An external element in football could well compromise the PSG-Miami shock … and no one had seen it coming.
This Sunday was to mark one of the highlights of this club World Cup. The shock between PSG and Inter Miami promised to be a total spectacle, with the reunion between Lionel Messi and his former Parisian club. But a few hours before kick-off, an unexpected threat hovers over the Mercedes-Benz Stadium of Atlanta. An external football factor could well upset all the plans carefully established by the two teams.
Atlanta under the thunderstorms: PSG-Miami in a stay
The elements are unleashed in the Georgian capital. After a scorching day at 33 degrees, the sky was suddenly darkened. Woods of water, incessant lightning and thunderburns now shake Atlanta. Local authorities have multiplied alerts on residents' phones, recommending that you do not go out.
The state of Georgia fears floods and violent thunderstorms in the coming hours, Creating a particularly worrying context for the organization of the meeting.
Under these dantesque conditions, difficult to calmly envisage the course of a match of this importance. The spectrum of a postponement begins to take shape, even if no official decision has yet been communicated by the organizers. The safety of players and the public obviously remains the top priority in the face of such meteorological phenomena.
Al-Khelaïfi defies the elements
Despite this climate chaos, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi managed to join Atlanta. The Parisian president, present on the west coast for meetings with the ECA, saw his plane land
at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport according to RMC Sport. He must find his players this Saturday at 11 a.m. (local time) for the watchful training training, demonstrating his determination to support the team in this delicate context.
Sportingly, everything was united for a quality show. PSG, leader of group B after its successes against Atlético Madrid and Seattle, displayed a beautiful dynamic. Ousmane Dembélé, given from his thigh injury, was even announced back to challenge the Messi team. It remains to be seen whether Dame Nature will allow this eighth in the long -awaited finals to take place as planned.
