GENOA prima Ruslan Malinovskyi suffered a fearfulness wounded arsenic helium broke his ankle and was rushed to surgery.
Malinovskyi, 31, started successful Alberto Gilardino's line-up against Venezia who won 2-0 connected Saturday astatine the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium.
And the playmaker went down with a shocking limb interruption successful the 50th minute.
The Ukraine international's team-mates and the Venezia players were near successful a authorities of daze portion the Genoa physios rushed to the pitch.
The Genoa prima received a lukewarm applause from some sets of fans arsenic helium was stretchered off.
Malinovskyi was rushed to infirmary arsenic helium dislocated the associated and fractured the fibula of his close ankle.
Thankfully the cognition went precise good and the attacking midfielder shared a representation of himself giving the thumbs up from his infirmary bed.
Genoa tweeted connected Sunday: "Player Ruslan Malinovskyi underwent country connected his close ankle this morning.
"The operation, performed by Prof. Federico Santolini and his team, was a implicit success.
"The subordinate is doing good and volition statesman rehabilitation astatine the Club's facilities successful the coming days."
Malinovskyi utilized to beryllium a apical people for Tottenham arsenic erstwhile manager Antonio Conte was keen to motion him successful 2022.
Spurs were said to person made interaction with Atalanta, erstwhile helium utilized to play successful Bergamo.
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Nottingham Forest and West Ham were besides keeping tabs connected the Ukrainian.
However, a Premier League determination ne'er materialised and Malinovskyi alternatively went to Marseille connected indebtedness successful 2023.
The versatile midfielder's determination to L'OM became imperishable a fewer months aboriginal but yet joined Genoa.
The ex-Shakhtar Donetsk prima has amassed a full of 4 goals and 3 assists successful 36 appearances with the Serie A side.