Tension high as Juventus go to Inter with title nerves frayed

Tensions are running high as Juventus travel to Inter Milan tomorrow in a game which could prove decisive for the champions' hopes of a seventh straight Serie A title.

Massimiliano Allegri's side are being pushed all the way for the Scudetto by Napoli with their lead cut to just one point after last weekend's 1-0 defeat by their title rivals in Turin.

Juventus have 85 points from 34 games with Napoli on 84 with four games to play this season.

The champions face Inter, Bologna, Roma and Verona before the end of the season, as well as AC Milan in the Italian Cup final.

Captain Gianluigi Buffon was forced to angrily dismiss reports of dressing room bickering after the Napoli defeat.

But teammate Andrea Barzagli conceded the atmosphere was tense, with the added blow of defender Giorgio Chiellini's hamstring muscle tear.

"Maybe it has destabilised the environment a bit, because in recent years fortunately for us, we have always won and we have rarely had difficult moments, so maybe it has created a bit of tension," said Barzagli.

"There was some bitterness towards the defeat, but we had a day off to think about what happened.

"It's all in our hands, we have to play to win in order to reach our goal."
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