17.09. (Sat) 20:45 Inter - Roma

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PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Inter (4-3-1-2): Julio Cesar; Jonathan, Ranocchia, Lucio, Nagatomo; Zanetti, Cambiasso, Obi; Sneijder; Pazzini, Forlan.

Gian Piero Gasperini will be without a plethora of players for the clash against Roma. Emiliano Viviano, Maicon and Ivan Cordoba are all nursing knee injuries while Andrea Poli, Cristian Chivu and Thiago Motta will miss out due to various bumps and bruises.

Roma (4-3-3): Stekelenburg; Rosi, Burdisso, Heinze, Cassetti; Perrotta, De Rossi, Pjanic; Borriello, Totti, Borini

Brazilian defenders Juan and Cicinho will miss the clash at San Siro through injury while Juan Angel is suspended for receiving his marching orders in the loss to Cagliari last weekend. Summer signing Erik Lamela is recovering from an ankle injury but could make the bench on Saturday.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Inter have won 13 straight Serie A matches at San Siro.
  

• The Nerazzurri have not lost their first two league encounters since 1983.

• Gasperini's men have conceded five goals in the last two games in all competitions.

• Inter beat Roma 5-3 at the Giuseppe Meazza last season.

• Roma have lost two out of their last three Serie A openers following the 2-1 setback to Cagliari last weekend.
  

• The capital city side were awarded the most penalties in the league last season (13).

• Roma kept 14 clean sheets last term.

• The Giallorossi collected 10 points from their last five road games to end the 2010-11 campaign.

Prediction

This is a pivotal encounter for both teams as they are coming off shock defeats in the last seven days. Roma usually play Inter tough and will leave the hosts reeling with a slender victory at San Siro on Saturday evening.

Editor's Prediction

Inter Milan 1-2 Roma

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Argentina Apertura Preview

Game of the Week:
Lanus vs. Boca Juniors

In a league somewhat prone to over-hyping matches a handful of games into the season, this top of the table clash on Sunday nevertheless looks unmissable. Lanus and Boca occupy the summit of the Apertura, and a win this weekend for either would leave them in a strong position for the rest of the campaign.

No-one has managed to beat the Grana this season, and fired by one of the best midfields in the league they took apart Argentinos Juniors last week in a 4-0 thrashing. Mauro Camoranesi, Diego Valeri and Guido Pizarro are all in excellent form, while at the back just one goal has slipped Agustin Marchesin in the first six outings.

Boca are also yet to taste the bitter flavour of defeat this term, and have the luxury of picking an unchanged team after Juan Roman Riquelme proved his fitness. He and Walter Erviti have shown glimpses of a scintillating creative partnership; and if strikers Dario Cvitanich and Lucas Viatri can step up a gear in the penalty area, goals promise to flow for the Argentine powerhouses.

Prediction: It promises to be a gripping clash in Lanus, with both sides possessing more than enough to take all three points. If Boca hit form, however, they should just shade it, which is why a 2-1 Boca victory is a decent bet.

Friday's Action
New Independiente coach Ramon Diaz, complete with son and new assistant Emiliano, debuts in the Doble Visera with a tricky looking home tie with Colon in the first game of round seven. The Rojo have looked desperately short of form so far, but they will hope that the legendary trainer can inspire them past the Santafesinos and back to the top half of the table.

Godoy Cruz then gear up for a marathon trip down to Bahia Blanca to face Olimpo, but after a 6-1 demolition of All Boys at the weekend confidence will be high. And San Martin de San Juan will try for their second victory of the Apertura when they host a Belgrano team coming off the back of two wins against Argentina's grandes.

Saturday's Action
An accomplished display from dimunitive playmaker Diego Morales, below, helped Tigre to a surprise victory over Estudiantes last week, but adrift in the relegation mire the Matador need to keep picking up points. They will hoping for three more on Saturday, when Arsenal de Sarandi come to Victoria.



