Fiorentina called for respect and silence on Monday after Italy’s football chief Giovanni Malago appeared to make a gaff by erroneously declaring a contract extension had been posthumously granted to the club’s deceased captain Davide Astori.Malago who is president of the Italian Olympic Committee, who oversee Italian top flight and international football, “spoke too soon,” a source very close to those concerned told AFP. NaijaBet
The source said Malago had perhaps given credence to a social media fake news story.
“Fiorentina are in a state of shock and we ask for silence and respect from all parties,” a club statement said Monday.
The statement came in reaction to an earlier release from Malago, who a source at the club said was misinformed. NaijaBet.com
“It’s a lovely gesture from the Della Valle family,” Malago said of the family which runs Fiorentina. NaijaBet.com
On Sunday the club revealed the player had been on the verge of extending his contract and the only thing that had been missing was the signatures.
A judicial inquiry had been launched following the death of the player, who was found dead in his hotel room in Udine, where his team was due to play Udinese on Sunday.
An autopsy into the death will be carried out on Tuesday while his funeral will be held in Florence two days later. NaijaBet.com
