‘Brutal’, Argentine media now react to what happened to Enzo Fernandez during Chelsea’s win over Tottenham

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Argentine media were left worried after seeing Enzo Fernandez on the end of a terrible challenge from countryman Cristian Romero last night.

TYC Sports described the tackle as brutal, with the Chelsea man being forced off as a result later in the game.

The Blues picked up a 4-1 win over their London rivals last night. However, just the scoreline tells hardly any of the story.

There were as many goals ruled out as there were that counted, while Tottenham saw two players sent off.

One of those was Romero, who left one on his countryman Fernandez in the first half which VAR eventually deemed enough for a red card.

TYC Sports were left worried about his future with the national team after being forced off with an injury.

They said: “Cristian “Cuti” Romero saw the red card in the London classic between Tottenham and Chelsea for a brutal attack on Enzo Fernández.

Argentine media on Fernandez

“Despite being teammates on the Argentine National Team and having a great relationship, Romero and Fernández made it clear that when they do not share a squad they will also go to the extreme for their respective teams ; and that is proof of the very hard kick from the Cordoban that resulted in his expulsion 28 minutes into the first half at the request of the VAR.

“In the second half he asked for a change and set off alarms in the Argentine National.
At 11 minutes into the second half, when the story was still 1-1 (the Blues finally won 4-1), the ex-River midfielder tried to bring down a ball in the Spurs ‘ large area but failed to control it and ended up collapsing. on the playing field.

“Immediately, he put his hands on his right ankle, frowned and motioned to the bench to let Mauricio Pochettino know that it was time to replace him.”

It remains to be seen if Fernandez is going to be fit for Chelsea’s next game against Manchester City on Saturday.

However, his presence will be crucial, with it obvious how much it was missed against Brentford just over a week ago.