Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi is having problems playing consistently for his club.
The 30-year-old was not included in the starting line-up of Genoa for yesterday's home Serie A match with Verona and appeared on the pitch only in the 86th minute of the game, replacing Kevin Strootman.
Italian Championship. 12th round
"Genoa " - "Verona " - 1:0 (1:0)
Goal: Dragushin (44)
"Genoa": Josep Martinez, Sabelli, Bani (de Winter, 41), Vazquez, Dragushin, Haps (Matturro, 86), Badel (Torsby, 86), Strootman(Malinovsky, 86), Frendrup, Ekuban (Puskash, 54), Gudmundsson.
Recall, Malinovsky moved to Genoa in mid-August on loan from French side Marseille. Since then, the midfielder took part in 11 matches of his new team (seven appearances in the starting line-up, four substitute appearances), gave two assists and received four yellow cards.