"Davide means “beloved” in Hebrew, and many kings have had your name. Seeing all your friends here to show their affec…"

"O captain, my captain. Why didn't you come down to have breakfast with us all? Why didn't you come to pick up your sh…"

"We remembered Astori, on every pitch. And we were moved once again. Why did his death affect us so much? He wasn't a …"

"Ciao Grande Asto, that's what I used to call you when we met, whether it was for a match between our teams or a natio…"

"Davide passed away in his sleep, as only true dreamers do."

"He was the captain of Fiorentina. He was a gentle soul, but his role as a defender forced him to be tough. When the 1…"

"(About his relationship with Fiorentina) I'm afraid you'll have to put up with me. I think this is the right environm…"

"[...] a multilingual dressing room is sometimes useful because tensions can be defused more easily, and different phi…"

"Hello dear Asto, I have rarely expressed my thoughts about a person publicly, because I have always allowed the beaut…"

"In the reactions that followed, Astori's death above all restored a unique soul to a city that had almost become host…"