International Duty: Kamaldeen, De Ketelaere and Zalewski the first Nerazzurri on the pitch
Djimsiti remained on the bench during Albania's friendly match
Thirteen first-team Nerazzurri players have been called up by their national teams for the early September international break, focused on World Cup Qualifiers.
The first to take the field was Kamaldeen Sulemana (featured in the cover photo), who came on in the 77th minute in Ghana’s 1-1 draw against Chad.
Then came the clash between The Netherlands and Poland, which ended all square 1-1 with Nicola Zalewski pulling his weight for the first 71 minutes. Meanwhile, Belgium ran out comfortable 6-0 winners against Liechtenstein, with De Ketelaere coming off the bench in the 61st minute.
The only friendly match in this round of games was Albania's 1-0 win over Gibraltar, with Djimisti not taking to the field.
On Friday, September 5, seven Nerazzurri will be lining up for action.
Raoul Bellanova, Marco Carnesecchi, and Daniel Maldini - ITALY
- Friday, September 5 in Bergamo: Italy vs Estonia
- Monday, September 8 in Debreceni: Israel vs Italy
Charles De Ketelaere - BELGIUM
- Thursday, September 4 in Vaduz: Liechtenstein 0-6 Belgium | De Ketelaere was subbed in on 61 minutes
- Sunday, September 7 in Anderlecht: Belgium vs Kazakhstan
Berat Djimsiti - ALBANIA
- Thursday, Sept 4 in Gibraltar: Friendly Gibraltar vs Albania 0-1 | Djimsiti did not take the field
- Tuesday, Sept 9 in Tirana: Albania vs Latvia
Isak Hien - SWEDEN
- Friday, September 5 in Ljubljana: Slovenia vs Sweden
- Monday, September 8 in Pristina: Kosovo vs Sweden
Odilon Kossounou - IVORY COAST
- Friday, September 5 in Abidjan: Ivory Coast vs Burundi
- Tuesday, September 9 in Franceville: Gabon vs Ivory Coast
Nikola Krstović - MONTENEGRO
- Friday, September 5 in Podgorica: Montenegro vs Czech Republic
- Monday, September 8 in Zagreb: Croatia vs Montenegro
Ademola Lookman - NIGERIA
- Saturday, September 6 in Akwa Ibom: Nigeria vs Rwanda
- Tuesday, September 9 in Bloemfontein: South Africa vs Nigeria
Mario Pašalić - CROATIA
- Friday, September 5 in Torsvollur: Faroe Islands vs Croatia
- Monday, September 8 in Zagreb: Croatia vs Montenegro
Lazar Samardžić - SERBIA
- Saturday, Sept 6 in Riga: Latvia vs Serbia
- Tuesday, Sept 9 in Belgrade: Serbia vs England
Kamaldeen Sulemana - GHANA
- Thursday, September 4 in N'Djamena: Chad 1-1 Ghana | Kamaldeen was subbed in on 77 minutes
- Monday, Septmber 8 in Accra: Ghana vs Mali
Nicola Zalewski - POLAND
- Thursday, September 4 in Rotterdam: Netherlands 1-1 Poland | Zaleski played the opening 71 minutes of the match
- Sunday, September 7 in Chorzów: Poland vs Finland