Roma are without six other injured regulars plus four suspended players, defenders Marco Motta and Souleymane Diamoutene and midfielders David Pizarro and Daniele De Rossi, whose appeal to have a two-match ban for dissent halved was rejected on Friday.
Coach Luciano Spalletti may be forced to give a start to one of a number of youth team products he has included in fifth-placed Roma's squad.
Juventus also have plenty of fitness problems as they try to make inroads into Inter Milan's seven-point lead.
Italy centre back Giorgio Chiellini should be able to play with a face mask after fracturing his nose in last week's 4-1 win over Bologna.
Injuries and Walter Samuel's suspension mean Colombian Nelson Rivas is probably the only centre back Inter Milan can call on for the champions' home game against bottom side Reggina on Sunday.
Midfielder Massimo Ambrosini is suspended for third-placed AC Milan's visit to Napoli on Sunday while playmaker Kaka is a major doubt with a foot problem that has sidelined him for over a month.
Salvatore Aronica is suspended for former AC Milan midfielder and Italy coach Roberto Donadoni's second match in charge of Napoli after last week's 1-1 draw at Reggina.
