13 players from Giampaolo’s squad will be in action with their respective national teams in this upcoming break.
After playing their first two matches of the season, losing 1-0 to Udinese and winning 1-0 against Brescia, Marco Giampaolo will have some time for reflection as it’s now the first seasonal international break.
13 Milan players will be in action for 12 different sides (11 countries). While some will have friendlies, most will be involved in the European Championship qualifiers.
It’s interesting to see that out of the six players the Rossoneri signed in the transfer market, only the Brazilian Léo Duarte and the French Theo Hernández (who is still injured anyways) have not been called-up by their national teams for the upcoming September matches.
Ante Rebić, Ismaël Bennacer, Rafael Leão and Rade Krunić will all be involved in games and will not train under Giampaolo in this break. Meanwhile, Alessio Romagnoli – after the injury of Giorgio Chiellini – could find himself in the starting XI of Italy, in addition to Gigio Donnarumma. Lucas Paquetá, Suso and Krzysztof Piątek among others will also play with their respective national teams.
The full list of called-up players and their matches with dates and times is below:
| National Team | Player/s called-up | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rade Krunić | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Bosnia and Herzegovina-Liechtenstein (Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica, September 5 2019, 20:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Armenia-Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republican Stadium, Yerevan, September 8 2019, 15:00 CEST) |
| Croatia | Ante Rebić | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Slovakia-Croatia (Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, September 6 2019, 20:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Azerbaijan-Croatia (Bakcell Arena, Baku, September 9 2019, 18:00 CEST) |
| Italy | Gianluigi Donnarumma Alessio Romagnoli | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Armenia-Italy (Republican Stadium, Yerevan, September 5 2019, 18:00 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Finland-Italy (Tampere Stadion, Tampere, September 8 2019, 20:45 CEST) |
| Poland | Krzysztof Piątek | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Slovenia-Poland (Stadion Stožice, Ljubljana, September 6 2019, 20:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Poland-Austria (Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, September 9 2019, 20:45 CEST) |
| Spain | Suso | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Romania-Spain (Arena Națională, Bucharest, September 5 2019, 20:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Spain-Faroe Islands (El Molinón, Gijon, September 8 2019, 20:45 CEST) |
| Switzerland | Ricardo Rodríguez | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Republic of Ireland-Switzerland (Aviva Stadium, Dublin, September 5 2019, 20:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Switzerland-Gibraltar (Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, September 8 2019, 18:00 CEST) |
| Turkey | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Turkey-Andorra (BJK Vodafone Park, Istanbul, September 7 2019, 20:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Moldova-Turkey (Stadionul Zimbru, Chisinau, September 10 2019, 20:45 CEST) |
| Algeria | Ismaël Bennacer | Friendly: Algeria-Benin (Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, September 9 2019, 22:00 CEST) |
| Brazil | Lucas Paquetá | Friendly: Colombia-Brazil (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, September 7 2019, 02:30 CEST) Friendly: Peru-Brazil (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, LA, September 11 2019, 05:00 CEST) |
| Ivory Coast | Franck Kessié | Friendly: Ivory Coast-Benin (Stade Michel d’Ornano, Caen, September 6 2019, 21:00 CEST) Friendly: Tunisia-Ivory Coast (Stade Robert-Diochon, Le Petit-Quevilly, September 10 2019, 19:00 CEST) |
| Portuagl U21 | Rafael Leão | UEFA Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier: Portugal U21-Gibraltar U21 (Complexo Desportivo, Alverca, September 5 2019, 21:45 CEST) UEFA Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier: Belarus U21-Portugal U21 (Torpedo, Zhodino, September 10 2019, 19:00 CEST) |
| Italy U21 | Matteo Gabbia | Friendly: Italy U21-Moldova U21 (Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania, September 6 2019, 18:00 CEST) UEFA Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier: Italy U21-Luxembourg U21 (Stadio Teofilo Patini, Castel di Sangro, September 10 2019, 18:30 CEST) |
hope no one gets injured and Piatek can regain his confidence, the N9’s curse is real XD