Milan, fifth and in danger of missing next season's Champions League, are without long-serving defender Paolo Maldini as well as suspended duo Daniele Bonera and Massimo Ambrosini for Sunday's home game with lowly Reggina.

Milan defender Maldini, mulling over whether to retire at the end of the season, has suffered an injury to his left thigh and may miss the remaining five matches of the campaign.

The 39-year-old Rossoneri legend will undergo more tests on Monday.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti however welcomes back Kakha Kaladze and Alessandro Nesta from bans.

Mirko Vucinic is an injury doubt for Roma with an ankle problem ahead of Saturday's home game against bottom club Livorno .

A victory for Roma would allow them to cut leaders' Internazionale's lead to just one point, ahead of Inter's game at Torino on Sunday.

Off the field, takeover talk surrounding the Giallorossi has intensified.

Billionaire financier George Soros has been linked with a bid and media reports said his advisers had met club owners the Sensi family. Soros had no comment on Thursday. Other parties are interested but Roma have denied a sale is imminent.

Inter visit Torino on Sunday with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic out for at least another 10 days because of a knee problem.

Luis Figo, pondering whether to retire, has a calf injury and may have played his last game this season.

Patrick Vieira is suspended for the match while Gianni De Biasi takes charge of struggling Torino for the third time after quitting Levante.

Torino's playmaker Alvaro Recoba will miss the game against the club he is on loan from him because of suspension.

Juventus are close to securing a Champions League place and are already looking to next season ahead of Sunday's trip to Atalanta.

Sporting director Alessio Secco reiterated the club hoped to sign Palermo striker Amauri and hinted midfielder Sebastian Giovinco, on loan at Empoli, would return to Juve next term.

He also conceded that selling Adrian Mutu to Fiorentina was a mistake.

"The sale of Mutu was an error, my error," Secco told Gazzetta dello Sport.

Defender Fernando Couto is suspended for relegation-threatened Parma's home game with Napoli on Sunday after being sent off in the 3-0 defeat at Juventus on Wednesday.

He was given an additional three-game ban for punching Juve centre back Giorgio Chiellini.

Reuters