Milan, Udinese pressure keeps Conte grounded

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been in title races before and he knows there is a long way to go before the league-leading Bianconeri can entertain the thought of capturing the title. The Turin giants came from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 at Napoli on Tuesday and extend their unbeaten run in Serie A to 12 games. The result in Naples lifted Juve two points clear at the top of the standings ahead of their home game against Cesena on Sunday. "The way my team responded at Napoli was very important," said Conte, who won five league titles with Juventus as a player. "This was further proof that I have a great group and I am proud to be their coach. We want to do something important this season but I am aware that the road is long and we have to keep working hard." AC Milan and Udinese each have 24 points and are trying to keep the pressure on Juve. Milan have claimed 19 points of a possible 21 and take on Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris stadium tomorrow. Udinese, meanwhile, travel to the San Siro to face Inter Milan hoping to clinch their first league win away from home since since 11 September. Claudio Ranieri's Inter have won their last two league games but lie 12 points behind Juve after a slow start to the campaign. Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri is set to rest some players in view of next week's UEFA Champions League game at Villarreal when they welcome bottom side Lecce on Saturday. Lazio are fourth in the standings and host Novara on Monday looking to bounce back from last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Juventus that ended thier nine-game unbeaten run. Roma will be bolstered by the return of captain Francesco Totti for Sunday's game at Fiorentina. Totti missed last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Udinese with a muscular injury. Cagliari have not won a league game since 2 October and travel to Catania on Sunday. Chievo host Atalanta looking to make amends for last weekend's 4-0 defeat at AC Milan. Palermo are desperate to end their winless run on the road this season at Parma on Sunday. The Sicilians have collected just one point of a possible 18 on their travels so far. Bologna will be under pressure heading into their home game against Siena knowing that anything but a win could see them fall into the bottom three. I Rossoblu are 17th in the standings, just one point clear of the relegation zone.