Fiorentina face Juventus with unfamiliar attack

Fiorentina coach Dino Zoff is expected to field an unfamiliar attack partnership of Enrico Fantini and 20-year-old Giampaolo Pazzini for the match against second-placed Juventus at the Stadio Franchi today.

Zoff has been forced to juggle his team, which is two points above the relegation zone, as leading scorer Fabrizio Miccoli has an Achilles problem and former Lecce striker Valeri Bojinov is ruled out by a thigh strain.

Fiorentina are also without influential midfielder Christian Obodo, who is suspended.

Juventus are equal on 66 points with Milan, but with a worse goal difference than the leaders, who have what seems to be an easier fixture at home against second from bottom Brescia.

Juve's players will take heart from the fact they have not lost in Florence since 1998 and come into the match having won five of their last six matches.

Their coach, Fabio Capello, can also count on the return of Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved, who has been out since knocking himself unconscious during the first leg of Juventus's Champions League tie against Real Madrid in February

Other matches...

Lazio vs Livorno - Suspension robs Livorno of their most prolific striker Cristiano Lucarelli, who scored the winner when these two teams met earlier this season.

Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio has recovered from injury, but is likely to start on the bench as Roberto Muzzi takes his place in attack alongside Fabio Bazzani.

Bologna vs Inter - With Bologna battling for a UEFA Cup berth and Inter by no means assured of a place in next season's Champions League, this promises to be a nervy contest.

Midfielder Leonardo Colucci is suspended for the hosts, while Inter coach Roberto Mancini's attack is decimated by injuries to Adriano, Christian Vieri and Alvaro Recoba.

Milan vs Brescia - Even without suspended playmaker Kaka and defender Jaap Stam, Milan will be confident of winning this match.

The reigning champions have won their last eight Serie A matches and welcome back European Footballer of the Year Andriy Shevchenko, who has recovered from a fractured cheekbone. Brescia lie deep in the relegation zone after losing four of their last five games.

Atalanta vs Chievo - Once seven points adrift at the bottom of the division, Atalanta have breathed life back into their campaign with back-to-back wins over Parma and highly-rated Sampdoria.

They should fancy their chances of overcoming Chievo, who have lost five of their last six games.

Cagliari vs Sampdoria - Despite their mid-table position, Cagliari have one of the best home records in the division, having lost only once at their Stadio Sant'Elia this season.

Sampdoria will be keen to get their Champions League challenge back on course after suffering consecutive defeats to Milan and Atalanta.

Lecce vs Siena - Siena's bid to escape relegation is damaged by injuries to striker Tore Andre Flo and midfielder Rodrigo Taddei.

Lecce's top scorer Mirko Vucinic is suspended, but Sasa Bjelanovic should prove an able stand-in.

Palermo vs Messina - Palermo need to win this Sicilian derby to keep their challenge for a Euro slot alive.

Coach, Francesco Guidolin, will be concerned by the absence of suspended defender Andrea Barzagli from a team that has shipped 10 goals in the last three games.

Messina are expected to field a full-strength side.

Reggina vs Parma - Reggina are not safe from relegation, especially after their recent run of poor results, which includes defeats in their last three games.

Parma start without the defensive pairing of Paolo Cannavaro and Matteo Contini, both of whom are suspended.

Udinese vs Roma - While Udinese look forward to fielding a full-strength side at the Stadio Friuli, Roma are in terrible shape.

Captain Francesco Totti, midfielders Simone Perotta and Daniele De Rossi and defender Christian Panucci are all suspended.

Injuries to defender Traianos Dellas and first-choice keeper Ivan Pelizzoli have left coach Bruno Conti to cobble together a side to reverse the club's miserable record of one win in their last eight games.

Serie A

Playing Today
Fiorentina-Juventus (0-1) 6 p.m.
Lazio-Livorno (0-1) 6 p.m.
Bologna-Inter (2-2) 8.30 p.m.
Milan-Brescia (0-0) 8.30 p.m.

Tomorrow - 3 p.m.
Atalanta-Chievo (0-1)
Cagliari-Sampdoria (0-0)
Lecce-Siena (1-1)
Palermo-Messina (0-0)
Reggina-Parma (0-1)
Udinese-Roma (3-0)

Leading Scorers
19 goals Montella (Roma)
16 goals Gilardino (Parma)
15 goals Adriano (Inter)
14 goals Esposito (Cagliari), Shevchenko (Milan)

Serie B

Played Yesterday
Cesena-Arezzo 0-1

Playing Today - 8.30 p.m.
Bari-Catania (1-0)
Crotone-Triestina (0-1)
Genoa-AlbinoLeffe (3-0)
Perugia-Ternana (2-0)
Pescara-Salernitana (2-0)
Piacenza-Treviso (1-1)
Torino-Empoli (0-3)
Venezia-Catanzaro (0-0)
Vicenza-Ascoli (0-2)

Playing On Monday
Modena-Verona (0-3) 8.45 p.m.

Bundesliga

Playing Today
A. Bielefeld-B. Leverkusen
Freiburg-Hamburg
H. Rostock-Mainz
Kaiserslautern-Hanover
Schalke-Nuremberg
W. Bremen-Stuttgart
Wolfsburg-Bayern Munich

Playing Tomorrow
B. Dortmund-H. Berlin
B. M'gladbach-Bochum

Primera Liga

Playing Today
R. Sociedad-Osasuna
R. Zaragoza-Valencia
Villarreal-A. Bilbao

Playing Tomorrow
Albacete-Real Madrid
A. Madrid-Mallorca
Barcelona-R. Betis
Levante-Deportivo
Malaga-Getafe
R. Santander-Espanyol
Sevilla-Numancia

Ligue 1

Playing Today
Auxerre-Nantes
Lyon-Lens
Stade Rennes-Bastia
Sochaux-Caen
Lille-Istres
Ajaccio-Monaco
Nice-St Etienne
Bordeaux-Strasbourg
Metz-Toulouse

Playing Tomorrow
Marseille-PSG