Inter Milan will host Napoli on Saturday in Serie A, with both sides coming off confidence-lifting Champions League wins in midweek.
Inter beat CSKA Moscow 3-2 away in Russia to continue their revival under new manager Claudio Ranieri, while Napoli were 2-0 home winners over Villarreal.
While both camps were victorious on Tuesday, they also paid the price in the medical room, as Inter's Giampaolo Pazzini and Napoli's Edinson Cavani are both in doubt for the clash at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with respective ankle injuries.
Pazzini picked up a sprained left ankle and was substituted in the 49th minute in Tuesday's clash, while Cavani also sprained an ankle and limped off on 71 minutes of Napoli's encounter with Villarreal.
Also on Saturday, Roma - placed 12th with five points from four games - welcome an unbeaten Atalanta outfit to the Italian capital.
After incurring a six-point penalty at the start of the season, newly promoted Atalanta have worked off their deficit to sit in 15th place on four points, having won three and drawn one.
On Sunday, Juventus host AC Milan in the late kick off, aiming to preserve top spot on the league table.
However, with one point separating the top eight teams, Juve's spot at the top will not last long unless they defeat the defending champions.
Milan had little trouble in the Champions League on Wednesday, dispatching of Czech side Viktoria Plzen.
Elsewhere, Udinese - tied for points with leaders Juve - will host winless Bologna, while Parma and Genoa will face-off after both sides lost their last league encounter.
Promoted Siena are on the road to Palermo, while Cagliari will be hunting back-to-back clean sheets for the first time in their past 40 games when they travel to strugglers Lecce.
Cesena, placed bottom of the league, will aim for their first league points at home to in-form Chievo, and fifth-placed Fiorentina host Lazio.
Novara and Catania will do battle in Sunday's early kick off.
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