PSG blow as Coupet ruled out for three months

Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Gregory Coupet will be out of action for at least three months after undergoing surgery late Saturday on his broken left ankle, the French first division club said Sunday.

The 36-year-old picked up the injury during Saturday’s 1-0 win over tabletoppers Auxerre and club doctor Eric Rolland noted that Coupet was lucky not to have done worse damage to his leg.

Coupet’s leg buckled underneath him after he caught his studs in the turf while making an 82nd-minute clearance.

The goalie arrived this summer for two seasons and is expected to be replaced by Armenian-Cameroonian Edel who stepped in on Saturday.

The injury is another blow for the former Lyon stalwart and France international, who was sidelined for months in 2007 with damaged cruciate ligaments.