Six Sampdoria stars on international duty

Here are the fixtures the six Blucerchiati players called up by their respective national teams will be involved in over the coming weeks:

Denmark Under-21 – Mikkel Damsgaard

Under-21 EURO qualifier – Group H: Malta v Denmark (Friday 9 October, 18:00, Centenary Stadium, Ta’ Qali)

Under-21 EURO qualifier – Group H: Denmark v Finland (Tuesday 13 October, 18:00, Aalborg Portland Park, Aalborg)

Japan – Maya Yoshida

Friendly – Japan v Cameroon (Friday 9 October, 14:00, Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht)

Friendly – Japan v Ivory Coast (Tuesday 13 October, 16:45, Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht)

Norway – Morten Thorsby

UEFA EURO 2020 qualifier – playoff: Norway v Serbia (Thursday 8 October, 20:45, Ullevaal Stadion, di Oslo)

Nations League – League B, Group 1: Norway v Romania (Sunday 11 October, 18:00, Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo)

Nations League – League B, Group 1: Norway v Northern Ireland (Wednesday 14 October, 20:45, Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo)

Norway Under-21 – Kristoffer Askildsen

Under-21 EURO qualifier – Group G: Portugal v Norway (Friday 9 October, 20:30, Estadio Coimbra da Mota, Estoril)

Under-21 EURO qualifier – Group G: Norway v Berlarus (Tuesday 13 October, 19:00, Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen)

Poland – Bartosz Bereszynski

Friendly: Poland v Finland (Wednesday 7 October, 20:45, Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdansk)

Nations League – League A, Group 1: Poland v Italy (Sunday 11 October, 20:45, Stadion Energa Gdansk, Gdansk)

Nations League – League A, Group 1: Poland v Bosnia and Herzegovina (Wednesday 14 October, 20:45, Stadion Miejski, Wroclaw)

Sweden – Albin Ekdal

Friendly: Russia v Sweden (Thursday 8 October, 18:15, Arena CSKA, Moscow)

Nations League – League A, Group 3: Croatia v Sweden (Sunday 11 October, 18:00, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb)

Nations League – League A, Group 3: Portugal v Sweden (Wednesday 14 October, 20:45, Estadio Alvalade, Lisbon)