adminNovember ended a run of 49 unbeaten league games.
The holders from Turin have 65 points from 29 games and lead Napoli by nine points with as many games left.
Coach Antonio Conte faces defence issues, with Giorgio Chiellini nursing ankle problems and Martin Caceres recovering from a car crash, as he looks ahead to a Champions
League quarterfinal Tuesday at Bayern Munich.
“Two close, important games await us. Concentration is at its highest,” tweeted Chiellini, who is due back against the German club.
Inter also have mid-week duty on Wednesday, playing at Sampdoria in a game cancelled due to bad weather. But Andrea Stramaccioni should have veteran Walter Samuel back in defence after a long layoff.
“For us it is certainly not a game like the others, both for the standings and because we feel it a lot,” Stramaccioni said as he celebrated this week his first year on the Nerazzurri bench.
Inter vie with Fiorentina, Lazio and Roma for an Europa League berth and have a game in hand as they sit seven points from third place, which qualifies for the Champions League playoffs.
Third-placed AC Milan play a late-afternoon game at Chievo as they sit two points behind Napoli, who close the 30th round later at Torino.
Fourth-placed Fiorentina are away at Cagliari, while Roma and Lazio are level on points with Inter as they tackle Palermo and Catania, respectively.
Roma captain Francesco Totti looks to confirm his impressive form against the Sicily bottom side as he celebrates 20 years with the Giallorossi.
The Rome-born striker was 16 when he debuted in the top flight in late March 1993. He is currently the second-best active scorer in the Serie A with 226 goals, 11 of which he netted this season.
Udinese v Bologna, Atalanta v Sampdoria, Genoa v Siena and Parma v Pescara complete a round entirely played on Saturday ahead of the Easter celebrations. — DPA
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