Nantes paid tribute to former striker Emiliano Sala by wearing an all-black kit bearing his name for their first match since the Cardiff player was confirmed dead.A body recovered from the wreckage of the Piper Malibu in the English Channel was earlier this week confirmed to be Sala.
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The Welsh side have worn daffodils on their shirts in the striker’s memory, and Neil Warnock, the manager, says his team did Sala justice in their last-gasp 2-1 defeat of Southampton on Saturday.Nantes have their own tribute to Sala outside theirStade de la Beaujoire home, with shirts and flowers laid in front of a poster bearing their former player’s face.And, in their first fixture since Sala was confirmed dead, Nantes honoured him further by wearing an all-black kit with the name ‘Sala’ replacing every players’ name.
Tous Sala. Pour Sala.#PlayForSala | #FCNNO pic.twitter.com/5LIGuuATCo— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 10, 2019Cardiff were involved in the tributes with a Bluebirds’ shirt donated to the French club, while supporters created a no.9 mural in the stands.
Emiliano SalaUn dirigeant de @CardiffCityFC prsent au Stade de la Beaujoire pour remettre ses homologues nantais un maillot du club gallois #PlayForSala | #FCNNO pic.twitter.com/MwpMOrlPUy— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 10, 2019
EMI' POUR TOUJOURS #PlayForSala | #FCNNO pic.twitter.com/6A2qetVWrK— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) February 10, 2019Nantes were taking on Ligue 1 rivals Nimes on Sunday afternoon hoping to increase the six-point gap between themselves and the relegation places.
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