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ROME, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Fiorentina's training ground will be renamed the "Centro Sportivo Davide Astori" after former captain Davide Astori, the Serie A club announced on Monday.
The Italian center back died suddenly at 31 in his hotel room before a match at Udinese on March 4.
"We've made this decision because that was his home," said Fiorentina president Mario Cognini. "He went there every day for training and used to spend time there with his family too."
"We believe that honouring him in this way is the right thing to do," he added.
Astori, who came through the youth system at AC Milan before spending eight years at Cagliari, had played for Fiorentina for three years. His No. 13 jersey was retired by the club.
