InterNationals, 1353 minutes for the Nerazzurri
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— Mar 29th 202313 Nerazzurri involved on international duty, as well as Iliev with Bulgaria
The March international window has now concluded; over the past week, 14 Nerazzurri players have been involved in EURO 2024 qualifying, friendlies and youth international football.
One of the top performers of the weekend was Romelu Lukaku, who scored four goals in two games for Belgium: a hat-trick against Sweden and a goal against Germany. Rom has now scored 71 goals in 105 games for the Red Devils.
Among the Nerazzurri in action for Italy, Matteo Darmian played for his country for the first time in over five years. Marcelo Brozovic, meanwhile, played the most minutes, featuring for the full 180' for Croatia.
As well as the first-teamers, Primavera player Nikola Iliev made his full international debut for Bulgaria.
Francesco Acerbi, Nicolò Barella, Matteo Darmian (Italy) Italy 1-2 England | Acerbi 90', Barella 62' Malta 0-2 Italy | Darmian 45' Kristjan Asllani (Albania) Poland 1-0 Albania | Asllani 75' Valentín Carboni, Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) Argentina 2-0 Panama | Lautaro 45' Argentina 7-0 Curaçao | Lautaro 67' Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) Sweden 0-3 Belgium | Lukaku 85', 3 goals Germany 2-3 Belgium | Lukaku 68', 1 goal Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 Iceland | Dzeko an unused sub Slovakia 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 | Dzeko 27' Marcelo Brozović (Croatia) Croatia 1-1 Wales | Brozovic 90' Turkey 0-2 Croatia | Brozovic 90' Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) France 4-0 Netherlands | Dumfries suspended, De Vrij an unused sub Netherlands 3-0 Gibraltar | Dumfries 90' (2 assists), De Vrij an unused sub Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Turkey) Armenia 1-2 Turkey | Calhanoglu 90' Turkey 0-2 Croatia | Calhanoglu 38' Raoul Bellanova (Italy Under-21) Serbia U21 0-2 Italy U21 | Bellanova an unused sub Italy U21 3-1 Ukraine U21 | Bellanova 90' Alessandro Fontanarosa, Mattia Zanotti (Italy Under 20) Norway U20 2-2 Italy U20 | Fontanarosa 45', Zanotti 45' Italy U20 1-1 Germany U20 | Zanotti 90', Fontanarosa an unused sub Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 0-1 Montenegro | Iliev 31' Hungary 3-0 Bulgaria | Iliev 90'