There are shock reports in Udine that Fiorentina and Italy defender Davide Astori has died in his sleep.
The centre-back turned 31 in January and was the captain of the Viola squad, with 14 senior Italy caps and one goal to his name.
According to Udine Today, the player failed to wake up this morning when was at the La di Moret hotel in Udine on a training camp with the squad, awaiting today’s match with Udinese.