Tottenham defender Cristian Romero has travelled to South America and back for no reason after Argentina lost their appeal to have his suspension overturned.
The Spurs centre-back was selected by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni last week despite being banned for both of their matches over the international break. Romero served the first of his two-game suspension in his nation's 3-0 triumph over Venezuela on Friday, but the Argentine FA remained hopeful his ban would be overturned so he could feature in Wednesday's clash with Ecuador.
The wasn't to be the case however, after FIFA upheld the suspension, meaning Romero's journey was a wasted one. The developments are likely to further irk Tottenham who were left frustrated by Argentina's decision to call up the defender despite his ban and despite the fact his country had already qualified for the 2022 World Cup.
