The Ukrainian midfielder entered the field in the second half of the match against Inter.
“Genoa” of Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovsky played a draw at home with “Inter” in the match of the 18th round of the Italian Serie A. The meeting at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa ended with a score of 1:1 .
Simone Inzaghi's team took the lead at the end of the first half – Marko Arnautovic scored a precise shot in the 42nd minute.
Even before the break, the Griffins managed to get even – in the 45th + 7th minute, Radu Dregusin headed in Albert Gudmundsson's cross.
The teams did not score in the second half. Over the entire match, Inter outscored Genoa in shots – 16 versus 13 (on target – 6 versus 4), as well as in expected goals (xG) – 1.45 versus 0.48. However, the Nerazzurri failed to snatch victory.
Let us note that Malinovsky started the match against Inter on the bench and entered the field in the 61st minute. He was not distinguished by his effective actions.
For Ruslan, this match was the 15th in this Serie A season – the Ukrainian midfielder has two goals and one assist.
Review of the match “Genoa” – “Inter”
After this match, Inter (45 points) remained in first place in Serie A with a 5-point gap over Juventus, which will host Roma on Saturday, December 30, in the central match of the 18th round. Genoa (20 points) is in 13th position.
For both clubs, this match was the last in 2023. In the next round, the Nerazzurri will host Verona on January 6, and Malinovsky and Co. will play away against Bologna the day before.