InterNationals: 1587 minutes played. Records, goals and qualifications
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— Mar 27th 202414 Nerazzurri players took to the pitch for their respective national teams
The first round of international fixtures in 2024 is now over. 14 Nerazzurri players took to the pitch: they were involved in either friendlies or Copa America qualifying action. In total, they played 1587 minutes.
Lautaro Martinez reached a big milestone: in scoring his 22nd goal for Argentina in La Albiceleste's match against Costa Rica, the Nerazzurri captain entered the top ten in his country's all-time top goalscorer ranking. El Toro has drawn level with Leopoldo Luque and José Sanfilippo and is now chasing down Daniel Passarella, who sits ninth with 23 goals.
Both Barella and Calhanoglu also found the net. The Italian midfielder scored with a fine finish against Ecuador, while the Turk converted a penalty against Austria. Meanwhile, Buchanan experienced the joy of qualifying for the Copa America: a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago secured Canada's spot at the tournament, which will be held this summer.
ITALY
Nicolò Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Darmian, Federico Dimarco, Davide Frattesi
Venezuela 1-2 Italy (friendly) | Frattesi 66', Barella 49' Italy 2-0 Ecuador (friendly) | Barella 90'+8 (1 goal), Bastoni 90'+8, Darmian 90'+8, Dimarco 88', Frattesi 31'.
ARGENTINA
Lautaro Martinez
Argentina 3-0 El Salvador (friendly) | Lautaro 90'+2 (1 assist) Argentina 3-1 Costa Rica (friendly) | Lautaro 22' (1 goal)
TURKEY
Hakan Calhanoglu
Hungary 1-0 Turkey (friendly) | Calhanoglu 90'+7 Austria 6-1 Turkey (friendly) | Calhanoglu 87' (1 goal)
CANADA
Tajon Buchanan
Canada 2-0 Trinidad and Tobago (Copa America qualifying play-off) | Buchanan 80'
NETHERLANDS
Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries
Netherlands 4-0 Scotland (friendly) | Dumfries 30', De Vrij didn't play. Germany 2-1 Netherlands (friendly) | Dumfries 90'+4, De Vrij didn't play.
ALBANIA
Kristjan Asllani
Chile 3-0 Albania (friendly) | Asllani 90'+5 Sweden 1-0 Albania (friendly) | Asllani 90'+7
CHILE
Alexis Sanchez
Chile 3-0 Albania (friendly) | Sanchez 83' France 3-2 Chile (friendly) | Sanchez 79'
SWITZERLAND
Yann Sommer
Denmark 0-0 Switzerland (friendly) | Sommer 38' Republic of Ireland 0-1 Switzerland (friendly) | Sommer didn't play.
FRANCE
Benjamin Pavard, Marcus Thuram
France 0-2 Germany (friendly) | Pavard 90'+4, Thuram 61'. France 3-2 Chile (friendly) | Thuram 10', Pavard didn't play.