Some things about Major League Soccer will take some getting used to for Giorgio Chiellini and his fellow LAFC newcomer Gareth Bale. Like the summertime heat currently simmering across most of North America at this time of year.

“It’s too hot in Nashville,” joked Chiellini after his MLS debut in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Nashville SC at GEODIS Park, where stifling humidity kept the heat index in the 90s even after dark, albeit conditions that pale in comparison to what the Black & Gold will experience on several upcoming trips to Texas and other roasty destinations over the next two months or so.