Cristian Cuti Romero became a trend again this Saturday
.
But unlike most of the time, the world champion was on everyone's lips after a mistake in a rejection that made Tottenham suffer
:
Everton
tied
him 2-2 in the 93rd minute and a rival celebrated it in the face, for date 23 of the
Premier League
.
Despite the two goals from Brazilian striker Richarlison, Tottenham let two points escape as a visitor in injury time, putting their fourth place in the standings in danger.
CUTI ROMERO MISSED AND EVERTON TIE IT!
The Spurs captain wanted to reject the cross and ended up combing the ball, which fell to Branthwaite and made it 2-2 for the Toffees against Tottenham in the #Premier.
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Richarlison put the 'Spurs' ahead on the scoreboard on two occasions (minutes 4 and 41), but the 'Toffees' achieved the tie with goals from Jack Harrison (30) and Jarrad Branthwaite (90+4), who He pushed after Cuti Romero 'combed' the ball in his effort to reject it inside the area.
With his double, the Brazilian forward reached 10 goals this season in the Premier League (the ninth in the last eight games), four of the top scorers in the championship (Haaland, Salah and Solanke).
The 26-year-old forward did not celebrate the goals scored against the team he played for from 2018 to 2022, when he was sold to Tottenham for $76 million.
With the point added in Liverpool, Tottenham reaches 44 points and could lose fourth place, qualifying for the next Champions League, if Aston Villa (5th with 43) wins on Saturday at Sheffield United.
The 'Spurs' are two points behind Arsenal and Manchester City, although these teams still have their games against Liverpool (1st) and Brentford (15th) pending, respectively.