5 most heart-wrenching moments of the season gone by

#1 Davide Astori's sudden death

Late Italian footballer Astori during his time with Fiorentina

Fiorentina captain Davide Astori tragically passed away hours before a match at Udinese on 4th March, aged 31. The club announced that captain Astori, an Italian international with 14 caps to his name, was found dead at the La di Moret hotel in Udine, ahead of the club's meeting with Udinese.

Astori, who started his career at AC Milan, enjoyed a 12-year career in Serie A, spending six years with Cagliari, making 174 appearances for the Sardinians. In 2014 he joined Roma on loan, before joining Fiorentina the following year.

He was made captain for the La Viola by Stefano Pioli earlier in the 2017/18 and had made 27 appearances during the campaign, scoring once. Astori will be remembered fondly for all the great memories he gave the game.