Kovalenko will not play in the first round of Serie A. The head coach of Spezia explained why: the player was tired

Ukrainian midfielder of the Italian "Spezia" Viktor Kovalenko will not play for his team in the opening round of the Italian championship of the 2022/23 season.

The new season in Serie A "Spezia" starts tomorrow with a home meeting with "Empoli", however, the Ukrainian legionnaire of the home team will not play in this match. Because of... fatigue.

“I expected that Kovalenko would be ready to at least get into the application for the match with Empoli. But in the process of training, due to large, apparently, loads, he became tired. Now he will need a few days to recover. We don’t want to risk it, ”Luca Gotti, head coach of Spezia, commented on the situation.

Recall that Kovalenko is on loan at Spezia. The transfer rights to him are owned by another representative of Serie A - Atalanta.