2024-08-19 23:40:29
Christian “El Cuti” Romero He was the protagonist in Tottenham’s 1-1 draw against Leicester City, in the first round of the Premier League. However, his great sporting performance was overshadowed by the strong clash he had with Jamie Vardy. It was towards the end of the game, when The center forward teased the opposing team and the Argentine did not let him pass.
In a close game, Spurs took the lead with a goal from Pedro Porro, who headed in a James Maddison cross in the 28th minute of the first half. The home side, who had a lackluster performance in the first 45 minutes, reacted in the 12th minute of the second half through Vardy, one of the club’s historical leaders, who received a cross from Abdul Fatawu Issahaku and got ahead of “Cuti” to score his 191st goal for the club.
Until then, the partial 1-1 seemed a fair result. However, Towards the end of the match the controversy arose: The 37-year-old English striker was replaced, but before leaving the field of play, in a provocative attitude, He gestured to his teammates and fans, showing his patch and the “1-0” with his fingers, referring to the historic Premier League win in 2016.
Romero did not let it go unnoticed and reprimanded him for his attitude. Of course, Vardy was facing a world champion who could easily have asked him how many World Cups the striker or the English national team had to their name. The Cordoba native, however, chose a couple of insults in Spanish, which it is rare for the Leicester player to understand.
Aside from this incident, Romero played a crucial role in the draw. “Cuti” almost scored with a header in the first half, but also had the misfortune of accidentally setting up Vardy, who equalised for the home team.
Although Tottenham maintained a high percentage of possession, reaching 70 percent, they failed to score again and lost offensive freshness. Leicester, for their part, had opportunities to increase the score, highlighting a play in which Buonanotte set up Vardy, who was prevented by a remarkable save from the visiting goalkeeper.
Tottenham will host Everton next, while Leicester will travel to face Fulham.