Representatives: final two matchdays to close out October break
World Cup qualifiers on the calendar
Two matchdays to go - out of a total of seven featuring Atalanta players - in this early October International break dedicated to World Cup Qualifiers.
Tonight, it’s De Ketelaere’s Belgium and Hien’s Sweden taking center stage in key qualifiers, while Krstović’s Montenegro are set to play a friendly.
Tomorrow, it’s the turn of Italy with Carnesecchi, Nigeria with Lookman, and Samardžić’s Serbia. Djimsiti’s Albania will also be in action, though in a friendly fixture.
Yesterday, Kamaldeen Sulemana's Ghana (the Atalanta winger was an unused sub) sealed a spot at the next World Cup with a 1-0 win over Comoros- kudos, Kamaldeen!
Also in action yesterday was Mario Pašalić’s Croatia, who claimed a comfortable 3-0 victory over Gibraltar (Pašalić did not feature).
FULL SCHEDULE, RESULTS, AND PLAYING TIME OF ALL NERAZZURRI REPRESENTATIVES
Marco Carnesecchi - ITALY
- Saturday 11 in Tallinn: Estonia 1-3 Italy |Carnesecchi was an unused sub
- Tuesday 14 in Udine: Italy vs. Israel
Charles De Ketelaere - BELGIUM
- Friday 10 in Gand: Belgium 0-0 North Macedonia | De Ketelaere was not called up
- Monday 13 in Cardiff: Wales vs. Belgium
Berat Djimsiti - ALBANIA
- Saturday 11 in Leskovac: Serbia 0-1 Albania | Djimsiti skippered the team starting and playing the whole game
- Tuesday 14 in Tirana (friendly): Albania vs. Jordan
Isak Hien - SWEDEN
- Friday 10 in Solna: Sweden 0-2 Switzerland | Hien played the entire match
- Monday 13 in Gothenburg: Sweden vs. Kosovo
Nikola Krstović - MONTENEGRO
- Thursday 9 in Torsvollur: Faroe Islands 0-4 Montenegro | A starter, Krstović played the whole match
- Monday 13 in Podgorica (friendly): Montenegro vs. Liechtenstein
Ademola Lookman - NIGERIA
- Friday 10 in South Africa: Lesotho 1-2 Nigeria | Lookman played 71 minutes
- Tuesday 14 in Uyo: Nigeria vs. Benin
Mario Pašalić - CROATIA
- Thursday 9 in Prague: Czech Republic 0-0 Croatia | A starter for Croatia, Pašalić played the opening 62 minutes of the game
- Sunday 12 in Varaždin: Croatia 3-0 Gibraltar | Pašalić was an unused sub
Lazar Samardžić - SERBIA
- Saturday 11 in Leskovac: Serbia 0-1 Albania | Samardžić played the first 75 minutes of the match
- Saturday 14 in Encamp: Andorra vs.Serbia
Kamaldeen Sulemana - GHANA
- Wednesday 8 in El Jadida (Morocco): Central African Republic 0-5 Ghana | Kamaldeen came on in the 76th and scored Ghana's fifth goal of the game in the 87th, his very first for Ghana's senior side.
- Sunday 12 in Accra: Ghana 1-0 Comoros | Kamadleen was an unused sub