March 2026 Representatives: the recap of Friday 27

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

All fixtures on Friday 27 March were friendlies, with mixed results for the Nerazzurri on international duty:

Mario Pašalić’s Croatia edged past Colombia 2-1, with the Atalanta midfielder playing the opening 80 minutes and setting up the first goal. A win also for Montenegro, who beat Andorra 2-0, although Nikola Krstović was not included in the squad.

Setbacks, meanwhile, for Kamaldeen Sulemana’s Ghana, who were defeated 5-1 by Austria (the Atalanta winger coming on in the 86th minute), and for Lazar Samardžić’s Serbia, who fell 3-0 to Spain, with the Nerazzurri midfielder entering the game in the 60th minute.

Here's the full list of the Nerazzurri called up and their upcoming 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 vs Italy

Charles DE KETELAERE - BELGIUM

• Friendly - Saturday 28 March in Atlanta: USA vs Belgium
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Chicago: Mexico vs Belgium

Berat DJIMSITI - ALBANIA

• World Cup Playoff Semifinal - Thursday 26 March in Warsaw: Poland 2-1 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 vs Poland

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 vs Italy

Odilon KOSSOUNOU - IVORY COAST

• Friendly - Saturday 28 March in London: Ivory Coast vs South Korea
• Friendly - Tuesday 31 March in Liverpool: Ivory Coast vs Scotland

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 vs Ghana

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 vs Slovenia

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: Croatia vs Brazil

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 vs Saudi Arabia

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 vs Poland

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: Sweden U21s vs Italy U21s