All Boys will be keen to memories of their six-goal mauling in Mendoza behind them; and who better to do it against than Banfield, who lie bottom of the pile with an impressively disastrous six defeats out of six matches. San Lorenzo will then try to climb out of the promocion with a victory over high-flying Rafaela, who could go top for at least a day if they can do the business in Bajo Flores.

Sunday's Action
Apertura champions Velez Sarsfield have lost three games in a row as they adjust to the loss of their stars to Italy, and will be desperate to return to winning ways. It won't be easy in Rosario, however, when they visit a Newell's Old Boys side that have proved draw experts in the early stages.

Two under-pressure coaches then meet in La Plata, with Miguel Angel Russo and Pedro Troglio both needing results to avoid the sack. Russo's Estudiantes host Argentinos Juniors in the Estadio Unico, with the two 2010 Primera champions languishing in 19th and 18th place respectively. The night is rounded off by Racing Club's visit to Santa Fe and Union; and Diego Simeone's team will know that if results go their way, a win could claim them the Apertura summit in the weekend's final fixture.



Full Fixtures and Predictions

Independiente	1	0	Colon	Fri 17:00
Olimpo	1	1	Godoy Cruz	19:10
San Martin (SJ)	1	1	Belgrano	21:15
Tigre	2	0	Arsenal	Sat 15:05
All Boys	1	0	Banfield	17:10
San Lorenzo	1	2	Rafaela	21:15
Newell's	0	1	Velez	Sun 14:00
Estudiantes	0	0	Argentinos	16:00
Lanus	1	2	Boca Jrs.	18:10
Union	1	3	Racing	20:15

Predicted scores in bold

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17.09. (Sat) 20:00 Barcelona - Osasuna

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PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Barcelona: (4-1-2-3): Valdes; Alves, Mascherano, Puyol, Abidal; Busquets, Fabregas, Xavi; Pedro, Messi, Villa

Just as one influential Spaniard returns for Barcelona, another is out with injury. Carles Puyol should make his long awaited La Liga comeback for the champions after recovering from a knee injury and is expected to start in the centre of defence. However, midfield maestro Andres Iniesta is sidelined for a month with a torn hamstring while Alexis Sanchez is out for six to eight weeks with a similar injury.

Osasuna: (4-3-3): Fernandez; Raitala, Roversio, Flano, Bertran; Lama, Punal, Raul Garcia; Cejudo, Sola, Nino

Osasuna are without five squad members for the trip to Camp Nou. Ion Echaide will miss most of the season with a ruptured knee, Masoud Shojaei is still recovering with a fractured left foot, Asier Riesgo is back training with the group after recovering from a sprained knee but still may not be match fit. The visitors are also missing influential midfielder Javad Nekounam with a strained knee as well as first team starter Sergio, who suffered a hamstring injury in Osasuna's previous match against Sporting Gijon. Raul Garcia may be given the nod in midfield ahead of Toribio.

DID YOU KNOW?

• In Barcelona's only two defeats in La Liga last season, captain Carles Puyol was not involved in either match.

• In this fixture last season, Lionel Messi scored his 50th competitive goal of the 2010-11 campaign.

• David Villa has not scored a goal in La Liga since this very match last season on April 23rd.

• Barca scored exactly 50 more goals in La Liga last season than Osasuna.

• The last league goal that Osasuna managed to score against Barcelona came on October 31st 2009, in the form of an injury time own goal from Gerard Pique to give the hosts an unlikely draw.

• Osasuna's top goalscorer in the league last season was Kike Sola with seven goals. Barcelona had four players who scored more last campaign.

• Osasuna's biggest win of the campaign last year was 4-0 and came against Barcelona's city rivals, Espanyol.

• The away side were quick out of the blocks after half time in La Liga last season, having scored the majority of their goals between the 46th minute and the 60th minute.

Prediction

Barcelona are coming off two disappointing draws and they will want to quickly get their season back on track with a win against Osasuna. The visitors are a decent side with players who can certainly cause Pep Guardiola's men trouble but Barca will be even more eager to get a good result and performance after a below-par week. Expect the Catalans to overcome and outclass Osasuna with a professional performance.

