International duty: Krstović nets two, assists two

Twelve Atalanta players have been called up by their respective national teams for this November international window: eleven for UEFA Nations League duty and one, Franck Kessie, for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Ivory Coast.

Sunday 15 November saw De Ketelaere, Scalvini and Krstović all in UEFA Nations League action. In Brussels, De Ketelaere played the full 90 minutes and provided two assists as Belgium beat Italy 4-1, with Scalvini playing the opening 62 minutes for the Azzurri. Carnesecchi and Scamacca were unused substitutes. Krstović also played the entire match in Limassol, scoring twice and setting up the other two goals in Montenegro’s 4-1 win over Cyprus. Pašalić remained on the bench as Croatia beat Czechia 2-1 in Osijek.

Monday 16 November sees Elmas and Obrić on opposite sides as North Macedonia host Slovenia in Skopje, while Samardžić and Serbia take on Greece in Volos.

Here's the full list of the Nerazzurri called up and their upcoming fixtures:

Charles DE KETELAERE - BELGIUM

• UEFA Nations League - Thursday 12 November in Izmir: Türkiye 1-3 Belgium | De Ketelaere played the opening 80 minutes, scoring Belgium's second goal of the night
• UEFA Nations League - Sunday 15 November in Brussels: Belgium 4-1 Italy | De Ketelaere played the full game, providing two assists

Sead KOLAŠINAC - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

• UEFA Nations League - Saturday 14 November in Stockholm: Sweden 3-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kolašinac captained his national team, played the full 90 minutes and scored his side’s second goal
• UEFA Nations League - Tuesday 17 November in Zenica: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania

Franck KESSIE - IVORY COAST

• Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier - Thursday 12 November in Bouaké: Ivory Coast 2-1 Gambia | Kessie made a substitute appearance on 70 minutes
• Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier - Tuesday 17 November in Banjul: Gambia vs Ivory Coast

Mario PAŠALIĆ - CROATIA

• UEFA Nations League - Thursday 12 November in London: England 2-1 Croatia | Pašalić made a substitute appearance on 70 minutes
• UEFA Nations League - Sunday 15 November in Osijek: Croatia 2-1 Czechia | Pašalić was an unused substitute

Marco CARNESECCHI, Giorgio SCALVINI and Gianluca SCAMACCA - ITALY

• UEFA Nations League - Thursday 12 November in Milan: Italy 3-1 France | Scalvini played the whole game, Scamacca made a substitute appearance on 90+2 minutes, Carnesecchi was an unused substitute
• UEFA Nations League - Sunday 15 November in Brussels: Belgium 4-1 Italy | Scalviniplayed the opening 62 minutes, Carnesecchi and Scamacca were unused substitutes

Eljif ELMAS - NORTH MACEDONIA

• UEFA Nations League - Friday 13 November in Glasgow: Scotland 2-1 North Macedonia | Elmas played the opening 78 minutes
• UEFA Nations League - Monday 16 November in Skopje: North Macedonia vs Slovenia

Nikola KRSTOVIĆ - MONTENEGRO

• UEFA Nations League - Thursday 12 November in Podgorica: Montenegro 2-1 Latvia | Krstović played the whole game scoring the opening goal
• UEFA Nations League - Sunday 15 November in Limassol: Cyprus 1-4 Montenegro | Krstović played the whole game, scored a brace and provided two assits

Nicola ZALEWSKI - POLAND

• UEFA Nations League - Saturday 14 November in Bucharest: Romania 2-1 Poland | Zalewski played the whole game
• UEFA Nations League - Tuesday 17 November in Wroclaw: Poland vs Sweden

Lazar SAMARDŽIĆ - SERBIA

• UEFA Nations League - Friday 13 November in Belgrade: Serbia 1-3 Germany | Samardžić played the first half
• UEFA Nations League - Monday 16 November in Volos: Greece vs Serbia

Relja OBRIĆ - SLOVENIA

• UEFA Nations League - Friday 13 November in Ljubljana: Slovenia 0-0 Switzerland | Obrić was an unused sub
• UEFA Nations League - Monday 16 November in Skopje: North Macedonia vs Slovenia