The Azzurri lost a first league game since December 16 as goals from Boukary Drame and Cyril Thereau handed Chievo Verona a 2-0 win - Napoli's third straight loss at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi.

Edinson Cavani went on to miss a penalty as league leaders Juventus pulled nine points clear at the top with a 1-0 victory over Catania, but Mazzarri predicts a positive, and immediate, reaction from his players.

He told sscnapoli.it: "We have never been lucky in Verona. They scored on their first attempt and then we were out of it.

"Chievo are definitely our bete noire as we have not won here for three years. But every season brings moments like this and we must overcome them.

"We are still second in the table, we are playing in a great league and we are two points ahead of AC Milan.

"If you consider the glass as half full, we have done many good things. We have collected many more points than we had at this stage last year."

"The group is solid and the lads believe in themselves, and starting from next Sunday against Atalanta we will be ready to start afresh.

"A match like today's can happen but we know how to react. There are still many games to play and we can do well."

Chievo, meanwhile, took a significant step towards securing its place in the top flight as three more valuable points built an eight-point cushion on the relegation zone.

And Flying Donkeys head coach Eugenio Corini admitted taking tips from Juve, who secured a 1-1 draw at Napoli last week, when preparing his players for Sunday's game.

"We played well, especially in the first half," he told La Repubblica. "We left our opponents very little room to manoeuvre.

"I used a five-man defence after watching Napoli-Juventus and we've used a similar system to Juve in the last few matches.

"So I decided to take that approach again here and it paid off."

The Azzurri briefly joined Juve at the top of the Serie A table on 49 points following Saturday's home win over Catania, but Matri edged his side back out in front with a stunning first-half opener in Verona.

Stephan Lichtsteiner then seized on a Matri pass to score what proved to be the winner before Cyril Thereau's second-half response set up a tense finale.

After helping Juve to push through the 50-point barrier, Matri told juventus.com: "It felt like a great goal. Strange though, because normally when I strike it well, I don't score.

"But today it went well and we provided a great response to Napoli's win. These are the games that win you championships, not the direct encounters."

New signing Nicolas Anelka was an unused substitute in Verona and Matri hopes it stays that way after giving his coach Antonio Conte food for thought with his performance.

"Everyone wants to play, but unfortunately there are only 11 players on the pitch," he added. "As in every team, there is a pecking order.

"All you can do is give your all and give the coach something to think about. I'm not satisfied with being a reserve, I'm working to play in the starting XI.

"Pecking orders have to be respected, but you can try and change them."

Lichtsteiner, who smashed home a rising finish three minutes before the break, said: "I'm consistently finding the target and I'm happy.

"Today's victory was very important for us. We dropped a lot of points in January, which was also down to an element of bad luck.

"We struggled a bit in the second half and could have handled things a little better after the restart.

"We're still top of the league, but we know we'll need to remain alert because Napoli are a great side, as are Lazio and Inter."

Chievo boss Eugenio Corini was encouraged by the 40 evenly-contested minutes that followed Thereau's goal.

He said: "I expected Juve to be this attacking, but we respected them too much in the first half. It was better after the break when we made them worry."

The 24-year-old has lost his place in the Rosanero starting XI to veteran keeper Stefano Sorrentino, who arrived from Chievo on a three-and-a-half-year deal last week.

A statement published on palermocalcio.it confirmed Ujkani would move the other way until the northern summer, while the Gialloblu has been given the option to purchase half of the player's registration should the loan spell be successful.

Palermo also confirmed the sale of defender Mauro Cetto to San Lorenzo, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal in Argentina.

The 25-year-old made 15 league appearances for the Rossoblu this term but new head coach Davide Ballardini, who replaced Luigi Delneri on Monday, has allowed him to move to the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi.

A statement on chievoverona.it confirmed the Gialloblu has the option to sign Seymour permanently at the end of the arrangement.

The defensive midfielder arrived at the Marassi in May 2011 after a successful five-year spell with Universidad de Chile, before spending the remaining six months of last season on loan at Catania.

Arturo Vidal's goal after 19 seconds served only to inspire Inter, which turned the game around in the second half to move to within a point of Juve at the top of the table.

