“The Ukrainian scored 30 assists in the Italian championship, which became a record among representatives of Ukraine.”, — write: football.ua
The Ukrainian scored 30 assists in the Italian championship, which became a record among representatives of Ukraine.
Ruslan Malinovsky and Lorenzo Colombo, Getty Images January 12, 2026, 9:30 p.m
The score was opened in the 7th minute of the meeting — Lorenzo Colombo skilfully took advantage of Ruslan Malinovsky’s penetrating pass from the depth of the field and hit an accurate shot at an angle. For the Ukrainian midfielder, this assist was the 30th in his career in the Italian championship, which is an absolute record among Ukrainian football players. Malinovsky surpassed Andrii Shevchenko, who had 29 assists in Serie A.
After the break, the hosts finally removed all questions about the winner. In the 75th minute, Morten Friendrup took advantage of a mistake by Cagliari’s defense and doubled Genoa’s lead with a powerful long-range shot. And within three minutes, Leo Estigor effectively closed the serve from the standard, setting the final score.
With this win, Daniele De Rossi’s side improved their position in the standings as they took three points against their rivals in the fight for survival.
Genoa — Cagliari 3:0
Goals: Colombo, 7, Friendrup, 75, Estigor, 78
Genoa: Leali – Markandalli, Estigor, Vasquez – Norton-Caffi (Mazzini, 46), Malinowski (Thorsby, 74), Friendrup, Ellertsson (Sabelli, 82), Martin – Oliveira (Messias, 82), Colombo (Ehator, 74)
Cagliari: Caprile — Palestra, Rodriguez (Idrissi, 46), Luperto, Obert — Adopo, Prati, Mazzitelli (Zappa, 69) — Luvumbu (Gaetano, 62), Kylicsoi, Esposito (Borrelli, 69)
Warnings: Friendrup, Mazzini – Rodriguez, Obert, Mazzitelli, Adopo, Luperto