Preview: Serie A
Juve's first test
Afp, Rome
Serie A leaders Juventus face their sternest challenge of the season so far when second-placed Inter Milan visit the Delle Alpi stadium on Sunday evening.While Juventus have won all of their five league matches to date, Inter's one blip was a 3-2 defeat at Palermo. Title-holders Juventus are on 15 points, three ahead of Inter and four clear of surprise package Livorno. Then come four clubs tied on 10 points, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio and Palermo. With a 100 per cent record in the league and in Europe, Juventus have started the campaign better than last season when they won the championship for a 28th time and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. FIXTURES
(all 1300 GMT kick-off unless stated)
Saturday: Chievo v Treviso, (1600), Udinese v Lazio (1830)
Sunday: AC Milan v Reggina, Ascoli v Parma, Fiorentina v Livorno, Juventus v Inter Milan (1830), Lecce v Cagliari, Messina v Sampdoria, Palermo v Empoli, Roma v Siena
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