Overview
- Porro went down around the 15th–17th minute and was withdrawn with a suspected hamstring, with Archie Gray brought on in the 18th minute during Tottenham’s match with Aston Villa on Saturday.
- Roberto De Zerbi said the problem appears to be a hamstring and reiterated that Porro has been managed cautiously after the World Cup, leaving the club awaiting a fuller medical assessment.
- Porro’s injury compounds a thin right‑back situation after Djed Spence’s summer exit and risks reducing Spurs’ attacking output on the right, where Porro led the club in chance creation last season.
- Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has been left uncertain about Porro’s inclusion for the upcoming Nations League fixtures and will decide only after reviewing the player’s medical report.
- The timing matters for Tottenham’s form because the club remain without a Premier League win early in the season, face a three‑week international break, and resume at Manchester United on October 10.