Cristian Romero to attend Argentina final as Tottenham face Everton in relegation battle

Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero will not be present for the club's final and decisive Premier League match this Sunday, having traveled to Argentina to attend a championship final involving his boyhood club. The decision has sparked significant criticism from supporters as Tottenham faces a critical relegation battle.

Spurs host Everton on the season's final day needing at least a point to guarantee their top-flight status. They sit 17th with 38 points, two points above 18th-placed West Ham United. A defeat, combined with a West Ham victory over Leeds United, would relegate Tottenham for the first time since 1977.

Romero, 28, has been sidelined since suffering a knee ligament injury last month and is unavailable to play. However, the Argentine defender has chosen to be in Córdoba, Argentina, this weekend. He is expected to watch his former club, Belgrano, play River Plate in a historic Argentine league championship final. Belgrano has never won the domestic title in its 121-year history. The club's president confirmed Romero would attend with the official delegation, and footage showed the player at Belgrano's training facility this week.