Ospina fractures elbow as Ronaldo poised for Al Nassr debut
Al Nassr are about to welcome Cristiano Ronaldo into its team but will be without a key man after goalkeeper David Ospina fractured a bone in his elbow.
Ronaldo will make his Al Nassr debut on Monday 23 January (AEDT) but he will do so without Ospina, who was injured in a goalless draw at Al Shabab.
Al Nassr is preparing for Ronaldo's Saudi Pro League bow at home to Ettifaq in its next match.
The result at Al Shabab maintained a three-point gap between league leader Al Nassr and its third-placed host, but it came at a cost.
Ospina, who starred in Europe with Nice, Arsenal and Napoli, faces six weeks out, the team announced.
Ospina has been a key part of an Al Nassr defence that has conceded a league-low six goals this season.
Only Al Shabab's Kim Seung-gyu can better his seven clean sheets.
