Rome  - Juventus defender Nicola Legrottaglie will be out for the crucial Champions League tie the Turin side play Tuesday at home against English giants Chelsea, Italian media reported.

"Legrottaglie is unavailable. He did not recover from an injury," Juve coach Claudio Ranieri said Monday. "He did (today's) training session, but doesn't feel confident to play."

The 32-year-old international joins Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko, 24, who fractured his left foot at the weekend and is to be operated on Tuesday.

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Rome  - Juventus midfielder Mohamed Sissoko is possibly the most high-profile victim in a Serie A weekend that saw several big teams lose players to serious injuries.

Juve coach Claudio Ranieri only fielded Sissoko late in the game against Torino on Saturday to spare him for Tuesday's Champions League tie with Chelsea.

But the last 10 minutes of the city derby were a nightmare for the Mali footballer who suffered a fractured left foot - a setback for Juve who remain seven points behind leaders Inter.

Rome - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday visited Rome's city hall and appealed to the Italian capital's citizens to show tolerance and be more welcoming towards foreign immigrants.

Benedict's visit, the first by a pontiff in over a decade, came amid tensions in Rome and neighbouring areas involving Romanian immigrants as well as ethnic Roma living in shanty towns and camps around the city.