Inter’s official homepage reports that 10 Nerazzurri players have been selected for their respective national teams, with World Cup qualifying play-offs and friendlies scheduled for later this week.
Here are the details of the fixtures involving Inter players:
Andrea Ranocchia has been called up by Cesare Prandelli for the Italy squad. The Azzurri meet Germany at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Friday 15 November (kick-off 20:45), before taking on Nigeria at London’s Craven Cottage three days later (kick-off 18:00).
Saphir Taider and Ishak Belfodil have been named in the Algeria squad for their play-off second leg at home to Burkina Faso. The match will be played at the Stade Moustapha Tchaker in Bilda on 19 November (kick-off 19:15). The Foxes trail 3-2 after the first leg.
Alvaro Pereira is in the Uruguay party that will meet Jordan twice in a World Cup qualifying play-off. Óscar Tabárez’s men will play the first leg at the Amman International Stadium on Wednesday 13 November (kick-off 16:00 CET), before hosting the return at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo a week later (kick-off 00:00 CET).
Mateo Kovacic has been included in the Croatia group which will meet Iceland in a play-off. The first leg will be played at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík on Friday 15 November (kick-off 20:00), with the return scheduled for Tuesday 19 November at Zagreb’s Stadion Maksimir (kick-off 19:15).
Fredy Guarin is in the Colombia squad that will play friendlies against Belgium and the Netherlands. José Pékerman’s troops face the Red Devils in Brussels on Thursday 14 November (Stade Roi Baudouin, kick-off 21:00), before taking on the Oranje at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday 19 November (kick-off 20:30).
Argentine pair Rodrigo Palacio and Ricardo Alvarez have been called up for their country’s friendly encounters. The Albiceleste meet Ecuador at the MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ) on Friday 15 November (kick-off 01:00 CET on Saturday) and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Busch Stadium (St. Louis, MO) on Monday 18 November (kick-off 04:00 CET on Tuesday).
Yuto Nagatomo and Japan will come up against the Netherlands at the Cristal Arena in Genk on Saturday 16 November (kick-off 13:15) and Belgium at the Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels on Tuesday 19 November (kick-off 21:00).
Finally, Samir Handanovic is in the Slovenia party for their friendly against Canada at the Arena Petrol in Celje on Tuesday 19 November (kick-off 18:00).