Three talking points in Serie A as Inter Milan celebrate league crown

Here AFP looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend's 34th round of Serie A league games in Italy. Milan seek 'redemption' at Juventus Outclassed by Inter Milan this season, second-placed AC Milan and Juventus, in third, go head-to-head on Saturday in Turin. Milan coach Stefano Pioli said his side would do everything to defend second place as they sit five points ahead of Juventus with five games to go.

"We're hurting right now, but we absolutely must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and manage this disappointment," said Pioli, whose side's defeat to Inter last weekend gave the title to their rivals. Milan also lost to Juventus in the reverse fixture back in October. "We can't stop just because of some bad results and disappointment we've suffered.

"It's essential that we have hunger, pride and a redemption and show a desire to stay compact, fight until the end and win all of our games that we have left."

Italy's outgoing champions Napoli continue their push for Champions League football when they host rivals Roma in Naples. Failure to secure elite European football would be a further blow for the southern club who are eighth in Serie A, nine points behind Roma, who occupy the fifth and final Champions League berth.

"We threw away opportunities to get back into the running for the Champions League, but we are not able to make plans and can only take it one match at a time," said Napoli coach Francesco Calzona. "We're in the situation where our future does not depend solely on us. I asked the players to just think about the next match and we'll see what happens."

European rivals Bologna, in fourth, Atalanta in sixth with a game in hand and Lazio just behind in seventh, have a less difficult task on paper this