Due to the dramatic events unravelled tonight in Brussels, where a terrorist attack in the city centre claimed the lives of two people and the unifying power of sports was tainted by such heinous acts, the match between Charles De Ketelaere‘s Belgium and Emil Holm‘s Sweden was abandoned at half-time for security reasons.

As for the customary recap on the Nerazzurri internationals hitting the pitch today, Monday, October 16: de Roon was subbed in on 81 minutes in The Netherlands’ 1-0 away win over Greece; Kolašinac started and played the whole match against Portugal as Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered a 5-0 defeat; Lookman came off the bench in the 61st minute of Nigeria’s international friendly played in Albufeira against Mozambique and won 3-2 by the Super Eagles; Miranchuk started and was later replaced on 84 minutes in the other international friendly of the day between Russia and Kenya – which culminated in a 2-2 draw.

Tomorrow, Tuesday 17, the closing day of this International break will witness Gianluca Scamacca, Giorgio Scalvini, Berat Djimsiti and Matteo Ruggeri all hitting the pitch.

All the outcomes of the International and friendlies matches played in the October 2023 break as of today, 16/10/23

Below are all the EURO 2024 qualifying matches and friendlies of our Internationals:

Berat DJIMSITI – Albania
– 12 October in Tirana: Albania 3-0 Czech Republic | Djimsiti started and skippered the team for the entirety of the match
– 17 October in Tirana: Albania-Bulgaria

Charles DE KETELAERE – Belgium
– 13 October in Wien: Austria 2-3 Belgium | De Ketelaere was an unused substitute
– 16 October in Brussels: Belgium 1-1 Sweden | De Ketelaere was a starter and played the whole first half before the game was suspended for security reasons

Sead KOLAŠINAC – Bosnia and Herzegovina
– 13 October in Vaduz: Liechtenstein 0-2 Bosnia & Herzegovina | Kolašinac started the game and was replaced in the 87th minute
– 16 October in Zenica: Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-5 Portugal | Kolašinac played the whole match

Mario PAŠALIĆ – Croatia
– 12 October in Osijek: Croatia 0-1 Türkiye | Pašalić was subbed off on 63 minutes
– 15 October in Cardiff: Wales 2-1 Croatia | Pašalić came off the bench and played the 2nd half of the game scoring a header

Giorgio SCALVINI and Gianluca SCAMACCA – Italy
– 14 October in Bari: Italy 4-0 Malta | Scamacca came off the bench in the 79th minute while Scalvini was an unused sub
– 17 October in London: England-Italy

Marten DE ROON – The Netherlands
– 13 October in Amsterdam: The Netherlands1-2 France | De Roon played the first half
– 16 October in Athens: Greece 0-1 The Netherlands | De Roon came off from the bench on 81 minutes
Also shortlisted by The Netherlands, Teun Koopmeiners answered the call-up from the National coach before returning to Bergamo.

Emil HOLM – Sweden
– 12 October in Solna: Sweden 3-1 Moldova | Holm came off the bench at half-time playing the whole second half
– 16 October in Brussels: Belgium 1-1 Sweden | Holm was an unused sub as the match was suspended at half-time for security reasons

Below are the upcoming World Cup 2026 Qualifiers involving South American countries:
Juan MUSSO – Argentina
– 13 October in Buenos Aires: Argentina 1-0 Paraguay | Musso was an unused sub
– 18 October in Lima: Peru-Argentina

Below are the International friendlies:

Ademola LOOKMAN – Nigeria
– 13 October in Portimao: Nigeria 2-2 Saudi Arabia | Lookman played the opening 66 minutes
– 16 October in Albufeira: Nigeria 3-2 Mozambique | Lookman came off the bench in the 61st minute

Aleksey MIRANCHUK – Russia
– 12 October in Moscow: Russia 1-0 Cameroon | Miranchuk entered in the 20th minute of the second half
– 16 October in Antalya: Russia 2-2 Kenya | Miranchuk started for Russia and was subbed off in the 84th minute

Below is the European Under-21 championship qualifying match:

Matteo Ruggeri – Italy Under 21
– 17 October in Bozen: Italy-Norway