The international duty is back and for Milan, it can be seen as a positive break for the players. The Rossoneri have won their opening three games in the league but the tight schedule was starting to get to them.
Although Stefano Pioli has been able to rotate further up the pitch, thus preserving the energy, Matteo Gabbia and Simon Kjaer have started all the games at the back. Both are called up for the international break, but it should still do them well.
In total, 14 Rossoneri players have been called up to their respective national team, several of them for the U21 sides. Milan have a very young squad and their average age against Spezia was just 22 years and 287 days (the starting XI).
On their official website, Milan published the full schedule for all of their ‘international’ players. The fans, if they can’t wait to see the Rossoneri in the derby, can thus enjoy a glimpse of the team in action this week as well.
Matteo Gabbia and Sandro Tonali: Italy U21s
- Iceland U21s v Italy U21s, 9 October 2020 (Reykjavik) – European U21 Qualifiers
- Italy U21s v Ireland U21s, 13 October 2020 (Pisa) – European U21 Qualifiers
Hakan Çalhanoğlu: Turkey
- Germany v Turkey, 7 October 2020 (Cologne) – Friendly
- Russia v Turkey, 11 October 2020 (Moscow) – UEFA Nations League
- Turkey v Serbia, 14 October 2020 (Istanbul) – UEFA Nations League
Gianluigi Donnarumma: Italy
- Italy v Moldova, 7 October 2020 (Florence) – Friendly
- Poland v Italy, 11 Octobrt 2020 (Gdansk) – UEFA Nations League
- Italy v Netherlands, 14 October 2020 (Bergamo) – UEFA Nations League
Alexis Saelemaekers: Belgium
- Belgium v Ivory Coast, 8 October 2020 (Brussels) – Friendly
- England v Belgium, 11 October 2020 (London) – UEFA Nations League
- Iceland v Belgium, 14 October 2020 (Reykjavik) – UEFA Nations League
Jens Petter Hauge: Norway
- Norway v Serbia, 8 October 2020 (Oslo) – European Qualifiers
- Norway v Romania, 11 October 2020 (Oslo) – UEFA Nations League
- Norway v Northern Ireland, 14 October 2020 (Oslo) – UEFA Nations League
Diogo Dalot and Rafael Leão: Portugal U21s
- Portugal U21s v Norway U21s, 9 October 2020 (Estoril) – European U21 Qualifiers
- Gibraltar U21s v Portugal U21s, 13 October 2020 (Gibraltar) – European U21 Qualifiers
Ciprian Tătăruşanu: Romania
- Iceland v Romania, 8 October 2020 (Reykjavik) – European Qualifiers
- Norway v Romania, 11 October 2020 (Oslo) – UEFA Nations League
- Romania v Austria, 14 October 2020 (Ploiești ) – UEFA Nations League
Brahim Díaz: Spain U21s
- Faroe Islands U21s v Spain U21s, 8 October 2020 (Torshavn) – European U21 Qualifiers
- Spain U21s v Kazakhstan U21s, 13 October 2020 (Alcorcon) – European U21 Qualifiers
Simon Kjær: Denmark
- Denmark v Faroe Islands, 7 October 2020 (Herning) – Friendly
- Iceland v Denmark, 11 October 2020 (Reykjavik) – UEFA Nations League
- England v Denmark, 14 October 2020 (London) – UEFA Nations League
Ismaël Bennacer: Algeria
- Iceland v Nigeria, 9 October 2020 (Klagenfurt) – Friendly
- Iceland v Mexico, 13 October 2020 (Den Haag) – Friendly
Franck Kessie: Ivory Coast
- Belgium v Ivory Coast, 8 October 2020 (Brussels) – Friendly
- Japan v Ivory Coast, 13 October 2020 (Utrecht) – Friendly
Rade Krunić: Bosnia
- Bosnia v Northern Ireland, 8 Octboer 2020 (Sarajevo) – European Qualifiers
- Bosnia v Netherlands, 11 October 2020 (Zenica) – UEFA Nations League
- Poland v Bosnia, 14 October 2020 (Warsaw) – UEFA Nations League
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