Diego Milito was on target twice for Andrea Stramaccioni's side, including an equaliser from the penalty spot, before Rodrigo Palacio sealed Inter's seventh win in a row in the last minute.

It was also a good night for Inter's city rival AC Milan, which romped to a 5-1 win over Chievo at the San Siro.

Urby Emanuelson opened the scoring in the 16th minute, although the lead lasted only two minutes before Sergio Pellissier levelled.

Riccardo Montolivo and Bojan Krkic gave Milan a comfortable half-time lead before top goalscorer Stephan El Shaarawy got his customary goal in the 75th minute.

Giampaolo Pazzini added a fifth to wrap up victory with the last kick of the game.

The Serie A side announced in a brief statement that it was dispensing with Di Carlo's services just six games into the new season.

Chievo lost 4-1 at fellow struggler Palermo last weekend to slip into the bottom three.

Chievo has lost its last five league games after starting the campaign with a victory.

Di Carlo, 48, returned for his second spell in charge of the Verona club in June last year - he first led it between 2008 and 2010 before less than a year in charge of Sampdoria - and guided it to a respectable 10th-placed finish last season.

A statement from Chievo read: "The club offer our heartfelt gratitude to the coach and his staff, not only for the excellent results achieved during his three seasons at Chievo, but especially for their commitment, professionalism and dedication."

His replacement, Corini, spent five years as a player with Chievo from 1998 to 2003.

This job is his first as a coach in the top flight after spells in charge of lower-league sides Portosummaga, Crotone and, most recently, Frosinone.

His first game will be at home to Sampdoria this weekend.

Corini, who retired as a player due to an Achilles tendon injury in 2009, could barely contain his delight at his unveiling near Lake Garda.

Quoted in the Gazzetta dello Sport, the Brescia-born coach told reporters: "This is an amazing opportunity for me and I'm grateful to the club.

"They stayed loyal to me when I was going through a tough time as a player - after a serious injury - and I won't disappoint them this time.

"I'm lucky to have worked under 'masters' like Gigi Del Neri and Francesco Guidolin, so I'll try to apply what they've taught me in the best possible way."

Corini took training for the first time on Tuesday afternoon and has recruited Reggiana assistant coach Salvatore Lanna to his coaching staff in Verona.

"I already knew a lot about Chievo, I knew about the situation and all about the individual players," the 42-year-old added.

"That's why the directors called me when they decided to change (the coach).

"We start with the challenge of Sampdoria and I'm confident.

"The squad is a good one and we have everything here that we need to survive."

The 24-year-old has penned a four-year contract that ties him to the Giallorossi until 30 June, 2016, Roma announced in a statement on its website.

Bradley, who has won 69 caps for his country, joined Chievo last northern summer from Borussia Monchengladbach and had one year left on his contract with the Verona outfit.

As part of the deal, Roma's Romanian midfielder Adrian Stoian, 21, has joined Chievo for the upcoming campaign.

The USA international is expected to join the Giallorossi for a reported 5 million euros ($6 million) from Chievo.

"We are still waiting for the deal to done," Bradley's agent Alberto Faccini said to www.asromanews.it

"I am confident because I have been given assurances.

"I am convinced that in 24 hours all will be resolved.

"Bradley has had to join Chievo in pre-season training.

"I have already given the Roma coach [Zdenek Zeman] Bradley's [fitness] times and he is in good shape.

"I am sure when he arrives Bradley will not have any problems adapting to Zeman's training sessions."

Bradley is expected to put pen to paper on a four-year contract with Zdenek Zeman's side.

The 24-year-old joined Chievo last summer from Borussia Mönchengladbach and made 31 league appearances for the Serie A outfit.

He has one year left in his contract with Chievo.

The 22-year-old joined the Flying Donkeys last summer and scored five goals in 32 Serie A appearances.

A statement from Chievo read: "Beautiful news for Chievo.

"Alberto Paloschi will wear the Gialloblu colours in the 2012-13 campaign."

Paloschi broke into Milan's senior team in the 2007-08 season but spent the next three years at Parma and Genoa.

