Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is likely to sit out of tomorrow's crunch game due to a muscle pull.

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Struggling giants Juventus and AC Milan clash tomorrow in Turin looking to not to lose further ground from the upper reaches of the Italian Serie A.
After lifting four straight titles, the Bianconeri sit seventh on 18 points from 12 games, nine points adrift of surprise leaders Fiorentina.
Milan are sixth on 20 and could be pleased with a draw at the Juventus
Stadium, but are unlikely to pull their punches in the classic encounter as they also need to improve from a stuttering start to the season.
“Historically it’s the biggest match in Italian football. We’re looking to win it and to continue our climb up the table,” Juve striker Alvaro Morata said.
“We haven’t started in the best of ways this term, it wasn’t easy after making so many changes to the side, but we’re getting to know one another better now.
“This year our opponents have strengthened and Serie A has become more
competitive. There are at least four or five teams fighting for the title, but we’ve still a great willingness to win and we want to return to our usual position of leading the way in the league.”
As the league resumes after international action, Milan director general Adriano
Galliani praised his team’s progress in recent games.
“I like to look at the standings from one break to the next (from early October to the last),” Galliani said. “We got 11 points from five games, being the third best team in the segment. From break to break it was a good segment for us.”
Possibly missing is Juve goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon, who is being monitored after pulling a muscle with Italy while
Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner and Croat striker Mario Mandzukic also nurse injuries. Buffon, 37, this week looked back on his Serie A debut 20 years ago on November 19, with Parma, keeping a clean-sheet against Milan.
Another Gianluigi, the 16-year-old Donnarumma, is to keep goal for the Rossoneri. In late October he became the youngest ever debutant goalkeeper in the league.
The big game is preceded by Roma’s visit at Bologna, with the Rome side sitting
third on 26, while fourth-place Napoli (25) open the Sunday programme at bottom side Verona.
Fiorentina (27) play a regional derby at home to Empoli and Inter Milan, who trail the Florence side on goal difference, take on promoted Frosinone in late action.
Genoa v Sassuolo, Atalanta v Torino, Lazio v Palermo, Udinese v Sampdoria and Carpi v Chievo complete the 13th round.