The thunderstorms have become the great fear of clubs in this World. He Real Madrid The Juventus This Tuesday (21:00) in the round of 16 and are pending from the sky because rains are expected a few hours before the party in the Hard Rock Stadium area of Miami, where this duel between two European giants will take place. In principle, the game is not at risk of being suspended because for that time there is no rain forecast, but if it fell a ray into a radius of 13 kilometers while being played, the game would be suspended automatically.
The National Meteorological Service –NWS for its acronym in English -, one of the official United States Meteorology Agencies, points out that there is a 40% probability of rains and thunderstorms, mainly after 11:00 am (17:00 Spanish peninsular time) and the match starts at 3:00 p.m. local time (21:00 Spanish peninsular time). The sky will determine whether Real Madrid-Juventus can be played without interruptions, if its beginning is delayed or if it is suspended until the storm passes.
It should be remembered that the United States and FIFA have a Anti -tormentas protocol to protect the teams and fans present at the stadium. This signal protocol that If a ray impacts or there are electric shock signs within a radius around the round, the match will be suspended automatically. At that time the stands will be emptied, the players will go to changing rooms and the countdown of 30 minutes will begin.
If in that half hour there is no ray, the game will be resumed after that time. In case there is some lightning or thunder, the countdown will start from scratch and other others will have to pass 30 minutes Without falling any ray into a radius of 13 kilometers so that the referee resume the match. Until that time goes by without any thunder falling, you can't play again.
In fact, recently Benfica-Chelsea was suspended for two hours for a storm In the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. «Protocol to seek refuge. Extreme climate in the area. Search coverage, ”they announced by the stadium's videomarkers. For two hours the meeting was stopped until the collegiate of the meeting gave the order to resume the clash.
Madrid already lived it against Salzburg
This risk of suspension also threatened the last group of the group stage between Real Madrid y Salzburg. There were electric alerts in Philadelphia at the time of the game, but finally stayed in a normal storm, without lightning or thunder, and did not have to activate the protocol. Those of Xabi Alonso thrashed 0-3 to the Austrian team to confirm their presence in eighths as early in their group.
Now, again, a storm threatens the game of the Real Madridalthough The risk is only 11 to 12 local time And the game does not start until 15 hours. A priori there should be no problems for the round of 16, but the teams will be very aware of the sky because time is unknown and can vary at any time. Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso's pupils are concentrated to look for their pass to the quarterfinals and continue advancing in the Club World Cup.
