The father of tragic Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has died three months after his son was killed in a plane crash.
Horacio Sala is reported to have suffered a heart attack on Friday morning.
The news was confirmed by Julio Muller, a local politician, who told Argentinian media paramedics tried to save his life but were unsuccessful.
"2019 doesn't let up in shocking us with news in this town," Muller said.
"At 5 o'clock in the morning, the lady, his wife, rang me and she was very upset.
"The doctors were there but when I arrived at their home, he had already died."
A Cardiff City spokesperson said: "The Club offers our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Horacio Sala. They are very much in the thoughts of us all at this difficult time."
Emiliano Sala was killed in January after the plane he was travelling in crashed into the English Channel.
Cardiff City this week announced changes to player travel arrangements following the tragedy, while an investigation into the crash continues.
The club remain locked in a dispute with French club Nantes over the £15m transfer fee for Sala, which is yet to be paid. You can read the full details of that here.
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Horacio Sala led thousands of mourners who turned out to pay their respects at his son's funeral in his hometown of Progreso in February.
Sala's body was pulled from the wreckage more than two weeks after the plane disappeared. Pilot David Ibbotson remains unaccounted for.
