Sala died after the single-engine aircraft carrying him from Nantes to his new club Cardiff crashed near the Channel Island of Guernsey on Jan. 21 last year. His body was recovered from the wreckage two weeks later. He was 28 years old and entering his prime years as a striker. The pilot, David Ibbotson, also died.
Fans then broke out into chants of “Emiliano Sala, Emiliano, Emiliano, Emiliano Sala" and clapped along to the refrain. Just before kickoff a minute's applause was held as a giant picture of Sala's face was shown on the screen. Nantes players wore a special blue and white jersey in the colours of Argentina's national team for the game against Bordeaux, the club where Sala started his career after coming to France 10 years ago after doing well at the Proyecto Crecer youth academy in San Francisco, Argentina.
His imposing stature, heading prowess and ability to play back to goal prompted Cardiff — which was then in the Premier League — to agree a club-record 17 million euros to sign him.
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