Astori’s No 13 shirt retired

Fiorentina and Cagliari have retired their No 13 shirt in memory of Davide Astori, who was found dead in his hotel room in Udine on Sunday, hours before Fiorentina were due to face Udinese.

All seven of Sunday’s Serie A games were postponed and tributes poured in for the 31-year-old defender, who won 14 caps for Italy.

Yesterday, Fiorentina tweeted: “In honour of Davide #Astori’s memory, @Cagliaricalcio and #Acffiorentina have decided to retire the No.13 shirt.”

Cagliari added: “To honour their memory and make indelible the memory of David Astori, @acffiorentina and @Cagliaricalcio have decided to jointly withdraw the jersey with the number 13.”

Fiorentina announced on Sunday morning that Astori had died following a “sudden illness”, and a day later prosecutors opened a culpable homicide case over his death.