Fiorentina fans will turn the entire Stadio Franchi into a message for captain Davide Astori ahead of their game with Benevento.
It’ll be the first match they play since the defender died in his sleep last Sunday, aged just 31.
The fixture is completely sold out and the ultras have planned a massive choreography covering every area of the stadium.
So far, the design has remained a secret, but there will be thousands of purple balloons handed out and a large purple heart will cover one end of the arena.
Fiorentina fans will turn the entire Stadio Franchi into a message for captain Davide Astori ahead of their game with Benevento.
It’ll be the first match they play since the defender died in his sleep last Sunday, aged just 31.
The fixture is completely sold out and the ultras have planned a massive choreography covering every area of the stadium.
So far, the design has remained a secret, but there will be thousands of purple balloons handed out and a large purple heart will cover one end of the arena.
The 22 children who walk out accompanying the players will carry white balloons, which they will release into the sky as the minute’s silence concludes.
In truth, it’s not exactly a minute of silence, because in every Serie A, B and C stadium this weekend, it is accompanied by the sounds of Lucio Dalla song ‘Le Rondini’ – Astori’s favourite.
The lyrics are a desire to fly free in the sky like a bird.