Cristian Romero narrowly avoided being sent off despite a controversial incident involving a stamp on Newcastle’s Callum Wilson. Tottenham secured a 4-1 victory over the Magpies, with goals from Destiny Udogie, Richarlison (scoring twice), and Son Heung-min converting a penalty in the 85th minute. Joelinton’s late goal for Newcastle served as a consolation. However, in the 80th minute, Romero’s reckless tackle on Wilson could have caused trouble for his team. As Wilson was getting up, Romero lunged in aggressively, catching him on the Achilles with his right boot and knocking the forward down with his left leg.
Although Romero’s tackle seemed deserving of a red card, VAR intervened, issuing only a yellow card to the 25-year-old World Cup winner. Fans from both sides reacted on social media, expressing shock at Romero’s unnecessary challenge. Despite Tottenham’s dominance and the game being effectively sealed, Romero’s actions risked a suspension.
One upset fan exclaimed, “How are Spurs fans on here defending Romero about getting red cards? The blokes off his f***ing head.” Another tweeted, “Romero is a mad b***ard lmao. Spurs are in control and he just launches in randomly all the time. He cannot help himself,” Meanwhile, a third comment read, “The clearest red card you’ll ever see.”
More voices joined in, stating, “Romero is something else. 3-0 up and you go around scything players down like that. Should’ve seen red,” and “At what point do they start giving Romero longer bans than everyone else.”
Cristian Romero
ArgentinaThis season he played in total 13 times for 1037 minutes for Premier League.
Cristian Romero scored 3 goals for Tottenham Hotspur. He procured no assists. He received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
His team is currently 5th in Premier League. In the last match Tottenham Hotspur won 4-1 against Newcastle United. The next match in Premier League will be against Nottingham Forest.
Tottenham Hotspur performance and stats
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur is currently 5th in the Premier League with 30 points.
In the last 16 games, it has won 9 times, drawn 3 times, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Tottenham Hotspur won 4-1 against Newcastle United.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 33 goals and conceding 23.
Tottenham Hotspur will play the next match in Premier League against Nottingham Forest on Saturday 16th of December in Nottingham.
