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Fiorentina vow to 'keep memory of Astori alive' in renaming training ground

The Serie A side will pay tribute to the captain following his death earlier this month and have promised more plans to honour him

Fiorentina president Mario Cognigni has confirmed the club's training ground will be renamed in honour of Davide Astori.

The Italian side continue to pay respect to their captain, who died from natural causes that led to heart problems just hours ahead of a scheduled match against Udinese earlier this month.

Fiorentina retired the number 13 jersey days before Astori was given a grand farewell at his funeral in the city, attended by a huge number of supporters as well as famous faces from across Italian football.