Cuti Romero's injury confirmed, Argentina fears grow before World Cup | OneFootball

After medical examinations, a ligament tear for the Argentina national team defender was ruled out.

This Monday, April 13, came a sense of relief with the test results Cristian Romero underwent in London. Because although the injury was confirmed, a ligament tear was ruled out, the worst-case scenario that would have sidelined the player for the rest of the season and the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Cuti, who banged his right knee against the shoulder of his teammate Antonín Kinský, as a result of a shove from Sunderland forward Brian Brobbey, left the field in tears after 70 minutes had been played in the match Tottenham Hotspur played on Matchday 32 of the Premier League.

The image of the incident, along with Cristian Romero’s own reaction, alarmed both Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni and Roberto De Zerbi, since both consider him an indispensable piece.

Even so, the report indicating that his medial collateral ligament is affected brought relief only to the Albiceleste squad, since the Córdoba native will need a recovery period of at least, 5 weeks. That means he will miss the remainder of the Premier League season and will arrive at the 2026 World Cup just in time.

Tottenham are fighting to stay in the Premier League

Tottenham, after losing 1-0 to Sunderland, sit in 18th place with 30 points. Therefore, they are in the relegation zone, two points behind West Ham United, their main rival in the battle to stay up. In that regard, there are 6 Premier League matchdays left, in which Spurs will try to collect as many points as possible. Their opponents will be:

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