The Italian forward will become a free agent next summer.

The USA international has attracted the attention of several clubs after an impressive first season in Serie A.

The 24-year-old is expected to put pen to paper on a three-year contract with the Giallorossi.

"There are still some minor details to sort out but we expect Bradley to join the team in pre-season training in the next few days," Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini told Gazzetta dello Sport.

Bradley joined Chievo last summer from Borussia Monchengladbach and made 31 league appearances for the Verona outfit.

He has one year left in his contract with Chievo.

The United States international has attracted the attention of several clubs after an impressive first season in Serie A.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the 24-year-old is undergoing a medical in the Eternal City this morning before putting pen to paper on a three-year contract with the Giallorossi.

Bradley joined Chievo last summer from Borussia Monchengladbach and made 31 league appearances for the Verona outfit.

He has one year left in his contract with Chievo.

The USA international has attracted the attention of several clubs, including the Giallorossi, after an impressive first season in Serie A.

"Michael is excited about Roma's interest," Bradley's agent Alberto Faccini said to www.calciomercato.com. "It's always nice for a player to be linked with a renowned club as Roma."

The 24-year-old, who joined Chievo last summer from Borussia Monchengladbach and made 31 league appearances for the Verona outfit, has also been strongly linked with a move to Fiorentina.

"Fiorentina expressed an interest in the player and when I spoke to Michael he was flattered," Faccini said. "We have never rejected Fiorentina.

"Roma are very interested in the player, but (Roma sporting director) Walter Sabatini and Chievo will have to agree something."

Bradley has one year left in his contract with Chievo.

Roma goes into the encounter in Turin on the back of last weekend's 5-1 triumph over Cesena, its fourth straight win in Serie A.

But its form pales in comparison with that of Juve, which won 2-0 at Atalanta to remain one point clear of AC Milan at the top of the standings and preserve their undefeated record in all competitions.

"The Serie A table says it all," Enrique said. "Juve have been very consistent and we haven't.

"At the start of the campaign we struggled but we have gotten better in recent weeks.

"Juve have proved to be a winning side and we will have to take the initiative.

"It will be an added incentive to know that Juve have yet to lose so far."

Both clubs have enjoyed much success in the cup down the years with nine victories apiece, and the victor of Tuesday's (Wednesday AEDT) tie will face the winner of Thursday's (Friday AEDT) quarter-final between Milan and Lazio.

Napoli will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 1-1 draw at Siena when it takes on in-form Inter Milan at the San Paolo stadium on Wednesday.

Walter Mazzarri's side has won just two of its last six league games and takes on an Inter side which is the defending champion and on a seven-match winning run in Serie A.

Also on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), Chievo and Siena square off at the Marc'Antonio Bentegodi stadium, with the winner facing either Napoli or Inter.

Neither side has ever won the cup and both go into the encounter on the back of league draws at the weekend.

The Nerazzurri won 1-0 in France in the Champions League in midweek and heads into Sunday's (Monday AEDT) match against Chievo knowing that a defeat could see it fall into the relegation zone.

"After the Champions League, we can now focus on the League at home," Moratti told www.inter.it.

"Tuesday's win was an important and necessary one.

"Now we have to find some more confidence so that we can continue to do well in Europe and start putting some points on the board in the league.

"I think all this side needs is to get its confidence back and then we'll start winning."

Inter is level on four points with 18th-place Bologna and has lost four of its six games in Serie A.

City rival AC Milan also goes into Sunday's (Monday AEDT) game at Lecce in buoyant mood after it followed up its 3-0 triumph over Palermo with a 2-0 success over BATE Borisov in the Champions League.

The Rossoneri needs to show a lot of improvement if it is to win its first game on the road this season.

Massimiliano Allegri's side has conceded five goals in its first two games away from home.

If Juventus slips up against Genoa, Udinese can take over sole possession of first place with a victory over Novara at the Friuli stadium.

Six games into the season and Udinese and Juve are level on 12 points and the only teams unbeaten in Serie A.

