31-year-old Astori
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Fiorentina's supporters pay homage to Fiorentina's captain Davide Astori.
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Football fans hang scarves and tributes to late Fiorentina football team captain Davide Astori on the fence of the team stadium on March 7, 2018, in Florence.
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Fiorentina's supporters attend the funeral of Fiorentina's captain Davide Astori on March 8, 2018, in Florence.
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Fiorentina and Astori's former club Cagliari announced they will retire his number 13 shirt in honour of the 31-year-old Italy international, who was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday ahead of a Serie A match at Udinese.
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Italian player Davide Astori likely died from a cardiac arrest linked to the slowing of his heart rate following the initial results of his autopsy.
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The coffin of Fiorentina's captain Davide Astori is carried inside Santa Croce basilica for the funeral on March 8, 2018, in Florence.
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Juventus players Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini (hidden), Gianluigi Buffon (R) and Andrea Barzagli arrive at the funeral.
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Fiorentina's players arrive for the funeral of Fiorentina's captain Davide Astori.
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Manchester City players observe a minute of silence for Davide Astori ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen-second leg football match between Manchester City and Basel at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
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Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus observe a minutes silence in honour of the late Italian footballer Davide Astori.
Source: AFP
Source: AFP