Now that you mentioned it I had to see if this was the same Kovalenko that played with Juventus Primavera on their US tour last year (it is). As you might expect with a fella named Kovalenko, after he came on as a second half sub against the Chicago Fire Reserves the referee sent him off for a nasty challenge. The Yanks Abroad link? Kovalenko likely played with Jonothan Carlos Elliot on the Juventus youth squad. As Bullwinkle would say,"Dhow about that!"