Napoli visits in-form Cagliari looking to pick up where it left off in its 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

The result was deemed a good one by Napoli fans because Bayern had scored 25 goals and conceded just once in its previous 10 games.

The Naples outfit lost last weekend's game to Parma to drop to fifth place, one point behind Cagliari.

Roma and Palermo will battle it out at the Stadio Olimpico with both sides looking to bounce back from defeats.

The Sicilian side lost 3-0 at AC Milan and travels to Rome looking to end its winless run away from home.

Roma, meanwhile, lost 2-1 at Lazio in last weekend's city derby.

Lazio travels to Bologna inspired by Miroslav Klose's last-gasp winner against Roma at the weekend.

The result was Lazio's second consecutive triumph and lifted the Biancoceleste to fourth place.

Parma looks to make it three wins a row when it takes on Atalanta in Bergamo.

Franco Colomba's men stunned Napoli 2-1 to climb to the top half of the standings.

Bottom side Cesena travels to Siena looking for its first win of the campaign but having to do without pivotal striker Adrian Mutu, who serves his first of a three-match ban this weekend.

Fiorentina will have to show a vast improvement up front if it is to end its three-match winless run against Catania.

The Viola have struggled in front of goal in recent weeks, scoring just once in their last three league games.

The midfielder's agent Ron Waxman said on Twitter that Bradley had signed with Chievo. But the club based in northeastern Italy said the final deal had not been completed as of early on Tuesday.

Vittorio Micolucci, a defender with Serie B side Ascoli, struck a deal with prosecutors and received a reduced ban of 14 months.

Chievo is one of two Serie A sides in the dock in Rome over the football betting scandal, the other being newly-promoted Atalanta.

There are 18 teams, including two amateur sides, and 26 people including players, former players, presidents and directors due to be judged by federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi.

The scandal came to light at the end of last season after the revelation of an investigation by the Prosecutor of Cremona that started in November 2010.

Chievo was fined over the behaviour of Stefano Bettarini, who was registered on its books as a player in a publicity stunt - he never actually played for the club.

Bettarini had retired from football in 2005 and had not played since, instead forging a career in television.

He is charged with trying to manipulate matches to fix bets.

Micolucci's ban is for association with illicit betting activities but was reduced from the three years requested by prosecutors due to his collaboration with investigators.

The best known individual caught up in the scandal is former Italy and Lazio striker Guiseppe Signori, accused of being one of the heads of the criminal gang fixing matches.

Di Carlo succeeds Stefano Pioli, who parted company with the Verona outfit earlier this month to join Palermo.

A statement from the club said: "Chievo announces that Domenico Di Carlo will guide the first team in the 2011-12 campaign."

This will be Di Carlo´s second stint at Chievo after guiding the club to Serie A safety in the 2008-09 campaign.

Di Carlo, 47, was out of a job after being dismissed by strugglers Sampdoria in March.

Chievo ended the campaign in 11th place.

The draw - which saw the Juventus players booed off the pitch by the home fans - leaves the 'Old Lady' five points adrift of Udinese, who occupies the fourth and final Champions League spot with just two matches remaining.

Juventus had looked to be coasting to the three points when veteran Alessandro Del Piero scored from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, after Gennaro Sardo had fouled Simone Pepe.

The lead was doubled 10 minutes into the second-half when Del Piero set up Alessandro Matri.

However, Chievo refused to surrender and scored twice in two minutes to level the match and all but assure itself of another season in the elite.

Both goals emanated in the same way as captain Sergio Pelissier twice hit the post only for his rebounds to be scrambled home by Luca Rigoni in the 68th minute, and the second by Sardo a minute later.

Juventus pushed hard to get a third but twice was denied by the woodwork, Giorgio Chiellini and former Italy international striker Luca Toni the unlucky parties.

However, Fernando Uribe also missed a golden chance to give Chievo the three points, as with Gianluigi Buffon out of his goal, the Colombian had an empty net to put the ball into but instead hit a tame effort that went straight to Juventus defender Claudio Marchisio.

And the pressure is mounting on Juventus coach Luigi Delneri as his team lost for the fifth time in eight games since the turn of the year with a 2-1 reverse at Palermo.

