07 November 2026
07 November 2026

Palma and Gomez get international call-ups

Defender named in Italy squad for first time. Attacking midfielder to represent the Basque Country

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Matteo Palma has received his first senior Italy call-up! The 18-year-old defender will join Nicolo Zaniolo in Coverciano as part of the Azzurri squad that will face Franc and Belgium in the Nations League. This is the first time in six years that Udinese have had two players in the Italy squad at the same time, since Kevin Lasagna and Stefano Okaka in November 2020.
 
Unai Gomez is also set to be involved in international action, with the Basque Country against Venezuela.
 
These latest two call-ups means a total of 13 Udinese players will be away on international duty for the next week or so.
 
Here's the full list:
 
James Abankwah: Austria v Republic of Ireland (14/11), Republic of Ireland v Kosovo (17/11)
Juan David Arizala: Colombia v Chile (13/11), Chile v Colombia (17/11)
Giorgi Chakvetadze: Georgia v Hungary (14/11), Ukraine v Georgia (17/11)
Enzo Ebosse: Cameroon v Namibia (12/11), Namibia v Cameroon (16/11)
Unai Gomez: Basque Country v Venezuela (14/11)
Hassane Kamara: Ivory Coast v Gambia (12/11), Gambia v Ivory Coast (17/11)
Jesper Karlstrom: Sweden v Bosnia and Herzegovina (14/11), Poland v Sweden (17/11)
Sandi Lovric: Slovenia v Switzerland (13/11), North Macedonia v Slovenia (16/11)
Lennon Miller: Scotland U21 v Ukraine U21 (12/11), Scotland U21 v USA U21 (15/11)
Matteo Palma: Italy v France (12/11), Belgium v Italy (15/11)
Oumar Solet: Ivory Coast v Gambia (12/11), Gambia v Ivory Coast (17/11)
Mergim Vojvoda: Kosovo v Israel (14/11), Republic of Ireland v Kosovo (17/11)
Nicolo Zaniolo: Italy v France (12/11), Belgium v Italy (15/11)