11 October 2024
11 October 2024

Bijol, Palma and Zemura in action for national teams

Defeat for Slovenia. Wins for Germany U17s and Zimbabwe

Lecce vs Udinese 05-10-2024 022 © Foto Petrussi.jpg
On Wednesday and Thursday, the first three of the 11 Udinese players called up turned out for their national teams. 
 
Jaka Bijol played the whole match for Slovenia, who lost 3-0 to Norway in Group 3 of League B of the UEFA Nations League. 
 
Jordan Zemura played a full 90 minutes too – only getting subbed off in added time – in Zimbabwe’s win against Namibia in a qualification tie for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. 
 
On Wednesday, Matteo Palma was in the starting line-up for Germany in their European Under-17 Championship qualifying match against Andorra, which Germany won 4-0.
 
Bijol’s Slovenia have another Nations League match on Sunday 13th, against Kazakhstan, while Zemura’s Zimbabwe will play Namibia again on Monday 14th in their fourth qualifying match for the Africa Cup of Nations. Palma could be involved in two further European Championship qualifiers: on Saturday against Belarus and on Tuesday against Czechia.