12 players from Pioli’s squad will be in action with their respective national teams in this upcoming break.
After Milan lost to Juventus and therefore recorded their 7th defeat of the season, it’s now time for the international break.
12 Milan players will be in action for 11 different sides (10 countries). There are a few friendlies, but most will be involved in EURO or AFCON qualifying matches.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Rade Krunić in their ranks, face Italy of Roberto Mancini, who has called-up Gianluigi Donnarumma and Alessio Romagnoli. Krzysztof Piątek and Poland play Israel and Slovenia, while Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Turkey face Iceland and Andorra in qualifying matches.
Ismaël Bennacer and Franck Kessié have 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches, while Rafael Leão and Matteo Gabbia will be involved in Under 21 action for Portugal and Italy respectively.
The full list of called-up players and their matches with dates and times is below:
| National Team | Player/s called-up | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Ismaël Bennacer | 2021 AFCON qualifier: Algeria-Zambia (Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, November 14 2019, 20:00 CET) 2021 AFCON qualifier: Botswana-Algeria (Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, November 18 2019, 20:00 CET) |
| Ivory Coast | Franck Kessié | 2021 AFCON qualifier: Ivory Coast-Niger (Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, November 16 2019, 20:00 CET) 2021 AFCON qualifier: Ethiopia-Ivory Coast (Tigray Stadium, Mekelle, November 19 2019, 14:00 CET) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rade Krunić | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Bosnia and Herzegovina-Italy (Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica, November 15 2019, 20:45 CET) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Liechtenstein-Bosnia and Herzegovina (Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, November 18 2019, 20:45 CET) |
| Croatia | Ante Rebić | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Croatia-Slovakia (Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka, November 16 2019, 20:45 CET) Friendly: Croatia-Georgia (Stadion Aldo Drosina, Istria, November 19 2019, 18:00 CET) |
| Italy | Gianluigi Donnarumma Alessio Romagnoli | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Bosnia and Herzegovina-Italy (Stadion Bilino polje, Zenica, November 15 2019, 20:45 CET) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Italy-Armenia (Renzo Barbera, Palermo, November 18 2019, 20:45 CET) |
| Poland | Krzysztof Piątek | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Israel-Poland (Itztadion Teddy, Jerusalem, November 16 2019, 20:45 CET) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Poland-Slovenia (Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, November 19 2019, 20:45 CET) |
| Switzerland | Ricardo Rodríguez | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Switzerland-Georgia (Arena St. Gallen, St Gallen, November 15 2019, 20:45 CET) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Gibraltar-Switzerland (Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, November 18 2019, 20:45 CET) |
| Turkey | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Turkey-Iceland (Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul, November 14 2019, 18:00 CET) UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier: Andorra-Turkey (Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, November 17 2019, 20:45 CET) |
| Brazil | Lucas Paquetá | Friendly: Argentina-Brazil (King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh, November 15 2019, 18:00 CET) Friendly: South Korea-Brazil (Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, November 19 2019, 14:30 CET) |
| Italy U21 | Matteo Gabbia | UEFA Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier: Italy U21-Iceland U21 (Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, November 16 2019, 18:30 CET) UEFA Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier: Italy U21-Armenia U21 (Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania, November 19 2019, 21:00 CET) |
| Portuagl U21 | Rafael Leão | Friendly: Portugal U21-Slovenia U21 (Estádio António Coimbra, Estoril, November 14 2019, 18:30 CET) UEFA Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier: Norway U21-Portugal U21 (Marienlyst, Drammen, November 19 2019, 18:30 CET) |
Am not commenting on this issue but on the upcoming January transfer business. Milan should for now forget about buying or loaning any younger player.
What we need now is a player or players who through his/their experience can bring the best out of the younger players we have already
Milan should go for Ibrahimovic , Rakitic and modric so with their quality they can add something of great value to our team