Editor's Prediction

Barcelona 3-0 Osasuna

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Ligue 1 - Round 6 Preview

Saturday 17th SEPTEMBER	Score	Sunday 18th SEPTEMBER	KO
Auxerre - Caen	19:00	Evian - PSG	17:00
Brest - Montpellier	19:00	Stade Rennes - Nancy	17:00
Lorient - Saint Etienne	19:00	Lyon - Olympique de Marseille	21:00
Nice - AC Ajaccio	19:00
Toulouse - Bordeaux	19:00
Valenciennes - Dijon	19:00
Lille - Sochaux	21:00
all kick-offs in CET

AJ Auxerre

vs

Caen

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Sorin Dudka, Boly, Coulibaly, Berthod Cisse, Ndinga Chafni, Traore, Contout Le Tallec		Thebaux Vandam, Leca, Herteaux, Raineau Seube, Proment Hamouma, Fajr, Bulut Frau
TEAM NEWS
Auxerre endured a 0-0 draw with Nancy in matchday five. AJA have lost only one of their last 13 home league games. Alain Traoré has scored five goals, all coming at home. He also is top scorer.		Caen were beaten 1-0 by Toulouse, a third successive defeat in five. Les Malherbes have always conceded at Stade de l'Abbe-Deschamps. Franck Dumas' men have never won at Auxerre.

Stade Brestois

vs

Montpellier

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Elana Coulibaly, Zebina, Gent'ti, Makonda Poyet, Grougi, Culma, Lesoimier Roux, Baset		Jourden Bedimo, Hilton, Yanga-Mbiwa, Bocaly Saihi, Estrada Dernis, Utaka, Marveaux Giroud
TEAM NEWS
Stade Brestois were undone by a Javier Pastore winner in their 1-0 defeat to PSG last weekend. Alex Dupont's men are winless against Montpellier in seven games. The hosts have a lengthy injury list, including Brahim Ferradj and Jonathan Ayite.		Montpellier defeated Nice 1-0 to stay atop Ligue 1 after five games. La Paillade are enjoying their best ever start to a league campaign. Despite the run, Rene Girard's men have won only one of their last six away games.

  

FC Lorient

vs

Saint-Etienne

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Lecomte Baca, Bourillon, Manga, Mareque Gouffran, Romao, Mvuemba, Autrel Monnet-Paquet, Aliadiere		Ruffier,  Marchal, Paulao, Mignot, Ghoulam, Lemoine, Clement Aubemayang, Battles, Sako Saadi
TEAM NEWS
Lorient drew 1-1 with Sochaux on matchday five. Les Merlus have won only three of 24 top-flight games played in the month of September. Christian Gourcuff's men have amassed eight points so far this season, one more than Sainte.		Saint-Etienne were beaten 3-1 by champions Lille last weekend. Loris Nery was shown a red card in that match and misses out through suspension. Saint-Etienne have never won at Stade du Moustoir in the top-flight.

Nice

vs

AC Ajaccio

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ospina, Clerc, Pecjinovic, Mabiala, Monzon Meriem, Digard, Abriel Djedje, Pentecote, Mounier		Ochoa, Lippini, Medjani, Poulard, Bohours, Mostafa, Pierazzi, Cavalli, Sammaritano, Ilan, Socrier
TEAM NEWS
Nice suffered a 1-0 defeat over Montpellier on matchday five, continuing their winless run. Les Aiglons have won their last four top-flight encounters with Ajaccio Nice are unbeaten at home against Ajaccio for 41 years.		Ajaccio pulled off a convincing 3-1 win over Valenciennes last weekend. Olivier Pantaloni's men have won only one of their last 19 away games Frederic Sammaritano has four goals in five games for Ajaccio this season.

