Fiorentina, Badelj appointed new team captain: "Astori is and will always be our light. It will be a game we will never forget"

Just a week after the tragic death of Davide Astori, Fiorentina are set to go back on the pitch in the Serie A lunch match against Benevento. The game will be on occasion to honor the memory of the ex-Viola captain both for the fans and his teammates. New captain Milan Badelj talked about his feelings in the pre-match interview with Sky Sport: "Davide was and will be our light, forever. Today will be the first time that we will have to go on the pitch without him, like we had to go to training and in the city without him. It will be a special game for sure, one that none of us will ever forget. It will be difficult, very difficult, but his family his is more in pain than us. The fans? The people of Florence have showed the soul of the city, they came together after what happened".