AC Milan's injury woes continue ahead of Sunday's visit to Sampdoria with midfielders Clarence Seedorf and Massimo Ambrosini in doubt after taking knocks in Thursday's UEFA Cup match against Werder Bremen.
"Seedorf and Ambrosini probably won't be available on Sunday," coach Carlo Ancelotti, who is under fire with his side trailing leaders Inter Milan by 11 points in third, told reporters. "We'll try to recover Kaka (from a foot injury) but it's not easy."
Sampdoria's Claudio Bellucci is suspended but fellow forwards Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini should return after being rested for Thursday's 2-0 away defeat by Metalist Kharkiv, which saw the Genoa side knocked out of the UEFA Cup as well.
Captain Francesco Totti is a doubt for sixth-placed AS Roma's game at Inter on Sunday as he missed training on Friday because of a knee pain, although he told fans outside the club training facilities that he expects to be able to play.
Panucci, who had also said he wanted to leave the club, has not played since and was left out of Roma's squad for the Champions League knockout stages.
Inter's Walter Samuel has a calf problem, but fellow central defender Marco Materazzi is back in training after a thigh injury and should be available.
Juventus midfielder Mauro Camoranesi has a fractured rib and thigh strain and media reported he is likely to be out for 40 days, although he would have missed his side's home game against Napoli on Saturday anyway through suspension.
Coach Claudio Ranieri may be tempted to rotate his strikers and field Vincenzo Iaquinta and David Trezeguet from the off after starting with Amauri and captain Alessandro Del Piero in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Chelsea in the Champions League.
Striker Alberto Gilardino, who has scored 15 league goals this season, is suspended for fourth-placed Fiorentina's game at bottom side Reggina on Sunday.
