The Series To suspends the day by the death of Davide Astori

This Sunday has woken up of the worst way in the Italian football, with the demise of a referent in the league, the international and captain of the Fiorentina, Davide Astori. The footballer, of 31 years, has been found died in the hotel of concentration of the group 'violate', and still do not know the causes of the death. For the moment, the leaders of the tournament have done official the suspension of the day.

It has been Giovanni Malagò, extraordinary commissioner of the Italian championship, the one who has given to know the news that so much the Series To as the Series B will not contest his parties until further orders. After deciding that the Udinese-Fiorentina would not play , also cancelled the Genoa-Cagliari of the 12:30, since the defence militó during six seasons in the square 'rossoblu'. Finally, it has opted for extending the decision to the First Division and also to the Second.

It has not informed of when they will recover the parties programmed, although they could do it this Monday to avoid trastocar the calendar in excess.  mantene To these hours the informative silence in the surroundings of the player, for which the family, club and mandators have asked respect.

Malagò Asks more physical controls

One of the managers of the suspension of the day and president of the National Olympic Committee Italian, Giovanni Malagò, has been of the first in pronouncing on the tragic event: "I Am angry. It is a news that has surprised me. When the Fiorentina called me to explain on the tragedy that asoló to Davide Astori, remained me astonished and without words".

"I was assaulted by thousands of thoughts. Reflexioné Extensively on the drama of a boy that in the apogeo of his sport and maturity dies in the room of a hotel hours before a party of league. The sudden disappearance of Astori has to emphasize once again the need of constant physical controls no only for the professional football, but for the sport in general", has valued.

Besides, the Italian also has referred to the measures taken during the morning of the Sunday: "it Is a sad day for our world and therefore I asked to the Extraordinary Commissioner of the Federation of Football, Roberto Fabbricini, that invited to all the leagues to do a minute of silence in all the events that take place today. To the family of Astori, to his beings wanted and to the Fiorentina, my sincerer condolencias by part of all the Italian sports"