Juventus boss Igor Tudor reveals TEN players asked to come off in Club World Cup defeat to Real Madrid

JUVENTUS manager Igor Tudor has revealed TEN of his players asked to come off in the Club World Cup defeat to Real Madrid.

Tuesday’s last-16 game in Miami was played in hot and humid conditions, with the temperature reaching 30C.

Club World Club rules allow up to five subs in regular time and it goes up to six during extra-time.

Tudor made the maximum of five substitutions for his Juventus team during the 1-0 defeat.

He said afterwards: “In the end, ten players asked to be substituted, the exhaustion was incredible.

“There’s the tension of this match, which burns your energy.

“Then there’s this heat, which really gets to you, and the third thing that completes the conditions is playing in this humidity.”

Gonzalo Garcia’s powerful header in the 54th minute gave Real Madrid the lead courtesy of a crossed whipped in by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The assist was his first since his move from Liverpool in May.

Jude Bellingham was also impressive for Xabi Alonso’s team.

Juve will regret their missed opportunities with Kolo Muani missing a golden chance just six minutes into the game.

The young French striker was one-on-one with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as he lifted his shot over the bar.

Extreme heat in the US has affected many games so far, with the temperature reaching a high of 36C during Benfica’s group stage win over Bayern in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Training has also been proved difficult with Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca saying it was “impossible” to organise a normal session in Philadelphia.

Cooling breaks have become mandatory once it reaches 32C and they have been used in 33 out of 56 matches.

The US will host next year’s World Cup.

A leading specialist on the effects of extreme temperature on the human body told BBC Sport this week that Fifa should consider starting the final at 9am local time should there be similar conditions to those at the Club World Cup.