Udinese will be looking to reclaim top spot in Serie A when they host Roma tonight in a match brought forward from the weekend.

The northerners lost the scudetto lead last weekend when they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Parma.

Coach Francesco Guidolin accused his team of lacking humility in that game but they will have the chance to banish those memories straight away if they can overcome Roma.

Their visitors have been quite inconsistent this season and have struggled to convert chances into goals.

Roma moved up to fifth with their 2-1 win over Lecce and are only five points behind leaders Juventus. But Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Taddei has dismissed any talk of a title push from the side, who are developing under the tutelage of Luis Enrique.

“It would be hypocritical on our part to talk about the title,” he said.

“It’s early, there are a lot of games left and it’s better to just think about the next match against Udinese, which will be very difficult.

“They play good football, they play from memory, they have great players and to take something away from the game we’ll have to be at the top of our concentration.”

Udinese don’t suffer from the same vice as Roma, whose fans need little encouragement to allow unrealistic expectations to foster.

For the northerners it’s all about the here and now and just trying to pick up points.

Udinese striker Gabriel Torje said it’s important to put their defeat to Parma behind them.

“We have to forget about Parma and kick on against a great team like Roma,” he said.

Programme

Today: 20.45 Udinese vs Roma.

Tomorrow: 18.00 Lecce vs Catania; Novara vs Parma. 20.45 Atalanta vs Napoli; Lazio vs Juventus.

Sunday: 15.00 Cagliari vs Bologna; Cesena vs Genoa; Palermo vs Fiorentina; Siena vs Inter. 20.45 Milan vs Chievo.