Davide Astori captain of Italian club Fiorentina dies in his sleep
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italian club fiorentina have announced the death of their captain davide astori. he passed away in his sleep overnight on saturday evening in udine at the age of 311 astori who was also an italian international was found dead in his hotel room1 fiorentina are profoundly shaken and forced to announce that their captain davide astori has died read a club statement1 for this terrible and delicate situation and above all out of respect for his family we appeal to the sensitivity of the media1 fiorentinas game with udinese has subsequently been cancelled1 astori who played as a central defender was born7 january 1987 in san giovanni bianco the province of bergamo in italy1 after playing youth football forpontisola he started his senior career withmilan spending loan spells withpizzighettoneandcremonese1 in 2008cagliarisigned him in aco-ownershipdeal before signing him fully from milan for whom he never made a first team appearance in 2011. he later spent loan spells atromaandfiorentina1 he made his international debut foritalyin 2011 and represented his country at the2013 fifa confederations cup scoring a goal in italys victorious bronze-medal match1