Cristian Romero leaves pitch in tears as Tottenham’s survival hopes dealt hammer injury blow

SportFootballCristian Romero leaves pitch in tears as Tottenham’s survival hopes dealt hammer injury blowRomero picked up what seemed to be a dead leg with Tottenham losing Roberto De Zerbi’s first match against SunderlandWill Castle Sunday 12 April 2026 15:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956120","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/cristian-romero-injury-tottenham-sunderland-b2956120.html","title":"Romero leaves pitch in tears as Spurs’ survival hopes dealt hammer injury blow"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-8381","index":0}Cristian Romero was in tears as he came off injured against Sunderland (Getty Images)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyFootballNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":...