Fiorentina face a major test of their championship credentials this weekend when the Italian league leaders take on Parma.

Fiorentina have won five games out of six in the Serie A, but Giovanni Trapattoni's side have been helped by a favourable fixture list. The only title challengers they have faced so far, AS Roma, ended in a 2-1 defeat.

On Saturday, they travel to a Parma side who have yet to reach their full potential, but who have nine points on the board and are looking good for a place in the third round of the UEFA Cup.

The attacking potential should certainly swing the game Fiorentina's way. Their Argentinian skipper Gabriel Batistuta is serie A's top marksman, his eight goals being twice as many as the entire Parma team put together.

Juventus will be without two key midfielders for the home game against Sampdoria - creative playmaker Zinedine Zidane and Dutch hitman Edgar Davids. Both players start suspension after being sent off in the champions' 10 win over Inter Milan last weekend.

Alessandro Del Piero and Filippo Inzaghi will play in front in a re-shuffled midfield where there could be room for Antonio Conte and Gianluca Pessotto.

Inter, still smarting from their defeats to Lazio and Juventus at San Siro, need to avoid a third consecutive league loss against Bari. Ronaldo should be fit to lead the attack and Inter certainly have the quality players to take all three points. Roberto Baggio hopes to return from a prolonged tendon injury and Chilean Ivan Zamorano should be fit after pulling a calf muscle in training.