The biggest game of he weekend takes place in Turin where Juventus take on Roma. Juve are currently six points clear at the top of the league and have only lost one game since mid-December. They will want to get their charge back on track however after last weeks 2-2 draw at Bologna. Roma have been boosted by their 1-0 win in the Coppa Italia against arch rivals Lazio on Wednesday night. However, they must win on Saturday if they want to keep alive any hope of a top six finish. Another important tie involves title chasing Milan and relegation threatened Roma. After a successful week of action, defeating Inter 1-0 in the league and then progressing to the final of the Coppa Italia, Milan will want to close the gap on Juve. They are without both Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo, who both have long term injuries and also Rui Costa after picking up an injury against Perugia on Wednesday. Empoli are only two points clear of safety but their relegation fears were boosted by last weeks surprise win against Chievo and need a similar performance to get clear space from the bottom four. In the other big game of the weekend, Chievo themselves face another relegation threatened side at homeagainst Reggina. Reggina are only one point behind Empoli and one pointabove the relegation zone. The reason for their poor league position is their poor away form. They have only won one game in fourteen away games and scored only seven times. Chievo are desperate for a win to get their Champion’s League dreams back on track. They are on a poor run at the moment, one win in five games. Elswhere in the league Brecia entertain Inter, Lazio play Piacenza, Modena play Bologna, Torino visit Parma, Perugia are at home to Atalanta and Udinese play Como.
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