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Serie A preview

Tests for big boys

AFP, Rome
The top three in Italy, all boasting unbeaten records after nine matches played, face tricky away ties this weekend as Serie A returns to action following a two week break for international matches.
Current league leaders Juventus visit Modena, Roma travel to Bologna and AC Milan take on seventh-placed Chievo. Juve are on 23 points, two ahead of their two closest title rivals who are tied for second place.
European champions Milan face the sternest test in Verona where they have taken one point from the last two meetings, but they can take encouragement from Chievo's poor home record this season.
Just one win in four at the Bentegodi stadium has offset their superb away form which has brought three wins, but Milan striker Jon Dahl Tomasson said it would be a mistake to underestimate Luigi Del Neri's men well-drilled men.
"We will be up against a team that plays some of the best football in Italy," said the 27-year-old Danish international.
"Del Neri is one of the most intelligent coaches around and his players know exactly what is expected of them. He has his game plan which the team follow closely.
"They are an organised side that works hard for each other. The formula stays the same and has brought them relative success given their moderate resources.
"Its going to be really tough, but its imperative we win so we don't lose ground on Juventus, who are looking really strong at the moment."
Indeed they are, having won five out of their last six matches and secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with two first phases still left to play.
But on Saturday the reigning champions are up against an in-form Modena side, who under the tutelage of Alberto Malesani have won their last three home matches without conceding a single goal.
Malesani, who guided Parma to UEFA Cup success in 1999, said his team are more than capable of giving the titleholders a run for their money.
"We have nothing to fear," he said. We are playing at home in front of a sellout crowd and we feel confident. The pressure will be on them."
Juventus coach Marcello Lippi is expected to recall veteran defender Ciro Ferrara to the centre of his defence.
Ferrara has been used sparingly this season, but the 36-year-old former Italy international has accepted that at the age of 36 he can't play in every game.
"At my age you need to preserve your energy and spend some time on the bench, but I have a long way to go before
calling it a day," he said.
"I dont know whether or not I will have a place in the starting eleven, but nobody here is assured of a place and nobody minds. We all happily accept the coach's decisions."
Roma meanwhile come face to face with their former coach Carlo Mazzone, a born and bred Roman.
The gruff-voiced 'grandad' of Italian football has always had a soft spot for the club he supported as a boy, but insisted sentiment will be pushed to one side on Sunday.
"I am a Roma fan but I have to be professional." said the 66-year-old. "I hope they win the title this season, but right now I am thinking of Bologna. We desperately need three points and to take them from Roma, who are in tremendous form right now, would be a massive boost for morale."
Bologna are currently fourth from bottom with just six points from a possible 27 this season.