Representatives for the Welsh side, who were accompanied in court by Sala’s mother, Mercedes Taffarel, spoke of their disappointment. Celine Jones of Capital Law, acting on behalf of Cardiff City, suggested that the verdict failed to uphold the standards of integrity they had hoped for when bringing the case to the French justice system.
"We deeply regret that the court didn't recognise FC Nantes' liability in this tragedy," Jones stated. "We initiated these proceedings so that the full truth of this case would come to light in respect of Emiliano Sala's memory. Today we note with great bitterness that the principles of transparency, integrity and safety in professional football have not prevailed in this decision. There's not been any justice and I think that's difficult for the family. I can tell the Cardiff fans the club did what it considered was right, it tried as hard as it could to seek justice and has not been successful in obtaining it yet."