Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[darewaller]

I don't know about higuain and how he is doing right now but Juventus doesn't really have the offensive line everyone thinks they do.
Removing Dybala from the equation will make them not really be as good as you think they will be. Looking at their roster right now, it looks like they have Ronaldo+Bernardeschi+D.Costa+Cuadrado at the offensive lines, now Cuadrado is not bad but he is not really a game changer, Bernardeschi is perfect for a bench player you might need in case an injury but not even starting eleven material, only player there that could help Ronaldo would be Costa if he is fully healthy. With just two attackers you can't really do anything in this league.

What I assume would happen is, if Higuain is there to play, they will have Ronaldo roaming free, have Costa from from one wing and cuadrado from another wing with Higuain at the striker zone.

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[Captain Corporate]

 It all depends on how the league will continue. Right now Juventus is doing fine, they are the leaders and Lazio doesn't really sound like a true competition for them even though the points are quite similar, at one point Inter was very close and even got the lead I think but right now they are not even close. So if Juventus actually could deal with the current situation without the need for any other player, they could simply just use the ones they have and be done with it. If they see a trouble with Lazio and losing the title, they could bring back any player they want and even including Dybala if he doesn't have covid anymore. Hence it all depends on the league situation to bring in who and if, otherwise there is no point on playing with stars, you can go with youth club if there is no chance of losing the title.

[coinlocket$]

Welcome to Italy.

Tomorrow Juventus and Milan will maybe play the leg for Coppa Italia BUT at the moment, less than 48 hours from the game it will be an illegal match.

They need a new law since at the moment is possible to play games only from the 14th June 00.01 AM

[snipie]

Welcome to Italy.

Tomorrow Juventus and Milan will maybe play the leg for Coppa Italia BUT at the moment, less than 48 hours from the game it will be an illegal match.

They need a new law since at the moment is possible to play games only from the 14th June 00.01 AM

LoL don't worry those things happens all around the world and not only in Italy and the law or the special authorisation will come. I believe politicians are under heavy pressure right now.

[coinlocket$]

This evening the football will start again and 1 day before the start we got the Ok from the government...

Probable squad according to tuttosport

JUVE (4-3-3): Buffon; Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanic, Bentancur; Douglas Costa, Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo. ALL.: Sarri.

BENCH.: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, De Sciglio, Chiellini, Matuidi, Ramsey, Danilo, Rugani, Rabiot, Bernardeschi, Olivieri, Zanimacchia.

MILAN (4-2-3-1): G.Donnarumma; Conti, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Calabria; Kessie, Bennacer; Paquetá, Bonaventura, Calhanoglu; Rebic. ALL.: Pioli.

BENCH: Begovic, A.Donnarumma, Gabbia, Laxalt, Biglia, Brescianini, Krunic, Saelemaekers, Leao, Colombo, Olzer, Maldini.

Source: https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/coppa-italia/2020/06/12-70636979/diretta_juve-milan_ore_21_probabili_formazioni_e_dove_vederla_in_tv/

[tomahawk9]

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No They Hernandez for AC Milan today is a devastating blow. He's been a key player in both defence and offence.
I would like to see Khedira instead of Matuidi in the starting XI, the latter is a good box-to-box but a bit chaotic in the offensive role, while the german is more intelligent when the team is attacking, would complement very well with Betancur.

Juventus to WIN @1.62 odds is a no brainer imo, plus it looks like a good pick to add in a parlay with some games from La Liga, Bundesliga, or Liga NOS.

[coinlocket$]

Missing players for Juventus:



Source: https://twitter.com/romeoagresti/status/1271418011476471809


Well not a good start.

[Captain Corporate]

 
 Where is dybala on that list? Is he playing? I mean we know that he is "healthy" in the sense that he no longer has covid and thats a good thing, he recovered from it and now virus-free. However just because he doesn't have it anymore doesn't mean he will be great neither, he would probably still need time to recover fully physically and he needs to do conditioning and he needs to get back in match shape all of which would take time and I assume he wouldn't be ready for it.

 Two things at play here, if Dybala is out and Higuain is out, that means their forward position would be basically Ronaldo and Cuadrado taking the biggest load ever, sure there are other players but these two are the main bread and butter left. However if Dybala returns, thats Dybala and Ronaldo at the front which is moooore than enough for any team to actually compete at the top place no matter who the other 9 is.

[boltz]

So the game will start after all ? Or the law won't let them. Also I see a lot of important players missing from both squads so expect a game of corners and yellow cards and less goals or even extra time and penalties.

my prediction : Draw or Correct Score 0 0 / 1 1

[coinlocket$]

So the game will start after all ? Or the law won't let them. Also I see a lot of important players missing from both squads so expect a game of corners and yellow cards and less goals or even extra time and penalties.

my prediction : Draw or Correct Score 0 0 / 1 1

Yes they got the ok from the governament like 5 hours before the start .

Already half time CR7 miss a penalty and Milan is in 10.

[bitgolden]

Merih Demiral has a return date of 12th of July. I have tried to check the schedule for Serie A and see if there would be any games a month from now. Google suggest there should be about 7 games after that period, I am not saying he will return right away and start playing because it is a season ending injury and I am sure it will take longer to be ready for a game versus not being injured alone. However if somehow league really continues that long, I think he might actually get to play in some games.

It is all a technical issue, it all depends on the team doctors and if they see him fit to play, at that point he doesn't have to return and he could just practice (which he said on national tv that he already started) and maybe by late games he could be subbed in. Like I said I do not see him playing but at least we know that it is possible.

[coinlocket$]

And Juventus is the 1st team for the final of the CocaCola Coppa Italia, yes they have a new sponsorship!
Boring game but hey football is back, 1st half dominated with a superb game from Bentancur  .

