Cristian Romero was withdrawn after 68 minutes in Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat to Fulham as the Argentine continues his comeback from injury.
Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-0 away at Craven Cottage with both goals coming after Romero was taken off the pitch just after the hour mark.
Romero looked uncomfortable following a blocked attempt he made after just 34 minutes and there was some concern he may have to come off.
The 26-year-old ended up staying on the field for another half hour but was eventually withdrawn, which left Tottenham fans concerned about another injury.
Cristian Romero’s substitution after 68 minutes vs Fulham was planned
Argentinian journalist Gaston Edul has revealed that Cristian Romero has not suffered a new injury and his withdrawal after 68 minutes was a planned substitution.
As mentioned, the Spurs defender did not look comfortable after making a block just past the half hour mark and again when he came off.
However, the Argentine international is fine and he is expected to join up with his international colleagues very soon for World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Uruguay.
Edul revealed on X: “Cuti Romero is not injured. It was rumoured he would play 60 minutes, as he played three games in ten days after months of inactivity. He will soon travel to Argentina to join the national team.”
Tottenham fans were unhappy Ange Postecoglou took off Romero and kept Micky van de Ven on the bench as it left Archie Gray and Ben Davies as the two central defenders.
The Lilywhites looked considerably weaker in defence after Romero was withdrawn and both of Fulham’s goals came after he went off.
What Cristian Romero said after Tottenham’s defeat to Fulham
Speaking on social media after the match, Romero revealed that Tottenham players are not happy with the situation and are working hard to fix it.
The defeat leaves them in 14th place in the Premier League table and European qualification looking increasingly unlikely to happen through the league.
The Tottenham vice captain has urged everyone at the football club to ‘stick together’ after suffering a 15th Premier League defeat of the season.
