Fiorentina to rename training centre after late captain Davide Astori | MUK Sports

The players and supporters of ACF Fiorentina gave Davide Astori a moving sendoff during the 13th minute of their match against Benevento, the first match after Astori's tragic death. Stars of Italian football and thousands of Fiorentina fans have gathered at the Santa Croce church in Florence for the funeral of captain Davide Astori. ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti discusses the reaction to the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori across the footballing world. Serie A commissioner Giovanni Malago speaks on the decision to postpone Sunday's Serie A and Serie B matches following the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori. Fiorentina are to rename their training centre after late club captain Davide Astori. Astori died in his sleep a fortnight ago at the age of 31, ahead of Fiorentina's Serie A game at Udinese. The remainder of that weekend's Serie A fixtures were postponed and his funeral took place nine days ago. As a degree of normality slowly returns at the club and in Italian football, Fiorentina have decided to rename their Campini sports centre, adjacent to the Stadio Franchi, in Astori's memory. "We've made...
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