Toulouse

vs

Bordeaux

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Ahamada Ninkov, Congre, Abdennour, M'Bengue Capoue Machado, Devoux, Sissoko, Tabanou Bulut		Carrasso, Sane, Henrique, Ciani, Marange N'Guemo Plasil, Jussie, Sertic Modeste, Gouffran
TEAM NEWS
Toulouse's steady rise up the league table continued after a 1-0 win over Caen last weekend. Le Tefece have lost one of their last five games this season. Alain Casanova's men prevailed in both of their two league encounters with Bordeaux last season		Bordeaux were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw against newcomers Evian last weekend. Les Girondins sit 12th in the table, amassing six points from a possible 15. Francis Gillot's side have won only one of their last five league games.

Valenciennes

vs

Dijon

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Penneteau Ducourtioux, Gil, Benjamin, Bong Kader, Gomis, Cahade, Dossevi, Samassa, Danic		Reynet, Bamba, Zarour, Paulle, Souprayen Querbet, Sangare, Altama, Corgnet, Bautheac, Jovial
TEAM NEWS
Bottom of the table Valenciennes continued their miserable start to the season after a 3-1 defeat to Ajaccio Daniel Sanchez's men are still yet to win at the club's new Hainault stadium. The omens aren't good for Valenciennes. All clubs who have one a point or fewer in their opening five games have tasted relegation at the end of the campaign.		Dijon will be hoping for better this time around after a narrow 2-1 defeat to Lyon last weekend. Dijon prevailed 3-2 in the sides' Coupe de La Ligue meeting in August Patrice Carteron's side have six points in their maiden Ligue 1 campaign.

Lille

vs

Sochaux

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Landreau Debuchy, Chedjou, Basa, Beria Balmont, Mavuba, Pedretti, Hazard, Sow, Payet		Richert Corchia, Perquis, Peybernes, Sauget Anin, Boudebouz, Nogueira, Mikari Butin, Maiga
TEAM NEWS
Champions Lille produced an impressive performance en-route to a 3-1 win against 10 man Saint Etienne last weekend. Aurelien Chedjou is expected to return to the side after missing the 2-2 Champions League draw with CSKA Moscow on Wednesday night. Joe Cole has equalled his number of assists compared to last season, within 25 minutes of his Ligue 1 debut.		Sochaux were held to a 1-1 draw with Lorient last weekend. Mehmed Bazdarevic's Lions have been boosted with the news that starlet Marvin Martin has signed a contract extension. He is tied to the club until 2015. Les Lionceaux have scored in each one of their last seven league games.

Evian TG

vs

PSG

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Andersen Djedje, Cambon, Angoula, Ehret Leroy, Tie Bi, Poulsen, Barbosa, Khelifa Sagbo		Sirigu Ceara, Lugano, Camara, Tiene Matuidi, Bodmer Menez, Pastore, Nene Gameiro
TEAM NEWS
Evian produced a commanding defensive display to stifle Bordeaux and hold them to a 0-0 draw These two sides are the only ones in Ligue 1 who have not been ahead at half-time in the league in 2011-12. Evian's stadium has seen the fewest goals at any of the 20 top-flight stadiums.		PSG secured their third successive win of the season by beating Brest 1-0 at home on Sunday. PSG are unbeaten in their last nine away games against promoted sides. A number of stars are expected to be rested after the Parisiens defeated Salzburg 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday.

Stade Rennes

vs

Nancy

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Costil Danze, Kana-Biyik, Mangane, Catherine Pajol, M'Vila Boukari, Feret, Pitroipa, Montano		Assembe Sane, Sami, Loties, Hadara Andre Luis M'Bile, Karaboue, Traore, Bakar Niculae
TEAM NEWS
Rennes secured a shock 1-0 win over Marseille at the Velodome on matchday five. Les Rouge Et Noir were defeated 2-1 by Udinese in the Europa League during midweek. Rennes have won just one of their last eight home games in Ligue 1		Nancy's winless run continued last weekend after a 0-0 draw with Auxerre. ASNL are unbeaten in their last six trips to Stade de Route de la Lorient. Jean Fernandez's side languish in 19th place, with one point from a possible 15.

