[5] The season was marred by the death of Davide Astori, the captain of Fiorentina, due to heart problems.
On 4 March 2018, Davide Astori, captain of Fiorentina, died in his sleep while staying in a hotel in Udine prior to Fiorentina's match against Udinese, proven to be caused by cardiac arrest determined from an autopsy conducted two days later.
[16] On 13 May 2018, Juventus won their seventh title in a row and the 34th in their history following their 0–0 draw away to Roma in the penultimate matchweek.
[17] Four days later, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced his farewell to Serie A (and the national football team).
[20] However, after a year away with Paris Saint-Germain, Buffon would return to Juventus and to Serie A for the 2019–20 season.