Roma defender Christian Panucci is a major doubt for this weekend’s big match against champions Juventus.
The Italian international failed to complete training on Wednesday after he limped off with an injury.
The ex-Milan man has an Achilles tendon problem and could miss his second consecutive League game.
He was left on the bench against Brescia on Sunday after he was involved in a car accident just a few days earlier.
The bad news doesn’t stop there for boss Fabio Capello as he is also still likely to be without Vincent Candela. He hasn’t fully recovered from a knee injury.
Totti Is The Strongest Italian Player - Nedved
09/18/2003. Ahead of Juventus'' showdown with AS Roma, Pavel Nedved has praised fellow playmaker Francesco Totti.
"Totti is the strongest Italian player," Pavel said during a press conference. And Del Piero? "He also, on Sunday they will be the key players."
Nedved had a fine scoring record for Lazio against Roma, but as he points out: "I have never scored against Roma in Turin."
The clock is ticking down towards Sunday''s mouth-watering encounter.