Astori death stuns teammates, fans

Suspected heart attack claims popular Italian international at 31

ROME - A visibly shaken Antonio Conte and World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon paid emotional tributes to Davide Astori, who died at the age of 31 on Sunday, describing their Italian compatriot as "fantastic" and "a great guy".

Fiorentina and Italy international defender Astori was found dead from a suspected heart attack in his hotel room in Udine, where his team was staying ahead of Sunday's schedule Serie A match with Udinese.