Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has urged his team to be ready for defending champions Inter Milan on Saturday.
With seven games left to play in Serie A and Inter 10 points clear of Juve, the encounter in Turin is likely to decide the destination of the title.
"Juventus have the duty to beat Inter," said Cobolli Gigli. "It's a question of honour.
"Ten points is a big difference but we cannot give up."
Claudio Ranieri's Juve lost 3-2 at Genoa in the last round and will be under pressure to come out on top knowing a defeat would not only signal an end to their title ambitions but could also see them fall to third in the standings.
The Bianconeri are two points clear of in-form AC Milan, who entertain relegation-threatened Torino looking to pass Juve in the standings.
"We believe it is possible to overtake Juve and climb to second," said AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"Juve will have to be careful because they have to play against Inter and for us this is a big motivation in order to leapfrog them in the standings."
Juventus
Albin Ekdal and Alex Manninger trained aside from the rest of the squad on Wednesday. Amauri has returned to train with the rest of the players. Mohamed Sissoko still hasn't recovered from his foot operation while Hasan Salihamdzic is looking doubtful. Both Mauro Camoranesi and Claudio Marchisio are suspended for this game. Claudio Ranieri is likely to draft Christian Poulsen and Tiago in midfield to replace the Italian duo. Reports in the Italian media have suggested the coach will also leave Alessandro Del Piero on the bench.
Probable Starting XI 4-4-2: Buffon, Grygera, Legrottaglie, Chiellini, Molinaro, Marchionni, Poulsen, Tiago, Nedved, Iaquinta, Trezeguet.
Inter
Amantino Mancini has returned to training three weeks after suffering a muscular strain against Reggina. Luis Jimenez, Victor Obinna and Maicon are all injured. Walter Samuel is looking doubtful, while troubled striker Adriano is still in Brazil. Julio Cesar has recovered and is in contention for a starting place against the Bianconeri. Mario Balotelli is likely to keep his place up front alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Probable Starting XI 4-3-1-2: Cesar, Santon, Cordoba, Chivu, Maxwell, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Muntari, Stankovic, Balotelli, Ibrahimovic.
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