03 September 2018
ITALY
Federico Bernardeschi, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Mattia Perin and Daniele Rugani have been summoned for Italy's debut in the new UEFA Nations League.
Their first game will be on Friday 7 September in Bologna against Poland (20:45 CEST), and then they will face Portugal in Lisbon on Monday 10 September (20:45 CEST).
POLAND
Wojciech Szczesny will face Italy on Friday in Bologna and then take part in a friendly match on Tuesday 11 September against the Republic of Ireland.
FRANCE
There will be two Nations League commitments for Blaise Matuidi and France, as they play Germany on Thursday 6 September at 20.45 CEST in Monaco. Then it's France-Holland on Sunday 9 September (20:45 CEST) at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Miralem Pjanic will also be in action in the UEFA Nations League, firstly on Saturday 8 September against Northern Ireland in Belfast (16:00 CEST), with their second game on Tuesday 11 September at 20.45 CEST in Zenica against Austria.
PORTUGAL
Joao Cancelo's Portugal play a friendly on Thursday 6 September against World Cup finalists, Croatia. Then on Monday there's a potential "Bianconeri Derby" in store against Italy in the Nations League.
BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA & URUGUAY
All our South American Bianconeri have friendly matches in the USA to contend with.
There's a double friendly for Douglas Costa and Alex Sandro, as Brazil play the United States in New Jersey on Friday 7 September. Their second game is on Tuesday 11 September when they take on El Salvador.
Paulo Dybala's Argentina will play friendly matches against Guatemala in Los Angeles on Friday 7 September, whilst Juan Cuadrado's Colombia also take on Venezuela in Miami. The two teams then face off against each other on Tuesday 11 September in New Jersey.
In Houston, Rodrigo Bentancur's Uruguay will play a friendly against Mexico on Friday 7 September.
ITALY UNDER 20s & UNDER 19s
There will also be Bianconeri representation in two young Italy sides.
Moise Kean and Gianmaria Zanandrea have been selected for the Italy Under 20s to play against Poland on Thursday 6 September in the 8 Nations tournament.
Nicolo Fagioli, Matteo Anzolin, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Manolo Portanova have been called up for the Italy U19s, who will play two friendlies with Portugal on 7 & 10 September.
