This a touching gesture by both clubs
Fiorentina and Cagliari have both retired the number 13 jersey worn by Davide Astori, the Italian defender who passed away on Sunday. Astori was just 31 and was Fiorentina captain.
Before joining the Florence team in 2016, he had played for Cagliari for eight years, after coming through the youth system at AC Milan.
The clubs announced the decision with tweets on Tuesday morning, which read:
“To honour his memory and make the memory of Davide Astori indelible, Cagliari Calcio and Fiorentina have decided to jointly withdraw the shirt with the number 13.”
Per onorarne la memoria e rendere indelebile il ricordo di Davide Astori, @CagliariCalcio e Fiorentina hanno deciso di ritirare congiuntamente la maglia con il numero 13. #DA13⚜️ pic.twitter.com/KXP6s8WFlG
— ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) March 6, 2018
Per onorarne la memoria e rendere indelebile il ricordo di Davide Astori, @acffiorentina e @CagliariCalcio hanno deciso di ritirare congiuntamente la maglia con il numero 13. #DA13 pic.twitter.com/mH746vWRsA
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) March 6, 2018
#DA13. Per sempre ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/pUG3uKWNJB
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) March 6, 2018
Astori played 14 times for Italy. His funeral will take place in Florence on Thursday. He leaves behind a wife and two-year-old daughter.
