ottenham ended their preparation for the season disappointingly when they were defeated by a 1-0 loss against Rome.
Roger Ibanez’s header in the first half proved to make all the difference in Israel as Jose Mourinho came against his former side, Spurs suffered their first defeat of the summer.
Attention now turns to serious business as Tottenham welcome Southampton to north London to kick-start their Premier League campaign next Saturday.
It was a strong lineup as expected from Antonio Conteawith the majority of those starting against Roma likely to do the same next weekend.
However, Mourinho’s side started quickly and almost took the lead via new signing Paulo Dybala in the opening minute. The goal did fall for Roma, just before half-time, when Ibanez headed in a header from a corner.
Harry Kane a strikeout was ruled out for offside before Ivan Perisic and Heung-min Son were headstrong with their attempts from distance, as Spurs went into halftime after halftime.
There was little flow in the second half, with some substitutions and water breaks making it a stop-start affair.
Cristian Romero took on a brilliant challenge to deny Nicolo Zaniolo, who has been linked with a transfer to Tottenham, from blocking a shot when he appeared to be clean.
The frustrations boiled into the late hours as Romero showed no interest in treating it as a friendly and regularly clashed with the Roma players, while Kane’s requests for a penalty were brushed aside and the striker then given one last chance. missed the equalizer when he sent a free header over the crossbar from six yards out.