Serie A

AC Milan
Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri defends his tactics against Barcelona and is confident his side can trouble Napoli despite an injury crisis.

Atalanta
Atalanta are hoping to avoid their first home defeat when they take on Palermo, who are confident of registering their second consecutive wins.

Bologna
Bologna coach Pierpaolo Bisoli has underlined the importance of beating Lecce as preparation for their next game against Juve an Inter.

Cagliari
Joaquin Larrivey scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Cagliari registered their first home win following the match against Novara.

Catania
Catania manager Vincenzo Montella believes his team need to show a little bit more of aggression against Cesena, following last week's draw.

Cesena
Cesena manager Marco Giampaolo believes he was unfairly sacked during his time at Catania, and is confident that he had done his best there.

Chievo
Chievo are hoping to pick up points for the second straight games when they take on Parma, who are determined to avoid their first home defeat.

Fiorentina
Sinisa Mihajlovic insists he will make the decision on whether to field Riccardo Montolivo against Udinese after a blazing row with Fiorentina.

Genoa
Genoa coach Alberto Malesani has revealed he will not be making any major changes to the squad and confirmed that Felipe Seymour will feature.

Juventus
Antonio Conte believes Juventus have received excessive praises for the Parma win, and warns that they cannot be define after just one game.

Lazio
Lazio manager Edy Reja is confident that his team are on the rise despite the draws and that they have not forgotten how to defend properly.

Lecce
Lecce manager Eusebio Di Francesco has confirmed that Massimo Oddo will not face Bologna, but will return for their next match on Wednesday.

Napoli
Head coach Walter Mazzarri would not risk Ezequiel Lavezzi, but warns Milan something has changed at Napoli after the Manchester City match.

Novara
Joaquin Larrivey scored his first Serie A goal of the season to condemned Novara to their first away defeat following the match at Cagliari.

Palermo
Palermo head coach Devis Mangia has underlined the importance of confirming their current good form with another victory away to Atalanta.

Parma
Parma head coach Franco Colomba wants his players to show a matured performance and characters when they receive the visit of Chievo Verona.

Siena
Siena are hoping to avoid their first home defeat when they take on Juventus, who are confident of registering their second straight victories.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin insists he has no favourite system and believes they will need a 'super' performance to take down Fiorentina.