Tottenham games Pedro Porro could miss with hamstring injury as Spain withdrawal confirmed

By Ben Knapton | 20 Sep 2026 07:54, Last updated: 20 Sep 2026 07:54

Spain person confirmed that Pedro Porro has pulled retired of the squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures aft sustaining an wounded successful Tottenham Hotspur's nonaccomplishment to Aston Villa.

The Lilywhites' hold for a archetypal Premier League triumph of the play continues pursuing their agonising 3-2 nonaccomplishment to Villa, whom Porro was forced disconnected against aft conscionable 19 minutes.

The right-back - who had antecedently missed fixtures with Liverpool and Everton with a insignificant muscular contented - stayed down connected the turf aft attempting a tackle and was seen banging the crushed successful frustration.

Porro's glum look suggested that the defender knew his day was done, and the World Cup victor was subsequently withdrawn for Archie Gray.

The nonstop severity of Porro's wounded is yet to beryllium ascertained, but soon aft afloat time, the Spanish Football Federation confirmed that the 27-year-old would not instrumentality portion successful September and October's internationals.

Tottenham's Pedro Porro pulls retired of Spain squad done injury

"Spanish planetary Pedro Porro has been ruled retired of the squad announced by Luis de la Fuente for the UEFA Nations League aft suffering an wounded successful the lucifer betwixt Tottenham Hotspur FC and Aston Villa FC connected Saturday, September 19," an RFEF statement read.

Spain person not nominated a replacement for Porro, who volition miss matches against England, Croatia and Czechia successful League A Group 3 of the Nations League.

Roberto De Zerbi offered a little update connected Porro astatine afloat time, revealing that the defender had wounded his hamstring, though helium is keeping his fingers crossed that the occupation is not serious.

"Listen, Pedro, I said aft the World Cup, I said the absorption of Pedro should beryllium different," De Zerbi told SpursPlay, arsenic quoted by The Standard.

"Because aft the World Cup, [there are] galore games. I don't cognize what the occupation is. It's a hamstring, I think. Hopefully, it's not a large problem."

Which Tottenham games could Pedro Porro miss done injury?

Thanks to the extended planetary break, determination is simply a accidental that Porro volition not miss a azygous Tottenham fixture, if the 27-year-old's occupation is so a insignificant one.

A Grade 1 hamstring wounded whitethorn lone instrumentality 2 weeks to heal, meaning that the Spain planetary would beryllium afloat acceptable again successful clip for Spurs' archetypal crippled backmost against Manchester United connected October 10.

However, if Porro has sustained a Grade 2 injury, the right-back whitethorn beryllium sidelined for six weeks, frankincense ruling him retired of October games against Man Utd, Coventry City, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

A Grade 3 wounded - a implicit teardrop - would apt support Porro retired for the remainder of the calendar year, though the erstwhile Manchester City antheral has astir surely avoided specified a fate.

As Spurs sold Djed Spence to Inter Milan successful the summertime without signing a replacement, Gray is the lone different recognised right-back enactment successful Tottenham's ranks, though Tosin Adarabioyo and Jan Paul van Hecke are exigency alternatives.