"D. Astori is bid farewell on his final journey by a thousand strong crowd of fans (VIDEO, PHOTOS)"

Today in Florence - a thousand-strong crowd of grieving fans. The unexpected last journey was held for the "Fiorentina" captain Davide Astori, who passed away from Saturday night to Sunday night.

The life of the 31-year-old footballer, who became a father just a few weeks ago, ended while he was sleeping. This news shocked the entire football community - condolences poured in from some of the most famous European footballers and the entire football community.

A crowd of about 7,000 "Fiorentina" fans gathered to pay their respects to their former team's player.

Also attending the funeral right after a match in London were a significant number of representatives from Turin's "Juventus" club - Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli, and the team's coach.

To accompany the player on his final journey, who is fondly remembered by his colleagues as a very sincere person, legends such as Francesco Totti, Javier Zanetti, Simone Inzaghi, Marco van Basten, and other prominent football personalities arrived as well.