Lyon

vs

Olympique de Marseille

Sunday 21:00

Olympique de Marseille's winless run continued last weekend after a shock 1-0 home defeat to young pretenders Rennes. With a solid European win under their belt following their exploits against Olympiakos in the Champions League, can they kick-start their domestic campaign with a morale-boosting win over an impressive Lyon side?

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La Liga - Round 3 Preview

Saturday SEPTEMBER 17	KO	Sunday SEPTEMBER 18	KO
Sporting Gijon - Valencia	1800	Getafe - Rayo Vallecano	1200
Mallorca - Malaga	1800	Zaragoza - Espanyol	1600
Granada - Villarreal	1800	Atletico Madrid - Racing Santander	1800
Barcelona - Osasuna	2000	Levante - Real Madrid	2000
Sevilla - Real Sociedad	2200	Athletic Bilbao - Real Betis	2000
all kick-offs in CET

Sporting Gijon

vs

Valencia

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Fernandez Lora, Botis, Soto, Canella Eguren, Alvarez Trojo, Castro, Cuevas Sangoy		Guaita Miguel, Rami, Ruiz, Mathieu Albelda, Costa Pablo, Jonas, Piatti  Soldado
TEAM NEWS
Nacho Cases is out after failing to recover from a groin injury. There are question marks over the fitness of Alberto Lora and Ivan Hernandez. If passed fit, Lora should return at right back after serving a one-game suspension against Osasuna.		Bruno is still out for Valencia with Miguel expected to continue in his absence. Miguel recovered from an allergic reaction in time to face Genk, causing Valencia to be delayed on route to Belgium. Soldado will continue his role as the lone striker; he has four goals to his name already this season.

Mallorca

vs

Malaga

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Aouate Zuiverloon, Chico, Ramis Caceres Victor, Pina Alfaro, Tejera, Nsue Tomer Hemed		Willy Gamez, Demichelis, Mathijsen, Eliseu Toulalan, Duda Cazorla, Joaquin Van Nistelrooy, Baptista
TEAM NEWS
Michael Pereira is still out after obtaining a knee injury in an international friendly. Jose Nunes will be out for a further six to eight months as he looks to recover from cruciate ligament damage. Midfielder, Jose Luis Marti is also a doubt for the visit of Malaga.		Weligton & Stadsgaard are both missing for Malaga. Los Boquerones have a new found attacking ability thanks to likes of Santi Cazorla and Joaquin. Ruud Van Nistelrooy is still searching for his first goal in La Liga this term, an will be paired alongside Julio Baptista for the first time.

Granada

vs

Villarreal

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Roberto Nyom, Diakhate, Mainz, Siqueira Abel, Yebda Jara, Carlos Martins, Dani Benitez Uche		Cesar Zapata, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Joan Oriol Marchena, Bruno Camunas, Borja Valero, Cani Rossi
TEAM NEWS
Granada can take one positive heading into the match against Villarreal: they have just two players missing. Defender David Cortes and goalkeeper Juan Jose are the only injured players for Granada. Striker Geijo is already training with the team and he could be back against Villarreal.		Cesar will replace Diego Lopez, who got a red card against Sevilla las week. Cani and Camunas were on the bench in the Champions League fixture but impressed after coming on in the second-half. Gonzalo was rested against Bayern but is expected to replace Mario with Zapata shifting to right-back.

Barcelona

vs

Osasuna

Pep Guardiola's Barcelona will be looking to rebound from two straight draws when they hosts undefeated Osasuna on Saturday to put the pressure on leaders Real Madrid, who play on Sunday.

Sevilla

vs

Real Sociedad

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Varas Caceres, Escude, Alexis, Navarro Trochowski, Medel Navas, Rakitic, Perotti Negredo		Bravo C. Martinez, I. Martinez, Demidov, Bella Illarramendi, Mariga Prieto, Zurutuza, Vela Agirretxe
TEAM NEWS
Marcelino has his entire squad at his disposable for the visit of Sociedad. Ivan Rakitic played for the first time on Saturday after a long spell out and should be able to start for Sevilla. Negredo continued his form with a goal at El Madrigal despite missing a penalty in the same match.		Borja Viguera is unavailable for the match against Sevilla after failing to regain fitness. Midfielder Bergara is also unavailable for the match against Marcelino's men. Agirretxe is one of the in-form strikers so far this season netting his third of the season in the 2-2 draw against Barcelona.

