InterNationals: 1794 minutes, 3 goals, 1 assist and a debut
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— Oct 18th 202315 Nerazzurri players took to the pitch for their respective national teams
The second international window of the 2023/24 has now come to an end. A total of 15 Nerazzurri took to the pitch, playing Euro 2024 qualifying matches, World Cup qualifying fixtures and friendlies.
Six Inter players were at Luciano Spalletti's disposal for Italy's matches against Malta and England. Davide Frattesi bagged the final goal in the Azzurri's 4-0 victory over the Maltese, against whom Nicolò Barella also set up Berardi to score. Alessandro Bastoni was on the pitch for 117 minutes across the two games, while Federico Dimarco featured for 105'. Matteo Darmian played the full match against Malta. Francesco Acerbi, meanwhile, started against England but was replaced after 63 minutes in the 3-1 defeat.
Francesco Acerbi, Nicolò Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Darmian, Federico Dimarco, Davide Frattesi (Italy) Italy 4-0 Malta (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Barella 64' (1 assist), Bastoni 90', Darmian 90', Dimarco 78', Frattesi 26' (1 goal) England 3-1 Italy (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Acerbi 63', Barella 90', Bastoni 27', Dimarco 27', Frattesi 90'.
Just like Frattesi, Benjamin Pavard also found the net: the Frenchman bagged a brace in his country's 4-1 friendly victory over Scotland. As for Marcus Thuram, he played 106 minutes across the two fixtures that France played.
Benjamin Pavard, Marcus Thuram (France) Netherlands 1-2 France (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Thuram 80' France 4-1 Scotland (friendly) | Pavard 90' (2 goals), Thuram 26'
It was a fantastic international window for Hakan Çalhanoğlu's Turkey, who picked up six points from two games to secure Euro 2024 qualification. The Turkish midfielder played 176 minutes. Kristjan Asllani, meanwhile, started both of Albania's wins over the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Denzel Dumfries also took to the pitch for the Netherlands, featuring for 152 minutes in total. However, Dutch Head Coach Ronald Koeman opted not to play Stefan De Vrij. Finally, Yann Sommer was between the sticks as Switzerland drew 3-3 with Belarus.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey) Turkey 4-0 Latvia (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Çalhanoğlu 90' Croatia 0-1 Turkey (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Çalhanoğlu 86'
Kristjan Asllani (Albania) Albania 3-0 Czech Republic (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Asllani 90' Albania 2-0 Bulgaria (friendly) | Asllani 90'
Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) Netherlands 1-2 France (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Dumfries 62' Greece 0-1 Netherlands (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Dumfries 90'
Yann Sommer (Switzerland) Switzerland 3-3 Belarus (Euro 2024 qualifying) | Sommer 90'
Three Nerazzurri were involved in World Cup qualifying in South America. Argentina keep on winning, with Paraguay and Peru becoming the latest teams to be beaten by the Albiceleste. Lautaro Martinez featured in both matches, starting the first and playing for a total of 102 minutes.
It was a bittersweet window for Carlos Augusto, who made his Brazil debut in the Seleção's defeat to Uruguay. The Inter wing-back played 73 minutes before being substituted. Alexis Sanchez, meanwhile, featured for 180 minutes for Chile.
Lautaro Martinez (Argentina) Argentina 1-0 Paraguay (2026 World Cup qualifying) | Lautaro 90' Peru 0-2 Argentina (2026 World Cup qualifying) | Lautaro 12'
Carlos Augusto (Brazil) Brazil 1-1 Venezuela (2026 World Cup qualifying) | Carlos Augusto not used Uruguay 2-0 Brazil (2026 World Cup qualifying) | Carlos Augusto 73'
Alexis Sanchez (Chile) Chile 2-0 Peru (2026 World Cup qualifying) | Sanchez 90' Venezuela 3-0 Chile (2026 World Cup qualifying) | Sanchez 90'