Genoa player suffers serious injury

Ruslan Malinovskyi falls alone in a play early in the second half and fractures his fibula

Ruslan Malinovskyi, a midfielder for Genoa and the Ukrainian national team, suffered a serious injury on Saturday. During the 2-0 defeat to Venezia in the Italian Championship, the number 17 sprained his ankle and had to be taken straight to the hospital. In a statement, the club reported that the player suffered a dislocated joint and a fractured fibula and will undergo surgery on Sunday.

The score was still 0-0 when Malinovskyi was injured. While alone, he tried to clear the ball from the penalty area, but the cleats on his boots got stuck in the field and he suffered a serious ankle sprain. The 31-year-old midfielder broke down in tears and had to be taken off urgently.