Serie A's international break is taking 160 players away from the league over the next three weeks, and Atalanta and Inter sit at the top of the list with 12 senior internationals each. The scale is broad, but the gap at the top is clear enough: no club in the division is sending more players out.
Atalanta and Inter at the top
Football Italia reported that 160 Serie A players are set to be involved with their national teams across the end of September and early October. Their count excludes youth call-ups, so the headline is all about senior squads.
That puts the emphasis on the clubs feeding the biggest share of established internationals into the break. Inter's 12 includes players such as Alessandro Bastoni, while Atalanta's total reflects the depth they have built across the squad.
At first glance, it is a useful reminder that top-level league form and international status do not always line up neatly. Atalanta finished seventh in Serie A in 2025, yet they still match Inter on senior call-ups, which says plenty about the spread of talent in their group.
The next tier behind the leaders
Como and Juventus are next on 11 internationals each, just behind the leading pair. Milan follow on 10, while Napoli and Bologna have nine apiece and Roma and Lazio sit on eight each.
Samuele Ricci was called up as a late replacement for Bryan Cristante, another small detail that shows how these lists can shift right up to the start of camp. The overall pattern is still the same: the break reaches deep into Serie A, not just the obvious heavyweight clubs.
When the international games finish and clubs return, Inter and Atalanta will be the two Serie A sides that had to release the most senior players, with the league's 160-man total spread across a three-week pause.
Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 1 outlet. How we work →
