Football world mourns death of Fiorentina's Davide Astori
The football world united Sunday to mourn the sudden death of former Fiorentina captain and Italy international Davide Astori.
News of Astori's passing prompted the postponement of all seven of Sunday's Serie A matches. It also triggered an outpouring of emotion from clubs and players across the globe.
The FIGC's thoughts are with the directors, coaches and staff who knew and respected Davide throughout Italian football, while we also offer our most profound condolences to the Astori family. pic.twitter.com/nCQbfmyPwN
— Italy (@azzurri) March 4, 2018
Totti: "Shocked, incredulous and speechless at this tragedy. My thoughts are with the family and friends of Davide Astori." https://t.co/q1ATYRUHS3
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 4, 2018
Senza parole.. alla fine se ne vanno sempre i migliori... buon viaggio amico mio. RIP ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BHwH5abZZ6
— Andrea Pirlo (@Pirlo_official) March 4, 2018
Ciao caro Asto, https://t.co/3eH4HAwBVn pic.twitter.com/ZteZhO4GRH
— Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) March 4, 2018
Momenti, parole, immagini e tanti ricordi: il momento è tremendo per chi ha avuto modo di conoscere Davide. Allenarlo è stato un privilegio, mancherà a tutti. Un abbraccio soprattutto alla famiglia. pic.twitter.com/neQ4pAp78D
— Massimiliano Allegri (@OfficialAllegri) March 4, 2018
Incredibly sad news.
— Edin Džeko (@EdDzeko) March 4, 2018
My thoughts are with the family, friends and all at @acffiorentina
Rest in peace Davide#Astori pic.twitter.com/UBXs2LJKlT
Ciao Davide, riposa in pace 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/QmkAZeFEbN
— Manolo Gabbiadini (@Mgabbia23) March 4, 2018
Shocked about the terrible news about Davide #Astori. Thoughts are with his family, his friends and of course players and staff of @acffiorentina 😞🙏🏻 #RIP pic.twitter.com/vyL2B7ZEfU
— Hakan Çalhanoğlu (@hakanc10) March 4, 2018
Vorrei scrivere mille cose. Ma non ci riesco. Rimarrai sempre nel mio cuore. Ciao Dà ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RaMh0jB8iD
— Alessandro Florenzi (@Florenzi) March 4, 2018
Rest in peace Davide Astori 😔🙏🏼 💜 Our thoughts are with the family and friends #Astori #Fiorentina
— Franck Ribéry (@FranckRibery) March 4, 2018
Ho appreso con immenso dolore quanto accaduto a Davide Astori. Le mie condoglianze alla famiglia e un abbraccio alla Fiorentina! pic.twitter.com/jYc1TFfuSE
— Roberto Mancini (@robymancio) March 4, 2018
RIP Davide #Astori 😔
— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) March 4, 2018
My thoughts are with his family and his friends 🙏🏾
Riposa in pace, Capitano 🙏 #Astori pic.twitter.com/welsucaNwt
— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) March 4, 2018
😢🙏🏼 DEP Davide https://t.co/QwsrnGZoo5
— David de Gea (@D_DeGea) March 4, 2018
Astori 😞 what a tragedy ... #RIP all my thoughts for the family and peers 🙏🏾😪
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) March 4, 2018
Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Davide #Astori
— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) March 4, 2018
R.I.P champ 💔💔 pic.twitter.com/ojPLOK0XxA
Rest in peace, Davide 🙏
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) March 4, 2018
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the #Astori family and all connected with @acffiorentina. https://t.co/ikrJQX0csa
Just last year you were an opponent of the #Fohlenelf in the @EuropaLeague.
— Gladbach (@borussia_en) March 4, 2018
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of Davide #Astori, and everyone at @acffiorentina. 🙏 RIP, Davide. pic.twitter.com/RvWA8dwBHS
Everyone connected with the Bundesliga sends their sincere condolences to the friends and family of Davide #Astori, as well as to all those at @acffiorentina. Rest in peace, Davide 🙏 pic.twitter.com/dOCsm246ZS
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) March 4, 2018
So sad to hear the news. Rest in Peace Davide Astori 🙌🏼💜 thoughts and prayers go out to family. https://t.co/dEFXsghvnt
— TIM CAHILL (@Tim_Cahill) March 4, 2018
Our prayers are with his friends and family of @acffiorentina captain Davide Astori.
— Trabzonspor Kulübü (@Trabzonspor) March 4, 2018
Rest in Peace Davide. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/Bk3u5szzEA
Antonio Conte has paid tribute to Davide Astori, who sadly passed away earlier today.
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 4, 2018
Conte said: ‘This is a tragedy. It’s very difficult, at this moment, to find the right words for the family. I had him with the national team.
It is with great sadness that we offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Davide Astori after today's shocking news.
— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 4, 2018
The thoughts of everyone at Manchester United are with the family, friends and colleagues of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori following his tragic passing. pic.twitter.com/8g0oMIXZ8C
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 4, 2018
Everyone at FC Zenit wishes to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori following the incredibly sad news of his passing. pic.twitter.com/hGErtnuG2V
— FC Zenit in English (@fczenit_en) March 4, 2018
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Davide Astori, Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time. Everybody here at #ZamalekSC is thinking about you. #Astori pic.twitter.com/0GJxT5jvgQ
— Zamalek SC English (@ZSCOfficial_EN) March 4, 2018
Everybody at @AlAhly is shocked at the sudden death of @acffiorentina captain Davide Astori. Our condolences are with Fiorentina, its fans, player family, friends and team-mates.🙏#RIP_Astori pic.twitter.com/VP113fwHGm
— Al Ahly EN (@AlahlyEnglish) March 4, 2018