Serie A

AC Milan
Gennaro Gattuso has been diagnosed with a paralysis of the optic nerve and is undergoing tests to evaluate how long he will take to recover.

AS Roma
It was reported that Roma sports chief Walter Sabatini is preparing a January bid worth EUR10 million for Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel.

Atalanta
Pierpaolo Marino believes Atalanta's strong mentality and Stefano Colantuono's influence has been key to their positive start to the season.

Bologna
Marco Di Vaio has reiterated coach Pierpaolo Bisoli's belief that Bologna are lacking the right mental attitude to overcome a poor run of form.

Cagliari
Cagliari travel to Palermo as Serie A leaders for the first time in 41 years and Massimo Ficcadenti has no intention of ending the dream now.

Catania
Catania coach Vincenzo Montella believes his side may need to change their approach for away matches, ahead of their trip to take on Genoa.

Cesena
Cesena's Marco Parolo believes his style is perfect for the Premier League, but admits he has plenty of work to do before making the step up.

Chievo
Chievo coach Domenico Di Carlo wants his team to start again from scratch and to maintain their pace for the entire 90 minutes against Napoli.

Fiorentina
Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has told Fiorentina that they must put an end their inconsistant performance, even though it will be easy versus Parma.

Genoa
Genoa coach Alberto Malesani has acknowledged Catania's strength and warned his side that they will have to fight for every ball in the game.

Inter Milan
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Juventus
Antonio Conte has again warned Juventus that they cannot think that everything is perfect after two games, ahead of the match against Bologna.

Lazio
Pasquale Marino has denied reports linking him as a possible replacement for coach Edy Reja, insisting that he has not been contacted by Lazio.

Lecce
Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco is happy with his current selection dilemma, but also acknowledges that Atalanta are not to be taken lightly.

Napoli
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed that the Azzurri will need to make a few changes for trip to Chievo due to their small squad.

Novara
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Palermo
Palermo sporting director Sean Sogliano has appealed for patience, and promised the team is working to correct itself for Cagliari's visit.

Parma
Sergio Floccari admits that his Parma side will have a tough time against Fiorentina due to suspension of 'irreplacable' Sebastian Giovinco.

Siena
Siena announced that the club have officially terminated the contract of young midfielder Mirko Guadalupe, who has been out on loan since 2008.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin said he will not risk Barreto in the tie against Milan as the Brazilian striker struggles with minor problem.