Bergamo, Italy (SportsNetwork.com) - Roma is hoping to return to the win column on Sunday at Atalanta after a run of three successive draws has dropped Rudi Garcia's men into second place.
After starting the season with 10 consecutive victories Roma has been held to a share of the spoils in its last three outings, including a 0-0 home draw with Cagliari on Monday that dropped Roma one point back of leaders Juventus.
Roma has managed just four goals from its last five games and will need to improve in front of goal, while Atalanta resides in the middle of the table having lost two of its last three contests.
Juventus will attempt to maintain its place atop the league with another win over Udinese at Juventus Stadium.
Antonio Conte's side has won its last five matches in Serie A, recording clean sheets in each game, while Udinese has won just once against Juve in the last six meetings between the sides.
Inter Milan failed to take over third place last weekend after being held to a draw by Bologna as the Nerazzurri needed a second-half goal from Jonathan to salvage a point against the bottom-half side.
On Sunday, Inter will host relegation-battling Sampdoria, while Napoli tries to remain in the top three with a win at Lazio on Monday after losing back-to- back games in the league for the first time this season.
Monday's other match features fifth-place Fiorentina hosting sixth-place Hellas Verona with the two sides separated by two points.
AC Milan hopes to end its five-game winless streak when the club travels to last-place Catania, Cagliari and Sassuolo meet up at the Sant'Elia and second- from-the-bottom Chievo hopes to extend its unbeaten run to four games when the club entertains Livorno.
Saturday's matches feature Parma traveling to Bologna while Torino attempts to build on its 4-1 win against Catania last weekend by stretching its unbeaten run to five games with a good result against Genoa.
