Thirteen Nerazzurri players were called up to their respective senior national teams, while three players were named in the Under-21 Italy squad. Here is the list of appointments between Qatar2022 qualifiers, U21 European Championships and friendlies.
The first players to take to the pitch were Mario Pašalić, who scored and provided an assist, Josip Iličić, who also provided an assist, Aleksey Miranchuk, who assisted as well, and Ruslan Malinovskyi.
Here are the results and the next fixtures.

MARIO PASALIĆ – Croatia
– Thursday 11.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Ta’ Qali (MAL): Malta 1-7 Croatia (Pašalić played the first 62 minutes, scored Croatia’s third goal and provided the assist for the fourth)
NEXT FIXTURE:
– Sunday 14.11 at 15 l.t. in Spalato (CRO): Croatia–Russia

JOSIP ILIČIĆ – Slovenia
– Thursday 11.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Trnava (SLV): Slovakia 2-2 Slovenia 2-2 (Iličić played for 85 minutes and provided the assist for Slovenia’s second goal)
NEXT FIXTURE:
– Sunday 14.11 at 15 l.t. in Ljubljana (SLO): Slovenia-Cyprus

ALEKSEY MIRANCHUK – Russia
– Thursday 11.11 at 18 l.t. in St Petersburg (RUS): Russia 6-0 Cyprus (Miranchuk featured for the full 90 minutes and provided the assist for Russia’s second goal)
NEXT FIXTURE:
– Sunday 14.11 at 15 l.t. in Spalato (CRO): Croatia–Russia

RUSLAN MALINOVSKYI – Ukraine
– Thursday 11.11 in Odesa (UKR), friendly match: Ukraine 1-1 Bulgaria (Malinovskyi played the first 78 minutes)
NEXT FIXTURE:
– martedì 16.11 ore 20.45 l.t. a Zenica (BOS): Bosnia-Ukraine

LUIS MURIEL & DUVÁN ZAPATA – Colombia
– Thursday 11.11 at 21.30 l.t. in San Paolo (BRA): Brazil-Colombia
– Tuesday 16.11 at 18 l.t. in Barranquilla (COL): Colombia-Paraguay

MATTEO PESSINA – Italy
– Friday 12.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Rome (ITA): Italy–Switzerland
– Monday 15.11 at 19.45 l.t. in Belfast (UK): Northern Ireland-Italy

JOAKIM MÆHLE -Denmark
– Friday 12.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Copenaghen (DAN): Denmark-Faroe Islands
– Monday 15.11 at 19.45 l.t. in Glasgow (DCO): Scotland-Denmark

REMO FREULER – Switzerland
– Friday 12.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Rome (ITA): Italy–Switzerland
– Monday 15.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Luzern (SWI): Switzerland-Bulgaria

JUAN MUSSO – Argentina
– Friday 12.11 at 20 l.t. in Montevideo (URU): Uruguay-Argentina
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.30 l.t. in San Juan (ARG): Argentina-Brazil

MARTEN DE ROON & TEUN KOOPMEINERS – The Netherlands
– Saturday 13.11 at 20.45 l.t in Podgorica (MON): Montenegro-The Netherlands
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Rotterdam (NED): The Netherlands-Norway

MERIH DEMIRAL – Turkey
– Saturday 13.11 at 18 l.t. in Istanbul (TUR): Turkey-Gibraltar
– Tuesday 16.11 at 20.45 l.t. in Podgorica (MON): Montenegro-Turkey

MATTEO LOVATO, ROBERTO PICCOLI & GIORGIO SCALVINI – Italy Under 21 team
– Friday 12.11 at 19 l.t in Dublin (IRL): Republic of Ireland-Italy
– Tuesday 16.11 at 17.30 l.t. in Frosinone (ITA): Italy-Romania