Serie A

AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his eighth Serie A goal of the season as Milan registered their third away win following the match against Genoa.

AS Roma
Lyon's Michel Bastos is being linked with a move to Roma after he recently spent 3 days in the Eternal City at the expense of the Giallorossi.

Atalanta
Atalanta are hoping to pick up points for the fourth straight game when they take on Chievo, who have suffered only one home defeat so far.

Bologna
Bologna are hoping to register their second win in five games when they take on Siena, who have scored only three times while away from home.

Cagliari
Cagliari are hoping to pick up points for the second consecutive game when they face Catania, who have suffered only one home defeat so far.

Catania
Catania president Antonino Pulvirenti insisted there is nothing concrete concerning Maxi Lopez's proposed move to Milan despite recent talks.

Cesena
Cesena are hoping to pick up points for the third consecutive game when they take on Juventus, who are the only undefeated side this season.

Chievo
Chievo Verona are hoping to avoid their second straight defeat when they take on Atalanta, who are keen to register their third away victory.

Fiorentina
Fiorentina announced that Alessio Cerci will miss facing old team Roma as he is being sidelined for the next seven to 10 days due to injury.

Genoa
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his eighth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Genoa to their first home defeat following the visit of Milan.

Inter Milan
Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri has declared their next match against Udinese as the toughest one yet and very important to their future.

Juventus
Leandro Damiao's agent has admitted the Internacional striker could play in Italian football in 2012 after confirming contact with Juventus.

Lazio
Lazio forward Djibril Cisse has launched an amazing attack on his critics and promised his fans that he will be back to scoring agains soon.

Lecce
Lecce will be hoping to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Napoli, who are determined to register their third home win.

Napoli
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has declared that his Partenopei team should be targeting maximum points from their next five games.

Novara
Novara will be hoping to register their second straight victory when they take on Lazio, who already dropped 10 points at home this season.

Palermo
Palermo coach Devis Mangia is likely to be missing Eran Zahavi for the match against Parma after he sustained a muscle injury during training.

Parma
Parma president Tommaso Ghirardi has admitted that they would probably not be able to tempt Milan's Pippo Inzaghi to join them in January.

Siena
Siena are hoping to register their second win in five games when they take on Bologna, who are desperate to avoid their fifth home defeat.

Udinese
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin is disappointed that his team will have to take on Inter on Saturday, despite playing in Europe in midweek.