Rome, March 5 (Ians) Fiorentina paid tributes to late Davide Astori on his fifth anniversary with a morale-boosting victory as they beat AC Milan 2-1, here.
On March 4, 2018, Astori, the former captain of Fiorentina, was found dead in his room ahead of a Serie A match, reportedly caused by a cardiac arrest. The Viola then announced the retirement of his No. 13 jersey.
The match at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Saturday pitted two Astori’s former clubs as the defender came through the youth academy of AC Milan before moving to Fiorentina in 2015.
The home side were aggressive from the start but Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan provided a string of saves to keep the scoreline down. However, the Rossoneri found themselves on the back foot straight after the break as Jonathan Ikone was tripped down by Fikayo Tomori in the box, and Nico Gonzalez kept his cool to convert the penalty, a Xinhua report said.
On March 4, 2018, Astori, the former captain of Fiorentina, was found dead in his room ahead of a Serie A match, reportedly caused by a cardiac arrest. The Viola then announced the retirement of his No. 13 jersey.
The match at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Saturday pitted two Astori’s former clubs as the defender came through the youth academy of AC Milan before moving to Fiorentina in 2015.
The home side were aggressive from the start but Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan provided a string of saves to keep the scoreline down. However, the Rossoneri found themselves on the back foot straight after the break as Jonathan Ikone was tripped down by Fikayo Tomori in the box, and Nico Gonzalez kept his cool to convert the penalty, a Xinhua report said.
- 3/5/2023
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