Congrats to the 8 AC Milan players who have been called up to their respective national teams for international games.
Italy head coach Antonio Conte has called up 3 AC Milan players for the friendly games against Netherlands on September 4 and the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Norway on September 9.
Mattia De Sciglio, Andrea Poli and Stephan El Shaarawy.
Bryan Cristante meanwhile has been called up to the Italy Under-20 side for the Four Nations Tournament.
The other players who will be going away on international duty are:HOLLAND: Nigel De Jong.
COLOMBIA: Cristian Zapata and Pablo Armero.
JAPAN: Keisuke Honda.
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Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte has called up 27 players for the Italian National team friendly game against Netherlands on September 4 and the EURO 2016 Qualification game against Norway on September 9, 2014.
Players will meet at the Technical Center of Coverciano on Sunday 31 August by midnight. Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu and midfielder Verratti will arrive until Monday because they are playing with PSG while Mattia Destro will join the team until Tuesday for personal reasons.
First training is scheduled on Monday 1 September at 10:30 a.m. The Italian team will depart on Wednesday 3 September to Bari for the friendly game against Netherlands. The team will return to Coverciano on Friday 5 September. Italy coach Antonio Conte and the team will depart to Oslo on Monday 8 September for the UEA Euro 2016 Qualification game against Norway.
Italian Called Up Players / L’Elenco dei convocati
Goalkeepers / Portieri: Gigi Buffon (Juventus), Padelli (Torino), Perin (Genoa), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain);
Defenders / Difensori: Astori (Roma), Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Paletta (Parma), Andrea Ranocchia (Inter);
Midfielders / Centrocampisti: Antonio Candreva (Lazio), Darmian (Torino), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), De Sciglio (Milan), Florenzi (Roma), Giaccherini (Sunderland), Maggio (Napoli), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Parolo (Lazio), Pasqual (Fiorentina), Poli (Milan), Verratti (Paris Saint Germain);
Forwards / Attaccanti: Mattia Destro (Roma), Stephan El Shaarawy (Milan), Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus), Ciro Immobile (Borussia Dortmund), Pablo Osvaldo (Inter), Zaza (Sassuolo).
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Italian National Team Schedule / il Programma della Nazionale
Sunday 31 August / Domenica 31 agosto
h. 24.00 Meeting at the Technical Center of Coverciano / Raduno presso il Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano
Monday 1 September / Lunedì 1 settembre
h. 10.30 Training (open to the media from 11:30) / Allenamento (aperto alla stampa – ingresso dalle ore 11.30)
h. 12.15ca Press Conference with Coach Conte / Conferenza stampa del CT
h. 15.30 Training (closed to the media) / Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
Tuesday 2 September / Martedì 2 settembre
h. 10.30 Training (closed to the media)/ Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
h. 15.00 Meeting with the press (players ) / Incontro con la stampa (Calciatori)
h. 15.30 Training (open to the press for the first 30 minutes) / Allenamento (aperto alla stampa per i primi 30’)
Wednesday 3 September / Mercoledì 3 settembre
h. 10.30 Training (closed to the media) / Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
h. 15.30 Charter departure from Florence to Bari / Partenza volo charter da Firenze per Bari
h. 16.50 Arrival in Bar, transfer to the San Nicola Stadium for training (open to the press) following press conference with Coach Antonio Conte and 1 player at the Stadium / Arrivo previsto a Bari, trasferimento allo stadio S. Nicola per allenamento (aperto alla stampa)
A seguire Conferenza stampa del CT e di 1 calciatore presso stadio S. Nicola
Thursday 4 September / Giovedì 4 settembre
h. 20.45 Amichevole internazionale FIFA – ITALIA-OLANDA
A seguire Conferenza stampa del CT / Zona mista (calciatori)
Friday 5 September / Venerdì 5 settembre
h. 10.30 Departure, charter flight from Bari to Florence / Partenza volo charter da Bari per Firenze
h. 11.55 Arrival in Florence and transfer to Coverciano / Arrivo a Firenze e trasferimento a Coverciano
h. 15.00 Medical update: Professor Castellacci / Aggiornamento stampa: punto medico Prof. Castellacci
h. 15.30 Training (closed to the media) / Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
Saturday 6 September / Sabato 6 settembre
h. 10.30 Training (closed to the media) / Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
h. 15.00 Press Conferene (Players) / Conferenza stampa (Calciatori)
h. 15.30 Training (open to the press for the first 30 minutes) / Allenamento (aperto alla stampa per i primi 30’)
Sunday 7 September / Domenica 7 settembre
h. 10.30 Training (open to the press – admission from 11:30) / Allenamento (aperto alla stampa – ingresso dalle ore 11.30)
h. 12.30 Press conference (players) / Conferenza stampa (Calciatori)
h. 15.30 Training (closed to the media) / Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
Monday 8 September / Lunedì 8 settembre
h. 10.30 Training (closed to the media) / Allenamento (chiuso alla stampa)
h. 15.00 Departure charter flight from Florence to Oslo / Partenza volo charter da Firenze per Oslo
h. 18.00 Arrival in Oslo and transfer to Ullevaal Stadium / Arrivo a Oslo e trasferimento allo stadio Ullevaal
h. 19.00 Training (open to the press the first 15 minutes) following press conference with Coach and 1 player at the Ullevaal Stadium / Allenamento (aperto alla stampa primi 15’)
A seguire Conferenza stampa del C.T. e 1 calciatore presso lo Stadio Ullevaal
Tuesday 9 September / Martedì 9 settembre
h.20.45 Euro 2016 match: Norway vs Italy / EQ match NORVEGIA-ITALIA
A seguire Attività stampa UEFA EQ
h. 00.45 Return to Italy / Rientro in Italia
Here are the live results for Club Friendlies on Saturday 16 August 2014. Serie A teams playing today are Atalanta, Chievo Verona, Cagliari, Fiorentina, and Sampdoria.
Trofeo TIM 2014 tickets are available. The 14th Edition of the Trofeo TIM will be played among AC Milan, Juventus, and Sassuolo on Saturday 23 August 2014 at the Mapei Stadium in Sassuolo, Reggio Emilia.
Two Serie A teams playing on Monday 11 August 2014. Napoli losing the match against Paris Saint Germain at the San Paolo Stadium while Fiorentina defeated Real Betis in Spain.
Here are the Serie A team results in International Club Friendlies.
Napoli 1 – 2 Paris Saint Germain
Goals: 51′ Gonzalo Higuain, 55′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 77′ Javier Pastore
Real Betis 1 – 2 Fiorentina
Goals: 27′ Juan Vargas (F), 38′ Khouma Babacar (F), 51′ Javier Matilla (R).
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Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain after scoring against PSG
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