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<\/p>\nTottenham Hotspur star Rodrigo Bentancur has been ruled out for almost three months after suffering a torn ankle ligament in Sunday's against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old was making his first start for the club since February after nine months out following a ruptured ACL injury at the beginning of the year. His long-awaited return came this past weekend but was short-lived after he was left writhing in pain in the 27th minute after Matty Cash's rough challenge.<\/p>\n
While the Uruguayan international initially got up and continued playing, he slumped to the ground after a few minutes forcing his substitution in a game Spurs ended up losing 2-1 despite their first-half dominance.<\/p>\n
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Following the game, Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou told football.london: "It wasn't a great tackle. I thought he started the game so well and I think it was the reason we got a real good foothold on the game. He's such a creative player. It's the last thing we needed, another injury. So disappointed to lose him but we're yet to see the extent of it."<\/p>\n
Bentacur's absence is yet another on Spurs' growing injury list which includes the likes of James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Pape Sarr, Cristian Romero, Manor Solomon and Ivan Perisic.<\/p>\n
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