Davide Moscardelli and Gennaro Sardo scored the goals to down an out of sorts Napoli, who dropped to five points off leaders AC Milan, who drew 0-0 with Lazio on Tuesday.

Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri had warned his team before the game that it always struggles against Chievo, and it had already been beaten 3-1 at home, but the players didn't heed his advice.

On six minutes Sardo was off target with a header and soon after Davide Mandelli shot just wide.

Napoli created nothing going forward and Chievo deservedly went ahead on 20 minutes with a brilliant goal from Moscardelli, who took down a Sergio Pellissier chipped pass in the area and then curled a peach of a left footer around a defender and in off the far post.

It should have been two on 36 minutes as Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis charged from his area to deny Pellissier, but with the simple task of lobbing the ball back over the goalkeeper and into the unguarded net, Moscardelli missed the ball completely.

Incredibly, in injury time Napoli had a similar chance with Chievo goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino left stranded in no-man's land after a mistake by Marco Andreoli, but Serie A top goalscorer Edinson Cavani, with an identical task to Moscardelli's earlier one, scuffed his shot horribly off target.

Any hope Napoli had of improving after the break was quashed on 50 minutes as Sardo won a 50-50 challenge and then somehow ran through three defenders before cleverly slotting the ball past De Sanctis.

It took the visitor until 10 minutes from time to finally threaten as Christian Maggio crossed for Cavani who headed just wide.

But five minutes from time Moscardelli wasted a chance to close out the game on the counter, blazing over from eight yards.

Palermo leapfrogged its opponent with the win in Sardinia, leaving sorry Juventus eighth in Serie A.

The host took an early lead, just as it had done against Inter Milan at the weekend, as Javier Pastore crossed from deep and Fabrizio Miccoli took the ball in his stride before finishing under goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon from a tight angle.

Giulio Migliaccio then headed home a Mattia Cassani cross after a short corner to make it 2-0.

Claudio Marchisio got Juventus back into the match as he finished through a crowd of bodies after goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu had made a mess of another corner.

Although it had blown a 2-0 lead against Inter, this time Palermo held out.

Roma missed the chance to jump above city rival Lazio into third as it was held 1-1 at home to lowly Brescia, while in-form Udinese failed to move into the UEFA Champions League places as it was surprisingly held 1-1 at home to Bologna.

Giampiero Ventura's men moved above Parma by a solitary point as it arrested a horrific five-game losing run and kept just its second clean sheet of the season.

Chievo started the better of the sides and could have taken a 22nd-minute lead when Pablo Granoche skipped past Alessandro Parisi and centred, but the waiting Mariano Bogliacino could only head over.

Parisi went close at the other end with a free-kick that was smothered by Stefano Sorrentino, before Bostjan Cesar fluffed his lines as he tried to get his head on a Bogliacino cross into the box.

Chances were few and far between for Bari and it could not afford to be wasteful, but that was what it was as Edgar Alvarez allowed Sorrentino to get a hand to his rifled drive after taking in a pass from Paulo Vitor Barreto.

Chievo looked the more dangerous and Davide Moscardelli eluded his marker but could only head wide, before Massimo Donati struck wide for Bari after the restart.

Barreto then had a shot of his own that Sorrentino did well to keep out, before Bari's Salvatore Masiello nearly put through his own goal from Gennaro Sardo's cross.

Chievo's Michele Marcolini then had one last attempt at breaking the deadlock, but his long-range strike was saved by Jean Francois Gillet.

The Swede is struggling with a stomach complaint and is a major doubt for Milan, which is attempting to make it three league wins on the spin as it bids to close the two-point gap to competition leader Lazio.

Milan faces Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League next week and the club's top scorer may err on the side of caution this weekend in order to be fit for that game.

"I've had stomach cramps and I haven't been able to train," said Ibrahimovic. "I have to reconsider whether I can play against Chievo.

"The Champions League is more important and I want to be 100% for the game against Real Madrid.

"I will talk to the medical team and will do what is best for me."