0-0 with 2-3 chances and a missed penalty from CR7, nothing more.

Tomorrow will be played Napoli-Inter and in 4 days or 5 can't remember the final, next Sunday Serie A will start too.

[Naida_BR]

There are a lot of money behind the restart of Serie A.
The league is going to start again as soon as possible as the federation sees that all leagues around Europe come to normal rhythms.
Even if COVID-19 will start spreading again, football is going to be played.

[tranthidung]

And Juventus is the 1st team for the final of the CocaCola Coppa Italia, yes they have a new sponsorship!
Boring game but hey football is back, 1st half dominated with a superb game from Bentancur  .

0-0 with 2-3 chances and a missed penalty from CR7, nothing more.

Tomorrow will be played Napoli-Inter and in 4 days or 5 can't remember the final, next Sunday Serie A will start too.

The match is dominated by Juventus and if the guy stays in the Milan's goal is not Gigi Donnaruma and if he did not have an excellent match with so many good saves, Juventus would have won the match, not a tie like it ended.

Ronaldo missed a penalty but has he a good shot, and just lack of luck. The match in Coppa Italia's semi final is a good warm-up match for Ronaldo and he will come back stronger next matches in Serie A.

[MCobian]

And Juventus is the 1st team for the final of the CocaCola Coppa Italia, yes they have a new sponsorship!
Boring game but hey football is back, 1st half dominated with a superb game from Bentancur  .

0-0 with 2-3 chances and a missed penalty from CR7, nothing more.

I agree that the Juventus v Milan match is boring, both teams don't play openly. But I was quite surprised when CR7 failed make a goal from
a penalty kick, even though it's the best chance to be able to score a goal. After the failure of CR7 taking a penalty kick, one minute later
Ante Rebic gets a red card. Juventus should be able to take advantage of the lack of players from Milan to be able to win competition. But
unfortunately the final result of the match draw 0-0, even though I expected a lot of goals in the match

[Upgrade00]

The first leg of the Juventus-Milan tie was about 4 months ago, but the away goal decided the match. This could likely happen in today's other semi-final fixture. Napoli enter with a one goal lead and an away goal at the San Sir, this would give them an edge and Inter would have to do a lot to be able to come back. Home advantage will not however count this time as there would be no fans. I expect a low scoring draw; 0-0 or 1-1, would be betting under 2.5.

[Juggy777]

And Juventus is the 1st team for the final of the CocaCola Coppa Italia, yes they have a new sponsorship!
Boring game but hey football is back, 1st half dominated with a superb game from Bentancur  .

0-0 with 2-3 chances and a missed penalty from CR7, nothing more.

Tomorrow will be played Napoli-Inter and in 4 days or 5 can't remember the final, next Sunday Serie A will start too.

The match is dominated by Juventus and if the guy stays in the Milan's goal is not Gigi Donnaruma and if he did not have an excellent match with so many good saves, Juventus would have won the match, not a tie like it ended.

Ronaldo missed a penalty but has he a good shot, and just lack of luck. The match in Coppa Italia's semi final is a good warm-up match for Ronaldo and he will come back stronger next matches in Serie A.

I agree that the Juventus v Milan match is boring, both teams don't play openly. But I was quite surprised when CR7 failed make a goal from
a penalty kick, even though it's the best chance to be able to score a goal. After the failure of CR7 taking a penalty kick, one minute later
Ante Rebic gets a red card. Juventus should be able to take advantage of the lack of players from Milan to be able to win competition. But
unfortunately the final result of the match draw 0-0, even though I expected a lot of goals in the match

@coinlocket$ I lost my small bet that I had placed on Juventus thinking that they’ll easily win the match, but to my horror the match ended in a draw, and therefore I am truly disappointed with the way Juventus played last night.

The first leg of the Juventus-Milan tie was about 4 months ago, but the away goal decided the match. This could likely happen in today's other semi-final fixture. Napoli enter with a one goal lead and an away goal at the San Sir, this would give them an edge and Inter would have to do a lot to be able to come back. Home advantage will not however count this time as there would be no fans. I expect a low scoring draw; 0-0 or 1-1, would be betting under 2.5.

@Upgrade00 I’m sincerely hoping that Napoli doesn’t win this match as I have placed a bet on Inter Milan to win this fixture, and furthermore I believe that Inter Milan strikers like Lukaku and Martinez can easily score lots of goals and seal the victory for Inter Milan.

Sources:

https://www.skysports.com/football/juventus-vs-ac-milan/423701

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/inter-milan-vs-napoli-coppa-italia-semifinal-live-stream-tv-channel-how-to-watch-online-news-odds/

[Pmalek]

Quite a difficult first match after the restart of football in Italy. It was evident that the players lack playing time and lost the touch. I don't know about Milan but Juventus didn't train with the entire group that long and they played no friendly matches. They only had a short 30-minutes joint friendly match a couple of days before the Coppa Italia encounter. Very few quality shots on goal. I am surprised that Dybala played the entire match, I expected him to be substituted in the 2nd part. Low quality but Fino Alla Fine it is.   

[coinlocket$]

We have small news but big news.

The scientific medical committee has decided to change the quarantine in case of an infection in the team, not only in case of a player but anyone from gardener to the mister.
Before this change in case of new contagion, everyone had to make a 14-day quarantine, from today instead if one is positive they will test everyone and only the positives will be under reduced quarantine (7 days if then negative)

[tomahawk9]

My prediction didn't come true. From what I've been reading, the rossoneri deserved a lot more and Juventus displayed a boring and poor performance? Well, it's not like Juve have been superb this season so it's not surprising, but I expected more against a 10 men AC Milan.

Today, i have a single bet:


I really want to see Juve vs Inter in the final, Sarri vs Conte.