Milanello will be a fair bit emptier this week as the first international break of the new year takes place, with 15 AC Milan players called up by their respective countries.
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As the official website states, 15 squad members have answered their respective call-ups, whether it’s for friendly games preparing for the European Championship or to define the Concacaf Nations League winners.
Below are the players who have been summoned – including Mike Maignan who survived an injury scare – and when they will play over the break:
Olivier Giroud, Theo Hernández, and Mike Maignan (France)
France v Germany: Saturday 23 March, 20:00 CET, Lyon – Friendly
France v Chile: Tuesday 26 March, 21:00 CET, Marseille – Friendly
Yunus Musah and Christian Pulisic (United States)
➤ USA v Jamaica: Friday 22 March, 01:00 CET, Arlington – CONCACAF Nations League Semifinal
➤ USA v Panama/Mexico: Monday 25 March, Arlington – CONCACAF Nations League Final 1st or 3rd place
Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria)
➤ Algeria v Bolivia: Friday 22 March, 21:00 CET, Algiers – Friendly
➤ Algeria v South Africa: Tuesday 26 March, 22:00 CET, Algiers – Friendly
Simon Kjær (Denmark)
➤ Denmark v Switzerland: Saturday 23 March, 20:00 CET, Copenhagen – Friendly
➤ Denmark v Faroe Islands: Tuesday 26 March, 20:15 CET, Brøndby – Friendly
Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands)
➤ Netherlands v Scotland: Friday 22 March, 20:45 CET, Amsterdam – Friendly
➤ Germany v Netherlands: Tuesday 26 March, 20:45 CET, Frankfurt – Friendly
Rafael Leão (Portugal)
➤ Portugal v Sweden: Thursday 21 March, 20:45 CET, Guimarães – Friendly
➤ Slovenia v Portugal: Tuesday 26 March, 20:45 CET, Ljubljana – Friendly
Luka Jović (Serbia)
➤ Russia v Serbia: Thursday 21 March, 20:00 CET, Moscow – Friendly
➤ Cyprus v Serbia: Monday 25 March, 19:00 CET, Larnaca – Friendly
Noah Okafor (Switzerland)
➤ Denmark v Switzerland: Saturday 23 March, 20:00 CET, Copenhagen – Friendly
➤ Ireland v Switzerland: Tuesday 26 March, 20:45 CET, Dublin – Friendly
Filippo Terracciano (Italy Under-20)
➤ Romania v Italy: Thursday 21 March, 18:15 CET, Targoviste – Élite League
Davide Bartesaghi and Kevin Zeroli (Italy Under-19)
➤ Italy v Scotland: Wednesday 20 March, 15:00 CET, Lignano Sabbiadoro – UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers
➤ Czech Republic v Italy: Saturday 23 March, 16:30 CET, Udine – UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers
➤ Georgia v Italy: Tuesday 26 March, 14:30 CET, Lignano Sabbiadoro – UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers
Jan-Carlo Simić (Serbia Under-19)
➤ Serbia v Denmark: Wednesday 20 March, 14:00 CET, Tábua (Portugal) – UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers
➤ Portugal v Serbia: Saturday 23 March, 21:00 CET, Aveiro – UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers
➤ Greece v Serbia: Tuesday 26 March, 14:00 CET, Tábua (Portugal) – UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers
