AFP, Milan :
Champions Juventus tackle city rivals Torino with pride at stake as Italy’s top teams return to the home comforts of Serie A this weekend licking their wounds after a bruising week in Europe.
Juventus travel cross-town to the Stadio Olimpico looking to maintain their eight-point advantage at the top of Serie A after their year-long unbeaten record away from home ended with a shock 2-1 Champions League defeat by Young Boys in Bern.
Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates’ pride took a knock in Switzerland but the defeat was ultimately painless as Juventus still won their group ahead of Manchester United who lost 2-1 in Valencia.
Both Napoli and Inter Milan crashed out of the elite European competition as Roma – already through to the knock-out rounds – fell 2-1 at Viktoria Plzen.
AC Milan were eliminated from the Europa League with a 3-1 loss to Greek club Olympiakos, as Lazio were beaten 2-1 by Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt, but still advanced to the last 32.
All want to get back on track in the first of four games in the run-up to the end of the year.
