The old sides of Emiliano Sala, Nantes and Caen, come together to pay him tribute

Nantes paid tribute to former striker Emiliano Sala on Wednesday night before winning a 1-0 win at Caen, which kept them out of trouble in Ligue 1.

Sala's body was found in the wreckage of a plane crashed last week. Both teams also paid tribute to the Argentine, while the Argentinean had been loaned to Caen during the 2014-15 season.

Sala signed for Cardiff from Nantes during the January transfer window and was traveling to the Welsh city at the time of the accident.

A memorial of fortune in tribute to Emiliano Sala in front of Michel stadium of Ornano in Caen

Nantes and Caen players pay tribute to Argentine striker Sala before the Ligue 1 match

The two teams applaud Sala in the 14th minute of the Ligue 1 match on Wednesday

Players wore t-shirts bearing the inscription "Play for Sala" during the warm-up, Caen players wearing the name of Sala on the back of their jersey throughout the match.

There was also a minute of applause at the 14th minute, marking the number of the Sala squad in Caen.

Nantes was reduced to 10 men in the 35th minute when Andrei Girotto saw red for his second offensive to be booked in the space of nine minutes.

The boss of Caen, Fabien Mercadal, wears a t-shirt representing Sala when he played for Caen

The visitors won with an 81st minute penalty imposed by Valentin Rogier after Alexander Djiku for a foul on Majeed Waris.

The victory raises Nantes to 14th place, now eight points ahead of the last three.

St Etienne strengthened his European hopes with a 2-1 victory over Strasbourg.

Robert Beric opened the scoring after just five minutes and Loic Perrin doubled the advantage in the 27th minute.

Nuno Da Costa scored a goal 16 minutes from the end, but St Etienne managed to win, leaving them in fifth place, one of four teams with 37 points.

Midfielder Valentin Rongier (center) and his team-mates rejoice after a 1-0 win