Alcaraz assist and Harwood-Bellis clean sheet
There were successes for Southampton's internationals at both the start and the end of Saturday's action.
In the early hours of the day Charly Alcaraz started for Argentina's Under-23s side as they took on Japan in a friendly.
The midfielder played his part in a promising opening 45 for Javier Mascherano's side, adding an assist to his name on 22 minutes for Pablo Solari's equaliser as the sides went in at 1-1.
Alcaraz was substituted for the second half, which saw his nation defeated 5-2 by their Japanese counterparts.
Next up was the turn of England Under-21's captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who led his side out for their EURO Under-21 qualifier in Serbia.
James McAtee's first half double, alongside Harvey Elliott's second half strike and a Harwood-Bellis clean sheet, helped secure the three points in Group F.
England now sit second in the standings, just three points behind leaders Ukraine, after making it three wins from four.
Finally there were starts for both Gavin Bazunu and Ryan Manning during Republic of Ireland's EURO qualifier defeat to Netherlands.
Wout Weghorst got the game's only goal on 11 minutes, but the Saints keeper received plenty of plaudits for a string of impressive saves to keep the scoreline down.
