Atalanta Internationals in Action: November 16 Round-Up

The final international break of 2025 is upon us and 14 Nerazzurri First Team players have been selected to represent their respective national teams in November, with many aiming to qualify for next summer's World Cup. Here are the outcomes of the matches scheduled on Sunday 16 November.

Nigeria were edged out by DR Congo in the final of the 2026 World Cup qualifying play-offs: after a 1-1 draw across 90 minutes and extra time, the shootout went Congo’s way, 4-3. Ademola Lookman featured for 57 minutes.

Italy were also defeated, falling 4-1 to Norway: Gianluca Scamacca came on in the 79th minute, while Bellanova and Carnesecchi remained unused substitutes.

Serbia, with Lazar Samardžić playing the full match, claimed a 2–1 win over Latvia, while Albania, captained by Berat Djimsiti for the entire game, fell 2-0 to England.

Twelve Atalanta players called up for World Cup Qualifiers: here’s the schedule, results, and how the Nerazzurri fared:

Raoul Bellanova, Marco Carnesecchi and Gianluca Scamacca - ITALY
- Thursday 13 in Chisinau: Moldova 0-2 Italy | Bellanova played the full 90 minutes, Scamacca stayed on for 65, while Carnesecchi was an unused substitute
- Sunday 16 in Milan: Italy 1-4 Norway | Scamacca was subbed in on 79 minutes while Bellanova and Carnesecchi were unused subs

Charles De Ketelaere - BELGIUM
- Saturday 15 in Nur-Sultan: Kazakhstan 1-1 Belgium |De Ketelaere played the opening 71 minutes
- Tuesday 18 in Liège: Belgium-Liechtenstein

Berat Djimsiti - ALBANIA
- Thursday 13 in Encamp: Andorra 0-1 Albania | Captain Djimsiti featured for the entire match
- Sunday 16 in Tirana: Albania 0-2 England | Djimsiti skippered the team for the whole match

Isak Hien - SVEZIA
- Saturday 15 in Geneve: Switzerland 4-1 Sweden |Hien skippered the team for the whole game
- Tuesday 18 a Solna: Sweden-Slovenia

Sead Kolašinac - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- Saturday 15 in Zenica: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 Romania | Kolašinac was an unused sub
- Tuesday 18 in Vienna: Austria-Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nikola Krstović - MONTENEGRO
- Friday 14 in Gibraltar: Gibraltar 1-2 Montenegro | Krstović played the opening 74 minutes scoring the winning goal
- Monday 17 in Podgorica: Montenegro-Croatia

Ademola Lookman - NIGERIA
- Thursday 13 in Rabat (Morocco) single-leg semifinal: Nigeria 4-1 Gabon | Lookman, a starter, played the opening 60 minutes of the game
- Sunday 16 in Rabat (Morocco) final: Nigeria 1-1 DR Congo (3-4 on pens) | Lookman featured for 57 minutes

Mario Pašalić - CROATIA
- Friday 14 in Rijeka: Croatia 3-1 Faroe Islands | Pašalić featured for the Vatreni in the first half
- Monday 17 in Podgorica: Montenegro-Croatia

Lazar Samardžić - SERBIA
- Thursday 13 in London: England 0-2 Serbia | Samardžić came on in the 69th minute.
- Sunday 16 a Leskovac: Serbia 2-1 Latvia | Samardžić played the whole game

Nicola Zalewski - POLAND
- Friday 14 in Warsaw: Poland 1-1 The Netherlands | Zalewski played the opening 82 minutes
- Monday 17 in Ta' Qali: Malta-Poland

Two Nerazzurri will be involved in friendlies instead:

Kamaldeen Sulemana - GHANA
- Friday 14 in Toyota: Japan 2-0 Ghana Kamaldeen remained on the field until the 88th minute
- Tuesday 18 in Seoul: South Corea-Ghana

Odilon Kossounou - IVORY COAST
- Friday 14 in Riyad: Saudi Arabia 1-0 Ivory Coast | Kossounou played the whole second half
- Tuesday 18 in Oman: Oman-Ivory Coast