Atalanta players in international action on Friday 21 March
Wins for assist providers Kolašinac and Lookman, setbacks for the other Nerazzurri
Four Atalanta players were in international action today: while Lookman, a starter for Nigeria, helped the Super Eagles coast to a 2-0 victory as he set up the Super Eagles' opener in the World Cup qualifier against Rwanda, Palestra played the whole 90 minutes of the home friendly against The Netherlands, which culminated in a narrow 1-2 setback for the Azzurrini. Closing off with the two Euro qualifiers hitting the pitch tonight, Kolašinac also provided an assist in Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1-0 win over Romania, while Djimsiti skippered Albania against England.
The full breakdown of Day 2 is available below.
Tomorrow, Saturday March 22, Isak Hien will be the only Atalanta featuring on the international stage as Sweden play Luxembourg away in a friendly.
BERAT DJIMSITI - ALBANIA
21 March in London: England 2-0 Albania | Djimsiti skippered Albania and played the whole match
24 March in Tirana: Albania-Andorra
SEAD KOLAŠINAC - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
21 March in Bucharest: Romania 0-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kolašinac played the full 90 minutes and provided the assist for the winner
24 March in Zenica: Bosnia and Herzegovina-Cyprus
World Cup Qualifiers
ADEMOLA LOOKMAN - NIGERIA
21 March in Kingali: Rwanda 0-2 Nigeria | Lookman completed 90 minutes and assisted the Super Eagles' opener
25 March in Uyo: Nigeria-Zimbabwe
Friendly games
ISAK HIEN - SWEDEN
22 March in Luxembourg: Luxembourg-Sweden
25 March in Solna: Sweden-Northern Ireland
MARCO PALESTRA - ITALY'S UNDER-21s
21 March in Venice: Italy U21 1-2 The Netherlands | Palestra "clocked in" the whole 90 minutes of the game
24 March in Cittadella: Italy U21-Denmark
UEFA Nations League
RAOUL BELLANOVA, DANIEL MALDINI and MATTEO RUGGERI - ITALY
20 March in Milan: Italy 1-2 Germany | While Bellanova came in on 60 minutes and Maldini made a substitute appearance in the 71st, Ruggeri was an unused sub
23 March in Dortmund: Germany-Italy
CHARLES DE KETELAERE - BELGIUM
20 March in Murcia: Ukraine 3-1 Belgium | De Ketelaere started and played the first 70 minutes of the match
23 March in Genk: Belgium-Ukraine
MARIO PAŠALIĆ - CROATIA
20 March in Split: Croatia 2-0 France | Pašalić was subbed in on 60 minutes
23 March in Paris: France-Croatia
LAZAR SAMARDŽIĆ - SERBIA
20 March in Vienna: Austria 1-1 Serbia | Samardžić stayed on the field for 87 minutes, netting the equalizer in the 61st minute, his first goal for the national team.
23 March in Belgrade: Serbia-Austria