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Italian prosecutors open up culpable homicide case over Astori's death
A banner reading ‘So long captain’ is hung outside the Artemio Franchi stadium to honour late Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, in Florence, Italy
From Barry McGuigan and Carl Frampton to Tyrone McKenna and Lewis Crocker, the city’s fighters carry a complex history into the ring, writes JOHN WIGHT
ITALIAN prosecutors opened a culpable homicide case today over the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.
The 31-year-old Italy defender was found dead in his hotel room in Udine yesterday, hours before his team were due to face Udinese in a Serie A fixture.
A post mortem will be performed tomorrow and Astori’s funeral will be held at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence on Thursday morning, Fiorentina announced in a statement.
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