Spurs international watch: Perfect night for Tottenham defender

Overnight Cristian Romero was in action for Argentina in their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying showdown at home to Chile, in a rematch of their second game in their successful Copa America campaign over the summer.

Romero played on the right of a back three, in the lesser spotted 352 under Lionel Scaloni, playing next to Nicolas Otamendi of Benfica and Lisandro Martinez of Manchester United. This is a role very familiar to Romero, who consistently played there for Spurs under Antonio Conte. He also played in a back three for Atalanta, where he was awarded Serie A defensive MVP, though that was mostly in the middle of a back three.

The Spurs defender recorded; three clearances, two interceptions, two tackles, 82 touches, 5/8 duels won, one foul drawn, and 1/1 dribbles, in a solid collective defensive performance from everyone.

The win for Argentina has taken them five points clear at the top of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, though Uruguay in second does have a game in hand. That game will not be with Rodrigo Bentancur, nor any of the three games after that, however, as he has picked up a four-game international ban.

Spurs international watch: Perfect night for Tottenham defender

Romero has played in all seven of La Selección's qualifying games, only conceding two goals, both in a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay, with six clean sheets altogether. This includes a 1-0 win away to Brazil, where the Spurs number 17 played a huge part, including a goal-line clearance.

Next up for Romero and Argentina is another qualifier against Colombia on Tuesday, with kick-off being 21:30 BST and 16:30 ET, in a rematch of the Copa America final. The final ended Colombia's two-and-a-half-year unbeaten streak, and they will be hoping for more of the same.

Cuti could come up against former defensive colleague Davinson Sanchez in this game, as well as in November when Spurs showdown against Galatasaray in the Europa League.