Weekend for Ukraine's national team players: Malinovskiy's serious injury and surgery, and Dovbik's second goal for Roma

Last weekend, six out of the twelve foreign players called up by Ukraine's national team by Serhiy Rebrov for the September matches of the 2024/2025 Nations League appeared in their club games.

Weekend for Ukraine's national team players: Malinovskiy's serious injury and surgery, and Dovbik's second goal for Roma

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Last weekend, six out of twelve Ukrainian national team players invited by Serhiy Rebrov for the September matches of the 2024/2025 Nations League played for their clubs.

On Saturday, September 21, in the 5th round of Italy's Serie A, Ruslan Malinovskiy (substituted due to injury at minute 50) lost away to "Venice" (0:2). The "Griffins" have already announced that our footballer successfully underwent surgery and will soon begin his rehabilitation.

In the 5th round of England's Premier League, Iliya Zabarny (full match) lost away to "Liverpool" (0:3).

In the 7th round of Austria's Bundesliga, LASK Maxim Taloviyev (substituted on at minute 56) won at home against "Graz" — 4:2.

In the 5th round of Greece's Super League, Roman Yaremchuk (substituted on at minute 69) lost away to "AEK Athens" with a score of 1:2.

On Sunday, September 22, in Italy's Serie A, Artem Dovbyk (full match) beat "Udinese" at home — 3:0. The national team striker scored a goal and made an assist, but the official tournament website later rescinded this assist because after Ukrainian player's touch, the ball hit the hand of a defender before reaching Tommaso Baldanzi who scored.

Finally, on Monday, September 23, in Portugal's Primeira Liga, Anatoliy Trubin (full match) crushed "Boavista" away — 3:0.