Serie A leaders Inter Milan travel to fifth-placed Genoa Saturday hoping to become the first team to beat 'El Principe' Diego Milito and Co on their home turf this year.
The ex-Zaragoza Argentine striker is top scorer in Serie A with 16 goals, two ahead of Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Milito would fancy his chances of adding to his tally against the Inter defence that let in three in the Italian Cup semi-final first leg at Sampdoria Wednesday night.
Inter Chairman Massimo Moratti said Thursday he was ''a bit angry'' about the 3-0 defeat but ''every now and then you have to expect a hiding''.
He dismissed suggestions that coach Jose' Mourinho, in the spotlight again after an outburst against rivals and the media this week, might be ''fed up'' of Italy and thinking of going back to England whose soccer world he has repeatedly compared favourably with Italy's.
''Honestly...'' was all Moratti mustered in response to the reporter's question.
Mourinho's side is expected to be back to full strength for the Saturday game (17:00 GMT), which has been brought forward because of Inter's midweek Champions League second leg at Manchester United where they need a win or score draw to advance into the quarter-finals.
The Inter coach, who faces disciplinary action for claiming second-placed Juventus have been helped by refereeing decisions, will have Ibrahimovic back to lead the line in Genoa alongside much-improved Brazilian Adriano.
Juve will be hoping to close a seven-point gap on Inter against 16th-placed Torino but Turin derbies are always particularly hard-fought and Torino's low league position, a point above the relegation zone, will not be much of a factor.
Juve's match is also being played on Saturday (19:30 GMT) because of a midweek Champions League date with Chelsea who beat them 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Also brought forward is Roma's home game against 12th-placed Udinese (15:00 GMT) where coach Luciano Spalletti will again be without skipper Francesco Totti but will be hoping for more of the sparkling football that Roma produced in last week's 3-3 draw at Inter.
Roma, who host Arsenal in midweek hoping to overcome a 1-0 deficit, were buoyed by their performance at the San Siro but deeply disappointed by the result, with both Spalletti and midfielder Daniele De Rossi decrying a penalty earned by Inter striker Mario Balotelli.
De Rossi, too, is facing disciplinary action for claiming Inter have been treated kindly by refs while Balotelli has been charged for an offensive gesture.
On Sunday (14:00 GMT) third-placed AC Milan host 9th-placed Atalanta without playmaker Kaka and with coach Carlo Ancelotti knowing he must hang on to his current position in order to keep his job.
Milan all-but kissed their title hopes goodbye with last week's 2-1 defeat at Sampdoria and now lie 12 points behind their cross-city rivals Inter.
The Atalanta game could be David Beckham's last for the Rossoneri unless loan extension talks with his US club, the LA Galaxy, are resolved by a Monday deadline.
