 His first appearance came under Dino Zoff on 29 March 2000, in a 0–2 away loss against Spain in Barcelona.He came on in the 60th minute for Stefano Fiore, partnering his older brother Filippo upfront; he made two more appearances for his country under Giovanni Trapattoni, in a 1–0 win over England in Turin on 15 November later the same year and in another 1–0 win against Romania in Ancona, on 16 November 2003.Throughout his career, Inzaghi's playing style was compared to that of his older brother Filippo and Paolo Rossi.