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" Juventus' title challenge has suffered two unexpected setbacks in recent weeks and the Bianconeri will be desperate to get back to winning ways when they host third-placed Udinese at the Delle Alpi.

Just 10 days ago, Juve were eight pints clear at the summit and looking likely to regain the Scudetto crown they lost to AC Milan last season. But defeats to Sampdoria and Palermo, coupled with two wins for Milan, mean the gap between the two has been reduced to two points.

The two reverses have suddenly left Juventus looking vulnerable and they know that failure to stop the rot at home to Udinese would give champions Milan the chance to lead the division on Sunday evening. Juve coach Fabio Capello will be eager to stop that happening and Gianluca Zambrotta insists there is no sense of crisis at the Turin club.

Zambrotta told club website www.juventus.it: "They are just two incidents and it has just been an unlucky period for us - every time our opponents have had a shot they have scored. Let's just say that against Samp we created a lot of chances but against Palermo we went on to the field with the wrong mentality although the second half was better than the first. The secret is for us to go on the field with a different mentality than we have had recently and start the game well. We have learned our lesson. The important thing is to put a stop to it now and it is an important test for us. We have to get back to winning ways." Udinese are themselves having an excellent season. They are 10 points adrift of Juve and a victory at the Delle Alpi would just about make them title contenders again even if they do not have the resources of Sunday's opponents and AC Milan.

Consecutive wins at the expense of Chievo and Brescia have revived their hopes which looked to have been dashed by a run of three consecutive defeats. Their Italian international striker Antonio Di Natale is in excellent form and he is convinced he and his team-mates can inflict a third consecutive defeat on the Turin giants.Two consecutive defeats have caused unrest in the Juve’s camp as the Turin based giants are not used to back-to-back defeats. Udinese’s high flying season places them as a very difficult opponent and so this will not be an easy match for the home team who must win the game in order to keep Milan at bay. Even a draw would be considered as a failure by the Old Lady so a win is imperative in this case.

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