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A public vigil was held in a gym in Progreso, a small village in the province of Santa Fe, which Sala left as a teenager to pursue a career in Europe.
The 28-year-old died last month just two days after finalizing a record $ 15 million transfer ($ 19.3 million, or 17.1 million euros) from the French club Cardiff. .
The single-engine private plane carrying Sala and his pilot David Ibbotson crashed on January 21 in the Channel near Alderney. Sala had returned to Nantes to bid farewell to his former teammates before returning to Wales.
The player's body was found in the submerged wreck on February 7, but Ibbotson is still missing. Funds were raised to continue the research of the 59-year-old.
Cardiff City Manager Neil Warnock and club director Neil Warnock and general manager Ken Choo traveled to Argentina to attend the ceremony.
Sala, a lean striker, began his career at San Martin de Progreso, and the local club was at the center of Saturday's ceremony.
"People will be able to pbad in front of the coffin, leave a letter, a drawing or flowers," said club president Daniel Ribero at AFP.
"He represented a lot for us, we are a small village and Emi was a celebrity, the only player to become a professional."
Nantes, for whom Sala scored 42 goals in 120 league games, will be represented by defender Nicolas Pallois and secretary general Loic Morin.
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