Totti tops Roma's woes for Juve visit

Brief news ahead of this weekend's matches in Serie A:

* Captain Francesco Totti looks unlikely to return for injury-and-suspension-ravaged Roma against second-placed Juventus tomorrow after having to train separately from the team again this week with a knee problem.

Roma will probably be without five more injured regulars plus four suspended players, midfielders Daniele De Rossi and David Pizarro and defenders Marco Motta and Souleymane Diamoutene, although they hope to have De Rossi's two-match ban for dissent reduced on appeal.

Coach Luciano Spalletti may be forced to field a youth team product in fifth-placed Roma's starting lineup.

* Juventus also have plenty of fitness problems as they try to make inroads into Inter Milan's seven-point lead, including striker Amauri, out with a thigh injury, and defender Nicola Legrottaglie, who is still having trouble with his knee.

But Italy centre back Giorgio Chiellini should be able to play with a face mask after fracturing his nose in last week's 4-1 win over Bologna.

French forward David Trezeguet has recovered from a leg muscle problem and should be on the bench despite a bust-up with coach Claudio Ranieri after he was substituted when Juve were knocked out of the Champions League by Chelsea.

* Injuries and Walter Samuel's suspension mean that Colombian Nelson Rivas is probably the only centre back Inter Milan can call on for the champions' home game against bottom side Reggina on Sunday.

Coach Jose Mourinho is being tipped to use Argentina midfielder Esteban Cambiasso in defence as a makeshift solution.

Luis Figo has a leg muscle strain.

* Reggina defender Bruno Cirillo is suspended.

* Midfielder Massimo Ambrosini is suspended for third-placed Milan's visit to Napoli on Sunday while playmaker Kaka is a major doubt with a foot problem that has sidelined him for a over month.

* Winger Daniele Mannini will be available for Napoli after the Court of Arbitration for Sport temporarily lifted a controversial one-year doping ban while his case is re-examined.

But Salvatore Aronica is suspended for former Milan midfielder and Italy coach Roberto Donadoni's second match in charge after last week's 1-1 draw at Reggina.