The heat, player number 13

The coronavirus pandemic not yet see a light at the end of the tunnel and time is ticking against resumption from local championships and also from European competitions. Somehow, enter the end of may and the month of June, not having to play matches during July, would mean for Sevilla a extra advantage. Something like a player number 12, or 13 if you take into account the public of Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The intense heat that the capital of Andalusia will begin to suffer in a few weeks aims to become a great ally of the Nervión club, especially in the Europa League.

The most rivals from other countries they would be very less acclimatized to the temperatures that it usually does in the city with the temperature record in Spain and one of the most in the whole continent: Two years ago, in July, the historical record was reached in Seville since reliable measurements have been made on the peninsula, with no less than 47.3 degrees in the shade.

It is true that the first European rival that the Nervous people meet will be Rome, in whose city the temperature is similar, although some degrees milder, to that of Seville. But if he passes eighth, history plays in favor of the red and white club: every time he has reached the quarters, he has ended up lifting the title. Certainly the weather circumstances, given that these rounds are already being played in late April and May, have played in their favor. In June and even July, and more against rivals from northern latitudes, the heat of the Guadalquivir Valley would increase its importance even more.

“In these circumstances, acclimatization must be taken into account, in order to accustom the body to adapt to compete”, Doctor González wrote in the newspaper As. It goes without saying that Sevilla will be fully acclimatized, which will work in their favor in most cases.

Heat can also help you in LaLiga. ANDl Sevilla must play six of the 11 remaining games in their own stadium, the derby against Betis as soon as the championship resumes. It is obvious that in this case the temperature would not mean any advantage. But the Nervionenses will also receive Barcelona, ​​Valladolid, Eibar, Valencia and Mallorca. Before pucelanos and Eibarreses, the heat would play again with the local team.