In the 16th round of Italy's Serie A, a derby between teams whose colors are defended by Ukrainian half-backs took place: "Spezia" with Viktor Kovalenko hosted "Atalanta" with Ruslan Malinovskyi.

Both our boys did not start in the lineup but appeared in the game as substitutes. Viktor came on in the 78th minute, while Ruslan — in the 81st. The match ended in a goalless draw — 2:2, although the hosts were leading by two goals during the course of the game.

"Atalanta" with Malinovskyi is sixth in the league table of Italy's top division with 28 points, while "Spezia" with Kovalenko has 15 points and is in 17th place.