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FIORENTINA CAPTAIN DAVIDE ASTORI DIES AGED 31

Davide Astori: 1987-2018
The Italy international had been capped 14 
The Italy international had been capped 14 times by his country and was a vital member of the Viola's squad
Fiorentina have confirmed that club captain Davide Astori has passed away. 
The 31-year-old centre-back had been capped 14 times by Italy and had enjoyed a professional career spanning 12 years.
Astori and his team-mates were preparing to face Udinese in a Serie A fixture on Sunday before Fiorentina announced the tragic news ahead of the game, which has now been cancelled.
"Fiorentina are profoundly shaken and forced to announce that their captain Davide Astori has died," a statement posted on the club's official website reads.
"For this terrible and delicate situation, and above all out of respect for his family, we appeal to the sensitivity of the media."
Astori started out at AC Milan, where he never played a Serie A match, before moving to Cagliari, the club where he made his big breakthrough.
He turned out 174 times for the Sardinians in a six-year spell, during which he made his national team debut with the Azzurri.
In 2014, he was sent on loan to Roma and then a 

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