Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Tony116]

Today's match is between Atalanta vs. Napoli, the visitors Napoli are temporarily superior to the hosts Atalanta. Napoli really came with a stronger mentality it seems, in previous matches Atalanta was able to make it difficult for Napoli, but in this match Napoli were more prepared. Even though it's not the end result we're seeing, Napoli made the process better. We'll see if they will be able to maintain the lead or vice versa.

I watched the first half between Atalanta and Napoli and I firmly believe Atalanta were very depressed in the first half even if they played in front of their own fans. Atalanta didn't play badly in the first half but Napoli didn't give them much space to create goal chances due to defense and high pressure.

In addition to a good defense, Napoli also quite managed to make Atalanta's defense system damaged throughout the first half where there were several good chances that they managed to create. Napoli had managed to take the lead with a 2-goal win in the first half and Insigne was really in his best form today. 1 goal and 1 assist in the first half brought Napoli ahead in this match. Napoli's victory will really come true if they continue to play like that in the second half.

Yes, I agree. Even though Atlanta did not play really well judging by the scorecard of the first half it will not be a good assumption to think that they played badly. They played well but not good enough to prevent a bad score like that in the first half. They did get one back in the second half but it was not enough for them to win the match. Napoli played really well and the players also seemed like they had suddenly become the best player in the world.

[xmonkeyx]

Before the Atalanta - Napoli game started, I was thinking like Napoli would lose two points at the end of it. But the opposite happened and Napoli won this game decently by 3-1. On the other hand, Atalanta had an impressive effort actually. They had 19 goal attempts. But they had only three on goal which brought their end here. Actually I can't say that Napoli had many shots on goal either. They had five but they were just too good at scoring despite that. And if Roma manage to win, they are going to have the fifth spot.

Napoli really benefited from a goal in the early minutes of the first half and it made them play more calmly, I was on the contrary betting big on Napoli's victory and it was very profitable because the bookie opened bigger odds against Napoli, Napoli are currently competing to win the League of course they want maximize each match to keep getting full points.

[herurist]

Napoli won the most important game today and I would call this result logical - the one who needed it most won. From here we have two major consequences: Napoli remains in the title race. If Inter loses points today, then with almost 100% probability it will be possible to say that it will drop out of the championship race. Probably the fans of Napoli and Milan today will hope that Juventus and Inter will play a draw.

Inter matches will start in a few hours and it's true as you say, this will be a decision for them whether they still want to have hope or do they just want to be in the Champions Zone.
But even so, I actually hope that Juventus will win in this match because if you look at the statistics, of course Juventus is superior in my opinion.
Btw Roma are currently still ahead temporarily over their opponents with a thin score, a monotonous game and few opportunities make this not too exciting

[CLS63]

I pointed out a probability of seeing a draw in the Atalanta vs Napoli game. But Napoli won the game by 3-1. However the score shouldn't mislead you like Napoli won easily or something like that. Because Atalanta had many more dangerous attacks and total shots comparing to Napoli. Napoli still managed to secure a win like this. They must be grateful for not losing points in this. Otherwise it was seeming like a sure thing that Milan would raise the point gap with them more by beating Bologna.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Roma took a 1-0 lead against Sampdoria with Mhitaryan's goal in the 27th minute and the match continues with this score. Rome is the dominant side in the match. But the tempo of the match is slow. I don't think there will be any surprises in this match. I've already started to wait for Juventus and Inter derby. It will be a very important game for both teams. The losing side will be severely injured in the championship race. I predict the match will end in a draw.

[VanityWallets2015]

Match is almost over and Roma are still leading 0-1. So it looks like Roma are going to win this match, those are important points. Roma don't have a bad team at all, but the top in Italy in s width has become very strong in recent years so it is difficult to continue to run really well for the championship. I expected a few more goals in this match.

[swogerino]

Napoli is surprising me,they have never been this consistent from quite a lot of years now,sure they have started to fight in the recent years in the beginning stages of the Serie A but never have been able to be consistent up this far.They have one game more than Milan with equal points but the pressure is on Milan now who should not make any mistake more than on Napoli.I believe many exclude like I do Inter from the title fight,what a poor performance from them when they were leading the Serie A comfortably and now are 6 points behind.I don't think winning the game today against Juventus will change things except maybe a little bit the team moral.

[DanWalker]

Previously I had convinced myself that I expected Atalanta to win, but the truth is that Napoli can lead by two goals in the first half. With this defeat in the first half, I currently doubt that Atalanta can win the match, even though the statistics show that it is clear that Atalanta can still dominate the match but the final result is still not promising. Because Napoli itself is not a weak team and also, competition in the title race makes Napoli will try hard to be able to maintain this temporary victory.

