Matri fit, but Juve have doubt over Buffon

Striker Alessandro Matri is likely to feature for Juventus against Inter in Serie A on Saturday, but goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon may not.

In-form Matri, who scored the winner in a 2-1 triumph over old foe Fiorentina on Tuesday to keep his side top of the table, is eagerly anticipating the trip to San Siro.

“It’s nice to be at the top, but now we have to focus on Inter. We have to think about the game on Saturday,” the former Cagliari star told La Repubblica.

“We can feel this game and it will be like a marker of where we are going. We want to do well and we are hungry (to win).”

But after Inter – 16th on the Serie A table – lost their goalkeeper Julio Cesar to an adductor injury in the 1-1 draw against Atalanta on Wednesday, Juventus could be without their number one in Buffon.

La Repubblica claims the Italy international is still struggling to recover from a shoulder injury which forced him to miss Juventus’ previous two Serie A matches.

Buffon had physiotherapy on Thursday, but his presence in Milan is in doubt.