 After the elimination of Italy from the competition, he also played for the U-19 team ("de facto" U-20 B) in two friendlies, against Netherlands (who still in the Euro U-19 competition) and Germany respectively in March and May 2001.In the 2001–02 season he played 13 times for the U-20 team, including matches in a four nations tournament.In the following season, he played once for the U-21 team in 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification as well as 3 friendlies.