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri could instead look to Brazilian pair Robinho and Alexandre Pato to deliver the goals, with both on good form and on target in Brazil's 2-0 win over Ukraine.

Inter Milan is level on 11 points with Milan and Napoli and this weekend travels to face a Cagliari side which remains unbeaten at the Sant' Elia this season.

A tough examination for Rafael Benitez's side will be made that bid harder by the possible absence of several key players, among them Diego Milito, Goran Pandev and Esteban Cambiasso, all of whom are carrying knocks.

Lazio expects to pick up where it left off before the international break when it travels to Bari.

The Romans won their last two league games to take over sole possession of first place.

Napoli visits Catania this weekend and will again be hoping to get the best from Edison Cavani.

The Uruguay international has struck five goals in six league games to lift Napoli to third place.

Juventus played well in a goalless draw at Inter last time out and will try to build on that performance when it meets Lecce in Turin.

Fiorentina will have an added motivation to beat Sampdoria in Genoa knowing that a defeat could see it drop into the relegation zone, while struggling Roma hosts Genoa, desperate to claim their second win of the campaign.

Palermo will welcome back striker Fabrizio Miccoli for its match against Bologna. The Italian forward has recovered from a muscular injury and is set to make his first league appearance of the season.

Parma has not won a game since the opening day against Brescia on August 29 and will try and stop the rot against Cesena, while Udinese - which secured its first win of the campaign against Cesena last time out - will look to keep the momentum going as it travels to Brescia.

Zarate struck in the 69th minute to hand the visiting side its third win in four games.

The outcome sees Lazio go level on 10 points with Inter, which lost 1-0 at Roma.

Brescia's three-match winning run came to an end as it lost 2-1 at Bari.

Bari showed it had suffered no lingering effects from the 4-0 beating it received at Inter in midweek by storming into a 16th-minute lead through Emmanuel Rivas.

Brescia's Panagiotis Kone equalised on the half-hour mark before Paulo Barreto converted from the penalty spot in the 55th minute after being brought down by Brescia defender Gilberto Martinez.

The home side held on without major scares to record its first triumph since the opening win of the Serie A season at Juventus on August 29.

Napoli came from behind to pick up its second consecutive away win in style with a 4-1 triumph at Cesena.

Marco Parolo put the host team in front in the 48th minute and, with the help of its inspirational goalkeeper, it looked like it was going to upset Napoli like it had AC Milan in its first home game of the season.

But Ezequiel Lavezzi levelled in the 72nd minute and a Marek Hamsik penalty and two late goals from Edison Cavani earned Napoli all three points.

Catania and Bologna continued their solid starts to the new season with a battling 1-1 draw at Stadio Angelo Massimino.

Veteran striker Marco Di Vaio opened the scoring for the visitor after 40 minutes when he slammed home on the rebound after seeing his penalty saved by Mariano Andujar.

The host pulled level through a Miguel Britos own goal after 65 minutes and although Catania looked the most likely to add to the scoring, Bologna's backline held firm for a deserved point.

Second-half goals from Adem Ljajic and Lorenzo De Silvestri earned Fiorentina its first win of the Serie A season against Parma.

Ljajic opened the scoring with a 61st-minute penalty and De Silvestri's deflected effort made the game safe.

Massimo Maccarone secured a richly-deserved point for Palermo against 10-man Lecce with a stoppage-time equaliser at the Stadio Renzo Barbera.

Guillermo Giacomazzi put the visitor ahead in the eighth minute and, after Mauricio Pinilla had what would have been a leveller incorrectly ruled out for offside on the stroke of half time, Daniele Corvia doubled Lecce's advantage at the start of the second period.

However, Pinilla gave Palermo hope six minutes later and, after Giacomazzi was sent off 10 minutes from time, Maccarone salvaged a point for the host with his first goal for the club.

Udinese picked up its first point of the season after grinding out a goalless draw at Sampdoria this afternoon.

The visitor came into the contest with nothing to show for its efforts from the first four games of the season but return east having broken its duck at the Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

And a draw was the least it deserved for an enterprising display against a Samp side which has now won just one of its opening five games.

