Sala's funeral was held on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The farewell started with a wake in the gym of Sala's soccer boyhood club, San MartÃn de Progress, in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. Majority of the villagers joined Sala's family for the funeral of Emiliano who grew up in a nearby Cululu and happened to be a star. According to Walesonline, Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock said, "Things like this don't happen very often. You can't really understand the emotions of the family, but the thing today is how united they all are". "It's been very difficult for everyone but more for his mother - Mercedes, sister- Romina and the brother". "It's been very moving in there. Mercedes has been an amazing woman. She's been fantastic. The whole village is really united and I think it brings it home to you just how important family are". "The father has been emotional too but I think they have comfort in th