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FIORENTINA and Cagliari have retired their No 13 shirt in memory of Davide Astori, the Italian clubs announced today.
The 31-year-old was found dead in his hotel room in Udine on Sunday, hours before Fiorentina were due to face Udinese in a Serie A fixture.
All of Sunday’s seven Serie A games were postponed as a result and tributes from across the footballing world poured in for the defender who won 14 caps for Italy.
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