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Serie A - Round 2 Preview

Saturday SEPTEMBER 17	KO	Sunday SEPTEMBER 18	KO
Cagliari - Novara	1800	Atalanta - Palermo	1200
Inter - Roma	2045	Udinese - Fiorentina	1500
		Siena - Juventus	1500
		Parma - Chievo	1500
		Lazio - Genoa	1500
		Catania - Cesena	1500
		Bologna - Cesena	1500
all times in CET		Napoli - AC Milan	2045

Cagliari

vs

Novara

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Agazzi  Pisano, Canini, Astori, Agostini  Biondini, Nainggolan, Conti Cossu  El Kabir, Nene		Ujkani Novara (probable): Ujkani; Morganella, Paci, Ludi, Gemiti; Marianini, Porcari, Rigoni; Pinardi; Granoche, Morimoto Morganella, Paci, Ludi, Gemiti Marianini, Porcari, Rigoni Pinardi Granoche, Morimoto
TEAM NEWS
Injured midfielder Sebastian Eriksson is the only absentee for the Sardinians. This will be the first-ever meeting between Cagliari and Novara in Serie A Cagliari had gone seven league games without a win prior to their victory over Roma.		Striker Riccardo Meggiorini is Novara's only injury victim. Attilio Tesser is yet to oversee a win in the Italian top-flight in 13 attempts. Last season in Serie B, Novara conceded only 21 goals on the road; the joint-lowest in the league.

Inter

vs

Roma

Saturday's late kick-off sees two of Calcio's perennial giants face off in what promises to be a mouthwatering clash at San Siro. Both teams have endured poor starts to the new season, with Gian Piero Gasperini and Luis Enrique seemingly desperate to allay some of the pressure that continues to overshadow their respective managerial positions.

  

Atalanta

vs

Palermo

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Consigli Masiello, Lucchini, Manfredini, Peluso Schelotto, Cigarin, Padoin, Bonaventura Moralez Denis		Tzorvas, Pisano, Silvestre, Migliaccio, Balzaretti Alvarez, Barreto, Della Rocca, Ilicic Hernandez, Miccoli
TEAM NEWS
Ferreira Pinto, Michele Ferri and Nadir Minotti are all out of contention with injury. Atalanta have taken just two points from their last four meetings with Palermo. Striker German Denis is yet to score in six games against the Rosanero.		Igor Budan and Luca Di Matteo are Palermo's only unavailable performers. Palermo are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Atalanta, winning four of them. The Sicilians have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 Serie A fixtures on the road.

Udinese

vs

Fiorentina

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Handanovic Benatia, Danilo, Domizzi Isla, Badu, Pinzi, Asamoah, Armero Torje Di Natale		Boruc Cassani, Gamberini, Natali, Pasqual Behrami, Montolivo, Lazzari Cerci, Gilardino, Jovetic
TEAM NEWS
Udinese will be without the services of Andrea Coda, Damiano Ferronetti and Antonio Floro Flores through injury. Udinese have come out on top in four of their last five games against Fiorentina at the Friuli. However, at home the Friulani have won only one of the last four (2-1 vs Lazio in May).		Fiorentina won't be able to call on Per Kroldrup or Nikola Gulan, both of whom are nursing injuries. The Viola have suffered defeat just once in their past seven Serie A games. Alberto Gilardino has scored 13 goals against Udinese, a personal high against top-flight opposition.

Siena

vs

Juventus

Giuseppe Sannino's newly-promoted hosts started the new campaign with an impressive point at Catania, but not nearly as much as Antonio Conte's Juventus, who put in a virtuoso performance to down Parma 4-1 last weekend and send out a warning shot to their league rivals that they are more motivated than ever to challenge for honours.

