Juventus will be given a stern test to check their 100 per cent record, since Genoa are a very strong team at home. The fact that they are coming out of a defeat against Chievo will only spur the Rosoblu to quickly get back on track following the hiccup that has caused them to lose some ground in the league.

Outsmarting il Vecchio Balordo will be a tough ask even for a team as strong as Ciro Ferrara’s charges, since they will be without the services of Alessandro Del Piero, Momo Sissoko, Hasan Salihamidzic, Fabio Cannavaro, and most importantly, Diego, as all the aforementioned players are still licking their wounds.

Should the tower of Turin emerge triumphant at Marassi, they will have sent out a serious message to the rest of the title contenders, as they would have slipped past Inter to sit atop the Serie A.

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Udinese overcame Milan with a lone goal by Antonio Di Natale, who has now scored seven goals in five games for the Bianconeri.

The Rossoneri started the game well, hogging most of the possession. But they simply could not translate it into a goal. Soon the hosts found their footing and began to play their game, as Antonio Floro Flores posed a question, to which Marco Storari had the answer.

The Zebrette took the lead after 22 minutes, when Mauricio Isla hit the post and the rebound was put away by Di Natale.

The home side managed to create most of the chances, while the Diavoli appeared to be content with keeping possession. After firing blanks for almost an hour, Ronaldinho was brought on to tip the scales.  But even the inconsistent Brazilian was unable to produce anything that could save the day for his club.

During the final few minutes of the game, Mathieu Flamini had to leave the pitch owing to a second booking, making the loss all the more miserable.

Udinese 1-0 Milan
Di Natale 22 (U)

Udinese: Handanovic; Isla (Basta 27), Coda, Domizzi, Lukovic; Inler, D’Agostino, Lodi (Sammarco 83); Pepe (Sanchez 77), Di Natale, Floro Flores

Milan: Storari; Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Zambrotta; Gattuso (Abate 59), Pirlo, Flamini; Seedorf; Inzaghi (Huntelaar 73), Pato (Ronaldinho 59)

Ref: Banti

Sent off: Flamini 84 (M)

Siena and Chievo played out a dull goalless draw at the other Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Both sides cancelled each other out in a game where chances were few and far between.

Added time after the regular 90 minutes produced more exciting than anything that preceded during the two halves, as Sergio Pellissier capitalised on a free-kick and hit the post. Paul Constantin Codrea then hit a long range shot at the other end, which was saved by the post as well.

Both clubs walked away with a point to show for their efforts.

Siena 0-0 Chievo

Siena: Curci; Terzi (Rosi 72), Ficagna (Rossi 91), Brandao, Del Grosso; Vergassola, Codrea, Fini; Ghezzal; Calaiò (Jajalo 69), Maccarone

Chievo: Sorrentino; Morero, Yepes, Mantovani; Luciano, Iori, Bentivoglio (Marcolini 75); Pinzi; Pellissier (Ariatti 91), Bogdani (Granoche 77)

Ref: Stefanini

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