Napoli did end up winning the match in the end and the score was 3-1 in the end. They played like they were multiple steps ahead of their opponent. Atlanta did try to play well and give them a competition but it was not enough. I like how Napoli played in that match by the way because they got the first goal and they did not look back. They did not just sit on the lead and defend. They went for more goals which I really appreciate.

[MinoRaiola]

Inter matches will start in a few hours and it's true as you say, this will be a decision for them whether they still want to have hope or do they just want to be in the Champions Zone.
But even so, I actually hope that Juventus will win in this match because if you look at the statistics, of course Juventus is superior in my opinion.
Btw Roma are currently still ahead temporarily over their opponents with a thin score, a monotonous game and few opportunities make this not too exciting

In less than 40 minutes, the teams are on the field. Here the Lineup:
Juventus Turin: Szczesny - Danilo, de Ligt, Chiellini, Alex Sandro - Ju. Cuadrado, Locatelli, Rabiot, Dybala - Vlahovic, Morata
Inter Mailand: S. Handanovic - d’Ambrosio, Skriniar, Bastoni - Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Brozovic, Perisic - Dzeko, L. Martinez
I think there is a brilliant game today and special players. I have marked them in the lineup. For Juventus i bet on a goal from vlahovic, he is in topform. Inter's offense is very experienced, they will score also 1 goal.

[snipie]

Napoli is surprising me,they have never been this consistent from quite a lot of years now,sure they have started to fight in the recent years in the beginning stages of the Serie A but never have been able to be consistent up this far.They have one game more than Milan with equal points but the pressure is on Milan now who should not make any mistake more than on Napoli.I believe many exclude like I do Inter from the title fight,what a poor performance from them when they were leading the Serie A comfortably and now are 6 points behind.I don't think winning the game today against Juventus will change things except maybe a little bit the team moral.

Atalanta 1 - 3 Napoli isn't a result that most people expected imo! Napoli winning ok but 3 goals vs Atalanta is impressive. Attacking less and scoring more goals. Now they have the same number of points as Milan which will face Bologna tomorrow and which will be under pressure.
Meanwhile, I assume Juve and Inter are under a lot of pressure for real, Inter has to catch Milan and Napoli and avoid being 4th while Juve has to win to avoid seeing Roma, Lazio and Atalanta getting closer from it.

[Marvell1]

There are still eight matches left, if 8 is multiplied by 3, that is 24 points. That points is still huge and anything can happen. Inter Milan has one awaiting match and if won, it would have the same point with Napoli, I am not sure who has the most goals. Also AC Milan is leading with just 3 points, what is the assurance that they would win the league this season. Juventus is so close too, if the three clubs above Juventus give Juventus little chance, they might lose and Juventus may win the league, but the chance this would happen is very low. But even if Juventus did not win and the winners would be AC, Napoli or Inter, we still do not know who the winner can be as they are all close in points to each other.

I second absolutely everything you wrote here, that is the sort of thrilling and entertaining season we are having in seria A, to be honest it has been a long while since we experienced this sort of competition in the Italian league, Juventus were always running with the title, last season Inter broke the status quo, and this season the competition even got a whole lot stronger.

Man the league is very far from over like you said, the points difference between the four top teams is so small, and any slip up can give a chance to any team waiting to capitalize, the only way AC Milan can be certain of the title is if they have an impeccable run till the end, and in football you can't guarantee that. I will just grab my popcorn and see what happens from now till the end of the season, my support for Inter is well known, and i really hope something happens that will take them back to the summit.

The Italian League is still quite interesting in my opinion because there is still a lot of good competition going on in the league. Milan and Napoli are both on the top but Inter has two matches in their hand and if they are able to win both of them they will also have the same points as Milan and Napoli. Juventus is also close and they will also be in the title race. I really don't see how this League is done and dusted. it is still quite interesting.

[coinlocket$]

Source: https://twitter.com/juventusfc/status/1510674358481661953

After the defeat of Atalanta, Juventus has nothing to lose.

The official starting XI is in.

[Alanaz]

Kick Off in a few minutes will start and it will be interesting here to see Juventus' 4-2-3-1 formation which makes Dusan as the targetman and Dybala, Juan and Morata are placed as Second Striker.
Usually they use a 4-3-3 formation when in the starting line-up there are Dusan, Dybala and Morata.
For Inter they are still using the usual strategy with Martinez and Dzeko up front. Inter have to control the midfield if they want to stabilize this otherwise it will be very difficult to face the Juventus strikers with their 3 defenders

[BuNga_cute]

Previously I had convinced myself that I expected Atalanta to win, but the truth is that Napoli can lead by two goals in the first half. With this defeat in the first half, I currently doubt that Atalanta can win the match, even though the statistics show that it is clear that Atalanta can still dominate the match but the final result is still not promising. Because Napoli itself is not a weak team and also, competition in the title race makes Napoli will try hard to be able to maintain this temporary victory.

