Fiorentina and Cagliari retire Davide Astori's number 13 jersey

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."

https://twitter.com/acffiorentina/status/970939765641154560 https://twitter.com/CagliariCalcio/status/970942015402860544 https://twitter.com/CagliariCalcio/status/970949349571289089 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.

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