Inter Players on International Duty

International breaks are just the worst, aren’t they?

After thoroughly impressing in their opening two victories, Inter Milan see their season put on hold this week to allow the club’s players to train, play, and ultimately risk injury while on duty with their national sides.

This break is already off to a dreadful start for the Nerazzurri, as their newest signing, Joao Cancelo, was sent home from the Portugal camp with an injury. While this is clearly bad news for Inter, there’s always the potential for matters to get even worse. Cancelo’s injury and Stevan Jovetic’s departure mean that the club now have 12 players representing their countries this week.

The following is a compressive list of matches that Inter players could feature (and get injured) in during the break. If you’re like me, you’ll be nervous keeping an eye on each.

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Argentina - Mauro Icardi (1 cap)

August 31^st: Uruguay (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 5^th: Venezuela (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Brazil - Joao Miranda (39 caps)

August 31^st: Ecuador (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 5^th: Colombia (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Croatia - Ivan Perisic (57 caps) and Marcelo Brozovic (27 caps)

September 2^nd: Kosovo (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 5^th: Turkey (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Italy (U-19) - Andrea Pinamonti (8 U-19 caps)

September 1^st: Turkey Under-19 (H), friendly

September 5^th: Russia Under-19 (H), friendly

Italy - Antonio Candreva (47 caps), Danilo D’Ambrosio (1 cap), and Eder (23 caps)

September 2^nd: Spain (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 5^th: Israel (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Japan - Yuto Nagatomo (91 caps)

August 31^st: Australia (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 5^th: Saudi Arabia (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Portugal - Joao Mario (25 caps)

August 31^st: Faroe Islands (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 3^rd: Hungary (A) vs. Portugal, World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Slovakia - Milan Skriniar (9 caps)

September 1^st: Slovenia (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 4^th: England (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

Uruguay - Matias Vecino (13 caps)

August 31^st: Argentina (H), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

September 5^th: Paraguay (A), World Cup qualifying, streaming info

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Here’s hoping for no more injuries… please.