Napoli did end up winning the match in the end and the score was 3-1 in the end. They played like they were multiple steps ahead of their opponent. Atlanta did try to play well and give them a competition but it was not enough. I like how Napoli played in that match by the way because they got the first goal and they did not look back. They did not just sit on the lead and defend. They went for more goals which I really appreciate.

It must be appreciated how the fighting spirit of the Napoli players, even though Napoli are playing away and the opponent is Atalanta which is
clearly not a weak team. Actually Atalanta from the first minute immediately decided to attack, but some of Atalanta's chances could still be
thwarted by David Ospina. Napoli also tried to attack, which finally in the 14th minute Napoli got their first goal through a penalty kick.
Even as you said after scoring one goal, Napoli did not decide to play defensively and hope to win by one goal difference. But Napoli are still trying
to build an attack and finally created Napoli's second goal in the 37th minute, and the first half ended with Napoli two goals ahead.

This made the Atalanta players more daring to improve their attacks after being two goals behind from Napoli. Finally Atalanta's attack in
the second half succeeded and Atalanta finally scored a goal in the 58th minute, but it was Napoli who really wanted to win the game because
they wanted to catch up with AC Milan's points. Then Napoli also tried to attack to score another goal and managed to score a third goal
in the 81st minute, which made Napoli win the game. Because until the end of the game the score did not change again and ensured Napoli
won the game. Now Napoli have equal points with AC Milan and hope AC Milan drop points against Bologna.

[Coyster]

AS Roma won, and they continue their chase for a top four finish, i am pretty sure Mourinho will not be happy finishing anywhere other than in one of the champions league spots, as things stand now they are 6 points behind Juventus, it is a big gap as they would expect Juventus to drop 6 points while they themselves would have to be impeccable from now till the end of the season, it is highly improbable, but mathematically it is still possible. Roma would just have to continue winning and see what happens from now till the end of the season, in my opinion they will have to make do with a Europa league spot and try harder again next season.

[uswa56]

AS Roma won, and they continue their chase for a top four finish, i am pretty sure Mourinho will not be happy finishing anywhere other than in one of the champions league spots, as things stand now they are 6 points behind Juventus, it is a big gap as they would expect Juventus to drop 6 points while they themselves would have to be impeccable from now till the end of the season, it is highly improbable, but mathematically it is still possible. Roma would just have to continue winning and see what happens from now till the end of the season, in my opinion they will have to make do with a Europa league spot and try harder again next season.

it will be a little difficult for Roma with 8 games remaining this season, currently Juventus is playing against Inter Milan and if Juventus fail to win it will be very profitable for Roma, and also in the remaining matches Roma still have to face 2 strong teams namely Napoli and Inter Milan, it will be very difficult for Roma, if they are able to win and maximize all the remaining games maybe there is still a UCL ticket next season for them otherwise the Europa League next season is the place they really deserve.

[coinlocket$]

I don't even know what is happened to the goal of Inter.

I have no words

[KTChampions]

Wow. What a first half ending! Morata, in addition to rarely helping his team, now began to help the opponent and earned a penalty, but Inter could not convert it. Could. Hmm... I wouldn't say that it was the referee's most correct decision, although technically the Juventus player ran into the penalty area before Calhanoglu hit.
Judging by how angry the players of both teams are, we are in for a hot second half.

[jakdanyel]

It was a really interesting half by the way. Juventus found so many goal chances by 14 shots but their shots-on-goal rate wasn't much either. And Inter scored a penalty goal thanks to Calhanoglu while the half was ending. Inter are 1-0 ahead for now and I'm curious what Allegri will do in the second half. They are doing well actually but they need to be more effective in the second half. In the other case, Juventus can get a really shocking loss tonight. And Inter would take a deep breath by getting away from them in the standings.

[darewaller]

it will be a little difficult for Roma with 8 games remaining this season, currently Juventus is playing against Inter Milan and if Juventus fail to win it will be very profitable for Roma, and also in the remaining matches Roma still have to face 2 strong teams namely Napoli and Inter Milan, it will be very difficult for Roma, if they are able to win and maximize all the remaining games maybe there is still a UCL ticket next season for them otherwise the Europa League next season is the place they really deserve.

Roma are doing good in last few matches and with their performance we can say it's good for Italian League now we can expect some very healthy competition between top six teams for title but for current season they have very few chances to be going into top four and for next season's Champions League spot because Juventus is doing good, and their performance already give them some good fight back after worst start of this season.

Even we have some good number of matches remaining in this season but quality and performance are surely favoring top four teams for current season and Roma with their crucial lost of points can't do something special for higher rank.

Today's match between Juventus vs inter will decide can visitors have any fair chance for challenging top two teams, or now they are out of this race for having some good time in next season.