Ruslan Malinovskyi returns to the Genoa starting line-up for the Serie A match against Lecce after a six-month injury absence due to a broken fibula. Kick-off is at 19:45 GMT. He previously made a 15-minute substitute appearance in a 1-1 draw against Cagliari. Coach Patrick Vieira has made several changes to the side, featuring Andrea Pinamonti, Alessandro Zanoli, Patrizio Masini, and Stefano Sabelli, while Marco Giampaolo’s Lecce line-up remains unchanged. Genoa will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, hoping for a strong performance with Malinovskyi back on the pitch.
Ruslan Malinovskyi returns to the Genoa starting line-up for the first time in six months for the Serie A match at home against Lecce on Friday evening.
The kick-off is scheduled for 19:45 GMT.
After being sidelined since September due to a broken fibula, Malinovskyi made his comeback with a 15-minute appearance off the bench in the 1-1 draw against Cagliari last Friday. He is now ready to start for the first time since his injury.
Ruslan Malinovskyi Genoa injured (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)
Malinovskyi is one of several players that Patrick Vieira has included in the line-up for the clash against Lecce, along with Andrea Pinamonti, Alessandro Zanoli, Patrizio Masini, and Stefano Sabelli, who replace Caleb Ukuban, Jeff Ekhator, Maxwel Cornet, Milan Badelj, and Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
Marco Giampaolo has opted to keep an unchanged starting eleven.
Genoa (4-2-3-1): Leali; Sabelli, De Winter, Vasquez, Martin; Frendrup, Masini; Zanoli, Malinovskyi, Miretti; Pinamonti.
Lecce (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo; Coulibaly, Berisha; Pierotti, Helgason, Morente; Krstovic.