Parma

vs

Chievo

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Mirante Zaccardo, Paletta, Lucarelli, Rubin Biabiany, Morrone, Galloppa, Modesto Giovinco Floccari		Sorrentino Frey, Andreolli, Cesar, Jokic Bradley, L.Rigoni, Hetemaj Cruzado Pellissier, Paloschi
TEAM NEWS
Danilo Pereira will face a late fitness test to discover whether he is fit enough to feature against the Flying Donkeys. Their 4-1 reverse at Juventus on matchday one was their first since 1992. However, Parma have won their last three Serie A matches at home.		Francesco Acerbis is Domenico Di Carlo's only absence, as Rinaldo Cruzado and Michael Bradley prepare to make their debuts. Chievo have won just once during their past four away outings. There have been no goals in any of these sides' past two meetings.

Lazio

vs

Genoa

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Marchetti Konko, Biava, Dias, Zauri Ledesma, Brocchi Mauri, Hernanes, Cisse Klose		Frey Mesto, Bovo, Kaladze, Antonelli Rossi, Kucka, Veloso, Constant Caracciolo, Palacio
TEAM NEWS
Stefan Radu and Lorik Cana remain on the sidelines, as Edy Reja is set to name an unchanged squad from their trip to AC Milan. Lazio are unbeaten against Genoa in their past seven Serie A meetings. At the Olimpico, they have lost just one of their past 17 games against the Grifoni.		Genoa will be without new boys Alexander Merkel and Ze Eduardo, but veteran goalkeeper Alessio Scarpi faces a late test to prove his fitness. Alberto Malesani's side have recorded just the solitary point from their last six away games in Serie A. Rodrigo Palacio has scored two goals in two starts against Lazio.

Catania

vs

Cesena

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Andujar Alvarez, Bellusci, Spolli, Capuano Biagianti, Almiron, Ricchiuti Gomez, Maxi Lopez, Lanzafame		Ravaglia Comotto, Von Bergen, Rossi, Lauro Parolo, Guana, Candreva Eder, Mutu, Ghezzal
TEAM NEWS
Nicola Legrottaglie and Mariano Izco have both been ruled out, whilst Cristian Llama has a further two months before he recovers fully. Catania have impressively lost just one of their last six Serie A fixtures. Striker Maxi Lopez scored against Cesena in both meetings with the Emilia-Romagna outfit last season.		Defender Yohan Benalouane is suspended, whilst Francesco Antonini and Vincenzo Rennella are a week away from returning. Cesena have not drawn a match in seven Serie A games. Adrian Mutu has already scored five goals against Catania in Serie A, including a brace for ex-club Fiorentina in March.

Bologna

vs

Lecce

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Gillet Raggi, Portanova, Loria, Morleo Perez, Mudingayi, Kone Diamanti Ramirez, Di Vaio		Julio Sergio Oddo, Tomovic, Esposito, Mesbah Obodo, Giacomazzi  Cuadrado, Grossmuller, Pasquato Di Michele
TEAM NEWS
Cesare Rickler and Gianluca Cherubin remain on the sidelines for Bologna  Pierpaolo Bisoli's men are unbeaten against Lecce in Serie A at home in 11 games. However, they are winless in their last 10 league matches, scoring just once in their last eight.		Ruben Olivera and Moris Carrozzieri are both ruled out of the trip to Emilia-Romagna, but Massimo Oddo prepares to make his Lecce bow. Gigi De Canio's side have lost their last four consecutive visits to the Dall’Ara. A tactical change from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1 is set to be confirmed for the weekend.

Napoli

vs

AC Milan

Italy's European heroes during midweek prepare to do battle at San Paolo for this week's Sunday evening clash. However, they have differing fortunes in the league, as Walter Mazzarri's side will strive to continue with their winning start, whilst the Rossoneri aim to pick up their first three points after a disappointing home draw to Lazio last weekend.

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