Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will return to league action for Juventus against Fiorentina in Turin on Saturday but the second-placed side remain short-handed.
Defender Cristian Molinaro and midfielder Momo Sissoko are suspended, while the long list of unfit players includes centre back Giorgio Chiellini and winger Mauro Camoranesi, who are battling to overcome thigh muscle and calf problems.
Sebastien Frey should be back between the posts after missing last week's 1-0 defeat at AC Milan with a knee problem.
Kaka will be at the centre of attention again when AC Milan visit Bologna on Sunday in the Brazil playmaker's first league game after Manchester City's massive bid for him failed.
Genoa should welcome back top-scorer Diego Milito in Sunday's home clash with Catania after the Argentine missed the surprise fourth-placed package's run of three wins in their last three Serie A games through injury.
Captain Francesco Totti may return to resurgent AS Roma's squad for Sunday's visit to Napoli as he is back in training after suffering a thigh muscle injury in December. Totti scored four goals in a practice match on Wednesday.
