League leaders Inter Milan will be without influential midfielder Wesley Sneijder for the crucial clash against Juventus.

According to football-italia.net, Inter could also be without Maicon.

Sneijder has been struggling with a thigh injury since he met up with Holland during the international break last month.

He was expected to return against Fiorentina on Sunday, but suffered another setback during training.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sneijder trained away from his team-mates this morning while Mourinho tried Dejan Stankovic in the hole behind the strikers.

The news is a real blow to Inter because Sneijder has fast become indispensable to the team since joining from Real Madrid in the summer.

Many pundits feel Inter play much better football with him in the starting XI, so Juventus, who have lost their last two games in all competitions, will be breathing a sigh of relief.