Internationals: Palestra & Ruggeri featuring for Italy U21s
A starter, Marco dished out the assist for the opener in his Azzurrino debut
Both Marco Palestra and Matteo Ruggeri featured for Italy U21s as the Azzurrini drew 2-2 with Ukraine. While debutant Palestra started the game and provided the assist to Italy's first goal of the game, Ruggeri made a 74-minutes substitute appearance.
Today's game marked the final wrap on the International break of November 2024.
Nerazzurri on international duty in November '24: fixture list & outcomes
UEFA Nations League
Isak Hien - SWEDEN
- November 16 in Solna: Sweden 2-1 Slovakia | Hien played the whole game
- November 19 in Solna: Sweden 6-0 Azerbaijan | Hien, suspended, didn't feature the squad list
Mario Pašalić - CROATIA
- November 15 in Glasgow: Scotland 1-0 Croatia | Pašalić was subbed in on 66 minutes
- November 18 in Split: Croatia 1-1 Portugal | a halftime sub, Pašalić played the whole second half
Mateo Retegui - ITALY
November 14 in Bruxelles: Belgium 0-1 Italy | Retegui started the game and was replaced on 69 minutes
November 17 in Milan - Italy 1-3 France | A starter for Italy, Retegui was subbed off on 66 minutes
Lazar Samardžić - SERBIA
November 15 in Zurich: Switzerland 1-1 Serbia | Samardžić was subbed off on 72 minutes
November 18 in Leskovac: Serbia 0-0 Denmark | Samardžić started and played the opening 73 minutes of the game
AFCON Qualifier
Ademola Lookman - NIGERIA
- November 14 in Abjian: Benin 1-1 Nigeria | Lookman started and played the opening 90+1 minutes of the game
- November 18 in Uyo: Nigeria 1-2 Rwanda | Lookman didn't feature the Super Eagles' squad list
Ibrahim Sulemana - GHANA
15 November in Belas: Angola 1-1 Ghana | Sulemana started and played the whole match
18 November in Accra: Ghana 1-2 Niger | Sulemana started and played the whole match
Under-21s Friendlies
Marco Palestra & Matteo Ruggeri - ITALY U21s
November 15 in Empoli: Italy U21s 2-2 France | Ruggeri played the whole game while Palestra was an unused sub
November 19 in La Spezia: Italy U21s 2-2 Ukraine | Debutant Palestra played the whole match while provided the assist to Italy's first goal of the game while Ruggeri made a 74-minute substitute appearance.