Walter Mazzari's Napoli should get their season back on track on Sunday at bottom club Siena.
Napoli now find themselves in fifth place, 10 points behind champions Juventus and fighting for a Champions League place rather than the title.
Not only are they six points ahead of their nearest challengers Inter Milan, but their other serious rival was effectively ruled out of the race and they even benefited from the week's other controversy when their match at Cagliari on Friday was moved to Parma.
The real losers, however, will be Cagliari's long-suffering supporters, 15,000 of whom had bought tickets for the match at the Is Arenas stadium, as their club battles with local authorities over the safety of their stadium.
Fans of the Sardinian club again face the prospect of watching their club's home games being played on the Italian mainland, which could have a big impact on their fight against relegation.
Milan had a dismal start to the season with speculation about Massimiliano Allegri's future dominating Italian media.
But they are unbeaten in their last five matches, a run that has seen them pull back from two goals down to draw at Napoli and inflict Juventus's second defeat of the season.
With 14 goals, Serie A's top scorer Stephan El Shaarawy is Milan's inspiration, but Robinho has also been exceptional since returning from injury.
Roma are two points and a place above Milan in sixth, and the match will be an indicator of which side really wants to make a run at next season's Champion's League.
