Spurs were forced to settle for a point in their showdown against the Magpies at St James' Park on Tuesday night. Goals from Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon were matched by a brace from Romero who saved his side from disappointment.
The Argentina defender pulled off a overhead kick in the 95th minute which sliced through a number of players before finding the back of the net, sending the away end into frenzy.
Many wondered after the game how Romero knew how to pull off such a finish as a defender, and he glady revealed that eight time Ballon d’Or winner Messi helped inspire him.
"I train every day with Leo Messi in the national team and I watch him,” he said to Sky Sports. ”It's a beautiful goal.
On his team’s mentality, after scoring a last minute goal: "It's very important. In the last three or four games, the team knows it's not been good enough. Today, the mentality to play like this altogether it's a difficult time, but especially in this game, I love the mentality.”
Romero cupped his ears once again following his 95th-minute leveller in response to recent tensions at the club which led the crowd booing goalkeeper Vicario.
Tottenham have moved up to 11th place in the table with 19 points ahead of the clash against Brentford on Sunday afternoon, where manager Thomas Frank must grab a win if they are to stay in the top half of the table.