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tottenham He suffered a major injury blow just minutes before kick off Aston Villa with the captain Christian Romero ruled out.
Romero was nominated Thomas FrankSpurs’ starting line-up returned to action after the international break at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
But the Argentinian defender was left out of the squad after a problem in practice.
“Kevin Denso will replace Cristian Romero in the starting line-up,” Tottenham posted on social media 19 minutes before kick-off. ,mickey van de ven Now I will captain the team this afternoon.”
Romero took over the club captaincy from the departing Son Heung-min at the start of the season and has established himself as a consistent top performer since arriving in North London.
He had formed a useful partnership with Dutchman Micky Van de Ven, forcing Denso to go on deputation to complete a permanent summer switch from Lens.
Romero started Argentina’s friendly win over Venezuela last weekend, although he was an unused substitute in the 6-0 success against Puerto Rico on Wednesday.
He was shown sitting on the bench watching his club colleagues return Premier League The football was vigorous with Rodrigo Bentancur scoring a goal within the first five minutes.