Serie A clubs and players have taken to social media to pay tribute to Davide Astori, four years after his death.
The former Italy international died from cardiac arrest on the morning of Fiorentina’s Serie A match against Udinese. La Viola were coached by Stefano Pioli at that time and the Tuscans have been remembering their ex-captain in each one of their home games since.
Astori’s name is always announced in the starting XI and fans applaud at minute 13, which was his jersey No.
Italy and Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini was among the first ones to pay tribute to Astori this morning. The veteran defender had already dedicated the Azzurri’s victory at the Euros to the ex Cagliari and Roma centre-back over the summer.
“Hello Davide, we miss you,” the 37-year-old wrote on Instagram, posting a picture of Astori smiling.
Lega Serie A also paid tribute to the former Azzurri defender and so did his ex clubs Fiorentina, Cagliari and Roma.
#DA13 💜 pic.twitter.com/MjFCmlyPnu
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) March 4, 2022
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) March 4, 2022
𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒂 𝒕𝒆 🙏🏼#DA13 per sempre ❤️💙
🎨: @fenste_drawings pic.twitter.com/D6iJzNk9lS
— Cagliari Calcio (@CagliariCalcio) March 4, 2022
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Ciao Davide ❤️🖤 #Astori
— Claudio Marchisio (@ClaMarchisio8) March 4, 2022
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Four years ago we lost a shining star, today we pay you homage Davide ⭐
Sono passati quattro anni dalla tua scomparsa… ciao Davide ⭐ #DA13 #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/HYKtbHzyi4
— AC Milan (@acmilan) March 4, 2022
Davide 💙 pic.twitter.com/G3Qmo0FytE
— Nazionale Italiana ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Azzurri) March 4, 2022
4 marzo 2018 – 4 marzo 2022
Davide Astori sempre con noi🙏🏼 #DA13#SFT pic.twitter.com/cIyeCZT9Zh
— Torino Football Club (@TorinoFC_1906) March 4, 2022
Il tuo esempio vivrà in eterno. #DA13 pic.twitter.com/UJJwUf1Gm1
— Reggina 1914 (@Reggina_1914) March 4, 2022
Sempre con noi 🔘🔴❤️ #da13 #forzagrigiorossi #cremonese #Astori #DavideAstori pic.twitter.com/F4huft9s1C
— U.S. Cremonese (@USCremonese) March 4, 2022