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Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep




Thousands of fans and football stars across the world attended the funeral of Italian footballer and Fiorentinacaptain Davide Astori, which took place yesterday in Florence, Italy.
The 31-year-old defender died in his sleep at the La di Moret hotel ahead of their Serie A fixture against Udinese last Sunday. He is believed to have died from a cardiac arrest.

His team-mates alongside other Italian footballers and coaches were pictured arriving at the Santa Croce church in Florence ahead of the service, which began at 10am in Italy.

Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep
Thousands of fans were also pictured in the streets to pay their last respect to the late footballer.
Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep
Astori's parents and his partner Francesca Fioretti and  their daughter, Vittoria. were seen making their way into the church.
Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep
The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella and his wife also attended the funeral service. 
Astori who started his playing career in the Milan youth academy, made his Serie A debut with Cagliari in 2008. He later played for Roma before joining Fiorentina, where he had been since 2016 until his sudden death.
Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep
On Tuesday,  Fiorentina and Cagliari announced that they had retired the No 13 shirt in honour of their former player.
Fiorentina tweeted: 'In honour of Davide Astori's memory, Cagliari and Fiorentina have decided to retire the No 13 shirt.'
Cagliari, having changed their Twitter handle to 'Ciao Davide', added: 'To honour their memory and make indelible the memory of David Astori, @acffiorentina and @CagliariCalcio have decided to jointly withdraw the jersey with the number 13.'
See more photos below.Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep
Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep Photos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleepPhotos from the funeral of Florentina and Italian footballer Davide Astori, who died in his sleep
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