By Daily Sports on March 5, 2018
Fiorentina captain and Italy international Davide Astori has died at the age of 31.
The defender died following a "sudden illness", his club confirmed on their official Twitter feed.
Fiorentina were scheduled to play Udinese in Serie A on Sunday afternoon but the game and all other Serie A fixtures were called off.
Astori, capped 14 times by Italy, joined Fiorentina in 2016 from Cagliari and had made 58 appearances for them.
Cagliari postponed their game against Genoa on Sunday morning.
"Fiorentina are profoundly shocked to have to announce the death of captain Davide Astori after a sudden illness," Fiorentina said.
"Given this terrible and delicate situation we appeal to everyone's sensitivity at this time, above all out of respect for his family."
Astori came through the youth system at AC Milan before joining Cagliari in 2008.
He spent eight years at the club and had loan spells at Roma and Fiorentina before moving permanently to the latter two years ago.
*Photo shows late Astori
Source Daily Sports
Posted March 5, 2018
You may also like...
Alaba Still Considering Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City...
Goalline Controversy As Villa And Sheff Utd Draw...
Rodgers Responsible For My Leicester City Resurgence —...
Players Discuss Online Abuse With UK Government Ministers...
How video games give sports stars second life...
West Ham Compound West Brom’s Woes, Move To...
Nigeria beat Cameroon to reach IHF final
27 schools for Doregos Basketball Championship
Super Falcons to play France’s Les Bleues in friendly
_1.jpg)
SWAN suspends ban on coverage of Anambra FA activities
Joshua among boxing’s top three earners in 2024
Oshoala makes history with Bay FC
Nnamani hails team over IHF bright start
Flamingos lift U-17 W’Cup Fair Play Trophy
Rangers Intl, SWAN partner on sports collaboration in SE
LAGOS SWAN CELEBRATES AIG ZONE 2 ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND 30 DAYS IN OFFICE
Traders Cup: Upholstery Soccer Team Secured 2nd Win To Advance To Round Two
.jpg)
Lagos SWAN Celebrates Oba Akiolu, Iyaloja General, AIG Fayoade
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (55,142 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,269 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,351 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (43,992 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (43,932 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (43,879 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,718 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,289 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,333 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,036 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,490 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (38,916 views)