Inter Milan striker Diego Milito is poised to return for Saturday's title battle at AS Roma after missing Wednesday's 3-0 win over Livorno with a hamstring problem.
The leaders, four points above Roma and AC Milan with eight games left, also hope playmaker Wesley Sneijder recovers from a minor muscle strain while Dejan Stankovic is back from suspension.
Roma hope captain Francesco Totti returns from a long-standing knee problem but Claudio Ranieri's side have been doing fine without him as they aim to cut the gap at the top to a point.
Coach Leonardo, whose side have been linked in the media with Chievo's 34-year-old defender Mario Yepes for next season, could bring strikers Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Filippo Inzaghi back into the starting lineup.
Crisis club Juventus host improving Atalanta on Sunday with Christian Poulsen missing out with a leg injury sustained in Thursday's 3-1 defeat at Napoli, Juve's 11th league loss this term.
Fourth-placed Palermo have striker Edinson Cavani, central defender Simon Kjaer and full-back Federico Balzaretti suspended for Saturday's home game with Bologna.
