With their stadium placed 2,600 metres above sea level, any teams visiting Colombian side Santa Fe face a gruelling 90 minutes of running around at seriously high altitudes.
Presumably using Peter Stringfellow as their consultant, Argentinian side Independient have decided there best chances of victory in their up and coming Copa Sudamericana clash lie in a famous blue pill.
In a bid to battle the effects of such a harsh environment, the players will take sildanefil, Viagra to you and me, with the pills helping to fight the effects of the oxygen levels by increasing blood flow.
Speaking to Radio Argentina, Independient team doctor Luis Chiaradia commented;
“We will give them a treatment with sildanefil before the match and on the day of the match,”
“Sildanefil helps lung circulation. With more blood being pumped into the lungs, it has benefits with regard to the adjustment to high altitude.”
Referring to the apparent pioneers of playing such games, River Plate, Chiaradia explained;
“River got good results. The experience that has been had with this protocol is very good,”
“They [the players] are going to take 50 milligrams of sildanefil the day before the match and 50m the day of the match.”
……..*just thinking of a joke involving erection*……….
(Via ESPN)