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Melo banned for three matches

Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo will miss Sunday's trip to Napoli and two further games after being sent off for kicking Massimo Paci in the face during Thursday's 4-1 defeat by Parma.

The three-match ban handed down by Serie A on Friday means Claudio Marchisio is likely to shift into central midfield alongside Alberto Aquilani with Simone Pepe coming in on the left.

Striker Samuel Eto'o returns from his ban for headbutting when Inter Milan visit Catania on Sunday and is likely to replace Goran Pandev if new coach Leonardo keeps the 4-3-2-1 formation used in the 3-1 win over Napoli.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back from suspension for AC Milan's home game with Udinese while Antonio Cassano is pushing for a start after setting up the winner on his debut in Thursday's 1-0 win at Cagliari.

Fiorentina's Adrian Mutu will not return for the home game with Brescia after the Florence club put out another strongly-worded statement repeating that he was dropped from the squad for abandoning a training session and courting a move.

Slovakia midfielder Juraj Kucka is not available for Genoa's visit to Cesena because the paperwork on his move from Sparta Prague has been held up, the club said in a statement.