March 2026 Representatives: the final cut

Fifteen Atalanta first-team players have been called up to their respective National teams. Some featured in friendly matches, while others competed in playoff fixtures for qualification to the upcoming World Cup or, in the case of the Under-21s, in European Championship qualifiers.

Here are the results from the final round of fixtures in the last international break of the season.

Kolašinac's Bosnia booked their spot at the World Cup after edging past Italy on penalties. Zalewski found the net for Poland, but it wasn't enough as Sweden imposed themselves 3-2, with Hien not featuring in the playoff final. Meanwhile, Ahanor made his Italy debut, coming on in the U21s' win over Sweden, a result that secured qualification for the European Championship.

Several Nerazzurri were also in action in international friendlies: Djimisti featured for Albania in the 1-0 setback to Ukraine, De Ketelaere for Belgium in the Red Devils' 1-1 drw with Mexico, Kossonou in Ivory Coast 1-0 success over Scotland, Krstović in Montenegro's 2-3 narrow setback to Slovenia, Pašalić appeared in Croatia’s 3-1 defeat to Brazil, Samardžić played in Serbia’s 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia and Kamaldeen was involved in Ghana’s 2-1 loss to Germany.

Below is the full list of the Nerazzurri call-ups and their involvement in the latest international fixtures

Marco CARNESECCHI, Giacomo RASPADORI, Giorgio SCALVINI and Gianluca SCAMACCA - ITALY

• World Cup Playoff Semifinal - Thursday 26 March in Bergamo: Italy 2-0 Northern Ireland | Raspadori was subbed in on 88 minutes, Scalvini and Carnesecchi were unused subs, while Scamacca did not make the squad list
• World Cup Playoff Final - Tuesday 31 March in Zenica: Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-2 Italy on penalties (1-1 after regulation and extra times) | Carnesecchi and Raspadori were unused subs, while Scamacca and Scalvini did not make the squad list

Charles DE KETELAERE - BELGIUM

• Friendly - Saturday 28 March in Atlanta: USA 1-5 Belgium | De Ketelaere played the opening 62 minutes, converting a penalty to score Belgium's third goal of the game
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Chicago: Mexico 1-1 Belgium | De Ketelaere came on in the 63rd minute

Berat DJIMSITI - ALBANIA

• World Cup Playoff Semifinal - Thursday 26 March in Warsaw: Poland 2-1 Albania | Djimsiti skippered the team for the whole game
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Valencia: Ukraine 1-0 Albania | Djimsiti skippered the team for the whole game

Isak HIEN - SWEDEN

• World Cup Playoff Semifinal - Thursday 26 March in Valencia: Ukraine 1-3 Sweden | Hien played the opening 37 minutes of the game
• World Cup Playoff Final - Tuesday 31 March in Solna: Sweden 3-2 Poland | Hien did not make the squad list

Sead KOLAŠINAC - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

• World Cup Playoff Semifinal - Thursday 26 March in Cardiff: Wales 2-4 on penalties Bosnia and Herzegovina (1-1 after regulation and extra times) | Kolašinac played the opening 62 minutes
• World Cup Playoff Final - Tuesday 31 March in Zenica: Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-2 Italy on penalties (1-1 after regulation and extra times) | Kolašinac started the game and was subbed off at halftime

Odilon KOSSOUNOU - IVORY COAST

• Friendly - Saturday 28 March in London: Ivory Coast 4-0 South Korea | Kossounou was an unused sub
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Liverpool: Scotland 0-1 Ivory Coast | Kossounou played the whole game

Kamaldeen SULEMANA - GHANA

• Friendly - Friday 27 March in Vienna: Austria 5-1 Ghana | Kamaldeen was subbed in on 86 minutes
• Friendly - Monday 30 March in Stuttgart: Germany 2-1 Ghana | Kamaldeen made a substitute appearance in the closing minutes of the game

Nikola KRSTOVIĆ - MONTENEGRO

• Friendly - Friday 27 March in Podgorica: Montenegro 2-0 Andorra | Krstović did not make the squad list
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Podgorica: Montenegro 2-3 Slovenia | Krstović played the whole game

Mario PAŠALIĆ - CROATIA

• Friendly - Friday 27 March in Orlando: Croatia 2-1 Colombia | Pašalić played the opening 80 minutes assisting Croatia's opener
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Orlando: Brazil 3-1 Croatia | Pašalić came on in the 60th minute

Lazar SAMARDŽIĆ - SERBIA

• Friendly - Friday 27 March in Vila-real: Spain 3-0 Serbia | Samardžić was subbed in on 60 minutes
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Bačka Topola: Serbia 2-1 Saudi Arabia | Samardžić played the first half and was subbed off at halftime

Nicola ZALEWSKI - POLAND

• World Cup Playoff Semifinal - Thursday 26 March in Warsaw: Poland 2-1 Albania | Zalewski did not make the squad list
• World Cup Playoff Final - Tuesday 31 March in Solna: Sweden 3-2 Poland | Zalewski played the full 92 minutes, netted Poland’s opening goal, and provided the assist for the second.

Honest AHANOR - ITALY U21s

• European Championship Qualifier - Thursday 26 March in Empoli: Italy U21s 4-0 North Macedonia U21s | Ahanor was an unused sub
• European Championship Qualifier - Tuesday 31 March in Borås: Sweden U21s 0-4 Italy U21s | Ahanor came on in the 67th minute, making his debut in the Azzurri jersey.