Cristian Romero out for the season and Tottenham star fears he’ll miss the World Cup
Cristian Romero will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a knee injury, and his World Cup hopes are also in doubt, talkSPORT understands.
The Tottenham Hotspur captain suffered a partial tear of the medial cruciate ligament injury during his team’s 1-0 loss to Sunderland on Sunday.
Romero left the pitch in tears on Sunday after injuring his knee in a freak collision with his Spurs teammate, goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.
It was not immediately clear what the nature of the issue was, but the 27-year-old was unable to play on and was visibly distressed as he made his way to the sidelines.
While he did not require a stretcher, Romero could not hide his despair as he was seen crying as he limped off.
After the match, Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi revealed the club were yet to discover the seriousness of the injury, but confirmed it could be a knee issue.
Asked about it in his post-match press conference, the Italian said: “We don’t know yet, we have to see in the next game, in the next days.
“I hope for us it’s not too important problem, because he’s a crucial player for us, he’s a good guy, good player, top player, big personality and we need him to finish the season and to achieve our goal.”
Asked if it was an issue with his knee, De Zerbi added: “Maybe, yes, but I don’t want to say anything, because I don’t know.”
However, with Romero now out for a sustained period of time, he will miss the rest of the Premier League season which concludes on May 24.
World Cup fears
Worse still for Romero, he now faces a race against time to be fit in time for this summer’s World Cup.
The defender is a key part of Argentina’s squad that will head to the USA, Canada and Mexico as defending champions.
Lionel Scaloni’s side are set to kick off their trophy defence on June 16 against Algeria, but it remains to be seen if Romero will play any part.
Many assumed Romero’s tearful exit from the pitch against Sunderland were in response to Tottenham worsening relegation fears.
The damaging loss left Spurs 18th in the Premier League, two points adrift of safety with six matches left to play.
Romero has made 32 appearances for Spurs this season, including 23 in the Premier League.
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