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Over the weekend, the 30th round of the Italian championship will be played. Today, on Saturday, two matches will be played, the other seven - tomorrow, on Sunday. Here are the match previews. Saturday - Start at 19:00 Lithuanian time If these teams had met three weeks ago, "Milan" would have easily won. However, lately the "red-black" team has been playing really badly. Draws against "Modena" and "Chievo" were warning signs, and then came the tragedy in La Coruna, where the Champions League winners lost their title by losing 4-0. In the following matches at home against underdogs "Empoli," a controversial penalty kick in the 85th minute was needed for victory. This win in these matches is important for the championship leaders if they want to maintain their lead over pursuers "Roma." - Start at 21:30 Lithuanian time "Lecce" ended their good form towards the end of the season and risk falling into the relegation zone, where teams fight for survival. There is now a lot of pressure on the team leader Javier Chevantono. "Udinese" has recently won a couple of games and would like to continue the streak to keep their chances alive for a spot in the UEFA Cup. Goalkeeper David Pizarro is suspended and will not help his team. Sunday - Start at 16:00 Lithuanian time "Chievo," coached by Luigi Del Neri, is only an average team this season and is not far from the bottom of the table. The lack of goals is their biggest problem - they have only scored four times in 8 games. Every point is crucial now for "Reggina's" team, as they have not been successful in their last 2 matches against "Udinese" and "Inter." - Start at 16:00 Lithuanian time It is time for "Empoli" to win or say goodbye to Serie A. "Brescia" can always rely on the young Roberto Baggio, with whom the team has scored 45 goals. However, their poor defensive play has prevented them from pulling away from the bottom of the table. - Start at 16:00 Lithuanian time "Inter" secured three crucial points last week in the final minutes. Brazilian Adriano seems to have regained his form and is starting to score goals. His attacking partner will be Christian Vieri, who has recovered from a head injury suffered when a bottle was thrown at him. "Inter" played in the UEFA Cup this week and lost twice to the "Marseille" team. "Bologna" has already won several times at the San Siro stadium, and it will be a special match for veteran goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca, who represented "Inter" for five seasons. - Start at 16:00 Lithuanian time After losing to "Juve," "Lazio" dropped to fourth place, which gives them the right to play in the Champions League. In this round, the Rome club hopes to regain this position as they play against the absolute underdogs "Ancona." The latter has already dropped out of the league and has nothing to fight for, but finally won their first victory of the season in a match against "Bologna." - Start at 16:00 Lithuanian time Teams occupying the 3rd and 4th places will meet at the Tardini stadium. "Juve" needs the points to overtake "Roma," while "Parma" fights for a place in the Champions League against "Inter" and "Lazio." It seems that the injury crisis in the Italian champions team is coming to an end, and coach Marcelo Lippi can choose the best players again. Manuele Blasi returned to the "Parma" team after a doping suspension and will play against the club he belongs to. - Start at 16:00 Lithuanian time "Sampdoria" has a great opportunity to earn points and move closer to a place in the UEFA Cup. This is because their opponents of the round are the demoralized "Perugia," who are very close to relegation. The outsider's coach Serse Cosmi admitted that his team remains in the league only mathematically. - Start at 21:30 Lithuanian time In the evening match, outsiders "Modena" meet the "Roma" team, who still have hopes of winning the league title. It seems that the latter should have an easy walk, but "Roma" has already lost points away against "Ancona" and "Reggina." Both teams have injury problems - "Roma" will be without safeties Emerson and Dacourt, while "Modena" may be missing Ungaro, Allegrechi, Milanetto, Pivotto, and Domizzio.
