Fiorentina midfielder Marco Benassi “cannot give an explanation or a reason” for teammate Davide Astori’s sudden death at the age of 31.
The captain passed away in his sleep, seemingly from cardiac arrest due to natural causes, at the team hotel ahead of today’s Serie A match with Udinese.
His teammates raised the alarm when Astori failed to arrive for breakfast, then didn’t answer his phone.
Fiorentina midfielder Marco Benassi “cannot give an explanation or a reason” for teammate Davide Astori’s sudden death at the age of 31.
The captain passed away in his sleep, seemingly from cardiac arrest due to natural causes, at the team hotel ahead of today’s Serie A match with Udinese.
His teammates raised the alarm when Astori failed to arrive for breakfast, then didn’t answer his phone.
“I cannot give an explanation or a reason for all of this…” wrote Benassi on Instagram.
“I have only one certainty, you will forever remain in the hearts of all the people you met and that is because the person you were makes that inevitable!
“Thank you for everything, you will always be our captain. Rest in peace, my friend!”