The defender, capped 14 times by Italy, passed away before the side were scheduled to play Udinese on 4 March.

A post-mortem examination revealed cardiac arrest as the most likely cause of death.

Chairman Mario Cognigni told Italian media the training ground will be named “Centro Sportivo Davide Astori”.

Astori, who leaves a wife and two-year-old daughter, came through the youth system at AC Milan before joining Cagliari in 2008.

He spent eight years at the club and had loan spells at Roma and Fiorentina before moving permanently to the latter two years ago.

Astori wore the number 13 shirt at Fiorentina, which was retired by the club. Thousands of fans and representatives of every Serie A club gathered at his funeral on 8 March.

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Source: BBC SPort

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The former AC Milan and Roma defender was with the squad preparing for the game when he was found in his room this morning.

Fiorentina’s match with Udinese has been postponed as the club confirmed the tragic news.

A statement on the club’s wesbite said: “Fiorentina are profoundly shaken and forced to announce that their captain has died.

“For this terrible and delicate situation, and above all out of respect for his family, we appeal to the sensitivity of the media.”

The 31-year-old was capped 14 times by Italy, making his debut in 2011 and played at the 2013 Confederations Cup.

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Source: Daily record

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