The Flying Donkeys, though, are not in unfamiliar territory, having topped the standings in the 2000/01 campaign.

"The strength is in the club, the good atmosphere and in the group of players," said Chievo coach Stefano Pioli.

"But we know that our journey will be an arduous one and that sooner or later the strength of the top clubs, those that have been up and down early on, will come out."

This weekend's encounter should prove a stiff test for Chievo with former coach Giusepppe Iachini, now in charge of Brescia, visiting.

Iachini led Chievo to promotion in 2008 before being dismissed by the club following a poor start to the 2008/09 campaign.

Rafael Benitez's Inter Milan will try to end Palermo's unbeaten run at the Renzo Barbera stadium.

The Sicilian outfit's last defeat at their home came back in March 2009.

Inter go into the encounter on the back of a 2-2 midweek draw at FC Twente in its Champions League opener.

Cagliari and Bari will battle it out at the San Nicola stadium with both sides also unbeaten so far.

Sampdoria, meanwhile, host a Napoli side still looking for its first victory of the campaign.

Newly-promoted Cesena will go up against Lecce, just a few months after the two sides met in a battle for supremacy in Serie B.

Cesena is the only team in Italy's top flight that has yet to concede a goal, with one of those clean sheets coming against AC Milan, a 2-0 victory.

Milan, who beat Auxerre 2-0 in its midweek Champions League opener, host Catania.

One club still licking its wounds from the last round of games is Roma.

The Eternal City side received a 5-1 hammering at Cagliari in the last round and then lost 2-0 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

The Romans will face Bologna at the Stadio Olimpico this weekend.

Udinese and Juventus will meet at the Friuli stadium with both teams seeking their first win of the campaign.

Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic is also looking for win number one when he leads the Viola against the club he once played for, Lazio.

Mihajlovic replaced Cesare Prandelli at the helm of Fiorentina but his team has claimed just one point from two matches.

Genoa will visit Parma looking for a change in fortunes after suffering a 3-1 defeat at home to Chievo in the last round. Parma meanwhile, followed up a season-opening victory over Brescia with a 2-1 defeat to Catania.

The Sweden striker joined Milan last week from Barcelona and is eager to play for his new club.

"We have one of the best striking forces in the world," said Ibrahimovic.

"I want to repay the fans for their great reception.

"I hope to score at least 25 goals this season although the most important thing is for the team to win."

Ibrahimovic, who played for Milan's city rivals Inter before leaving for Spain last year, is competing with Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho for a place in the starting XI.

The Brazilians shone in Milan's 4-0 triumph over Lecce in its Serie A opener, which was Massimiliano Allegri's first game in charge of Milan.

Defending champions Inter go in search of its first league win of the season against Udinese on Saturday.

The Nerazzurri were held to a goalless draw at Bologna in its opener.

Inter coach Rafael Benitez will be hoping for an improved performance from his players.

Juventus are looking to halt a poor run of form when they square off against Sampdoria, with its last league victory having come back on April 25. Luigi Del Neri's men fell to a 1-0 defeat at Bari on day one of the campaign.

Roma will not be taking Cagliari lightly when they make the trip to Sardinia this weekend. Last season's runners-up were held to a 2-2 draw on its last trip there.

Fiorentina will be without suspended Alessandro Gamberini and Juan Vargas when they travel to Lecce on Sunday. The Viola have not won on the road since March 11.

Genoa are in buoyant mood going into its home game against Chievo following a 1-0 triumph at Udinese. That victory was especially sweet for the Grifoni as they won just three times away from home in its 19 road games last season.

Bari will look for its first Serie A win at Napoli since 1959.

Meanwhile, Alberto Malesani will make his coaching debut with Bologna when they travel to Rome to face Lazio.

Malesani replaced Franco Colomba, who was sacked on the eve of his team's opener against Inter.

Parma will have to overcome the absence of striker Alberto Paloschi when they visit Catania.

Paloschi sustained a muscular injury while on international duty with Italy's under-21 team last week.

Palermo are still without last season's top scorer Fabrizio Miccoli because of injury as they go after a first win of the season when travelling to Brescia.