Serie A

AC Milan Midfielder Clarence Seedorf believes next week's Champions League game against Barcelona will reveal a lot about the true strength of Milan. AS Roma AS Roma coach Luis Enrique's preparation for the Cagliari clash took another hit as Cicinho, Pizarro, Juan, Lamela and Bojan are down with flu. Atalanta Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello is aware of the difficulty facing Genoa in their own turf, but insissts his team will go for the 3 points. Bologna Bologna director Roberto Zanzi is convinced of Gaston Ramirez's potential, and has assured the player that the club can help help him grow. Cagliari Cagliari president Massimo Cellino is happy after bringing in 11 new faces to the club but knows it will take some time for them to fit in. Catania Catania president Antonino Pulvirenti has urged his team to best last season's achievement and to secure at least 50 points in this campaign. Cesena Cesena director Lorenzo Minotti is convinced that their new artificial tuft will ensure a high quality performance even during wet conditions. Chievo New Chievo Verona goalkeeper Christian Puggioni is happy to compete for places against Sorrentino and Squizzi as they push each other to grow. Fiorentina Fiorentina may be without Juan Manuel Vargas for their home game against Bologna as the midfielder is currently in Peru due to family reasons. Genoa Cesare Bovo said it was easy for him to fit back into the Genoa squad, even though only two players are still here from his previous spell. Inter Milan Massimo Moratti could recall Leonardo back to Inter Milan from PSG, but as a director, as relations with Marco Branca continue to deteriorate. Juventus Juventus have loaned young goalkeeper Mario Kirev to Timisoara until next June, given the presence of Buffon, Storari and Manninger at Vinovo. Lazio Fifa agent Sabatino believes Hernanes was right to snub Arsenal, as he needs to play regularly in order to break into Brazil national squad. Lecce Lecce midfielder Djamel Mesbah said this is the first time that he has stayed at a club for 3 straight seasons and is hungry to prove himself. Napoli Goran Pandev's agent said the new Napoli striker needed to move away from Inter Milan as he was under-used and under-valued by the Nerazzurri. Novara Novara coach Attilio Tesser believes the synthetic turf at Cesena will give advantage to the more technical teams but it will tax the muscle. Palermo Palermo sports director Sean Sogliano said Cassani and Bovo left the club because they needed new stimuli and the issue should be left at that. Parma Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi is looking forward to see the potential of his team, but is still sore about the aborted clash with Juventus. Siena Simone Vergassola said Siena are ready to start the season and is convinced that his team's defence can handle Catania's new offensive tactics. Udinese Antonio Floro Flores has underlined his commitment to Udinese, after claiming he is happy to be in the middle of a major project at the club.