The former Nantes star's death has been described as "like a hard punch" as friends and family gathered for the Argentine's funeral
Mourners have paid their final respects to Emiliano Sala at a funeral for the late Cardiff City striker in his native Argentina.
A special memorial was held at a sports hall in the Santa Fe province where he grew up before the funeral took place later on Saturday.
The 28-year-old and pilot David Ibbotson were on board a Piper Malibu aircraft when it disappeared on January 21.
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Sala was on his way to link up with Premier League side Cardiff after completing a club-record transfer move from Nantes two days earlier.