Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[RealMalatesta]

The formation of two striker and four midfielders in my opinion is quite suitable for Juventus, but the situation doesn't support considering that Federico Chiesa who was previously expected to be Vlahovic partner up front has not been able to be present on the field, while coach Massimiliano Allegri cannot continue to use Di María in front because the midfield also need his contribution after Paul Pogba was injured and couldn't enter the field. So I think the problem for Juventus at the moment is the lack of strikers, even though there is Moise Kean but still need a replacement.

They bought everything for their attack every possible position and still Juventus is really struggling in attack. I think they still arent used to playing with each other and it might take some time. Also Moise Kean for me isnt a good striker because he rarely scores goals,at this stage you should do more whenever you get a chance.

I guess we are talking about something that is quite difficult and that doesn't really feel like something we should be doing at this current moment because they have a lot of injured players. Yes, they focused on the attacking side a lot but that isn't fair to say when most of them are injured.

Plus, they are missing a lot of midfield as well and even defense too. They really need like 1 great defender transfer, and at least 3 players coming back like Pogba, then we can discuss if they are good or not. Until then, I would say they are "temporarily bad" and not really make a decision based on what they are doing and what they can get ahead for the time being.

[arimamib]

This will obviously be a big match that is quite exciting. Currently Roma have high enough confidence because of their 2 wins but Juventus also obviously won't make this predictable because they are playing at home.
I'm waiting for Dybala's performance in this match, whether it will be as crazy as Morata in a friendly match or not.

Juventus vs Roma match is Dybala first match against his former club, after defending Juventus for a long time now he will try to show professionalism to help the team he defended to beat Juventus. In the two matches that Roma have won, Dybala has not scored a goal against the opponent, if he is able to score his first goal in an official match with Roma against Juventus there will be mixed feelings within Dybala. On the one hand he is happy to break the egg with Roma, but on the other hand he has to respect his former club by not celebrating the goal he just made.
Juventus don't want to lose any more points while playing at the Arena Stadium, while Roma is trying to maintain its momentum to continue to be on the winning track. This match will be very exciting because both teams both want to get the three points.

[G_Besar]

Yes this is a proving match for AS Roma to show that they are ready for tougher competition in the top flight. If they can beat Juventus, then the confidence in them will be even greater regarding their seriousness in chasing the title. But unfortunately they can't play as a full team for several reasons. Here Jose Mourinho's tactics will be needed to see how he can control the situation.

Yes, that's right, the match against Juventus will be a proving match for AS Roma, besides that this match is also a benchmark for Mourinho to see his team's framework to compete in Serie A this season. Starting this season, Jose Mourinho's children have indeed reaped sweet results, but all of that they got from an ordinary team.

What is certain is that the match against Juventus will be a barometer for Jose Mourinho, if he returns to achieve good results, AS Roma this season must be watched out for by other favorite champion teams such as Inter Milan.

[giammangiato]

The formation of two striker and four midfielders in my opinion is quite suitable for Juventus, but the situation doesn't support considering that Federico Chiesa who was previously expected to be Vlahovic partner up front has not been able to be present on the field, while coach Massimiliano Allegri cannot continue to use Di María in front because the midfield also need his contribution after Paul Pogba was injured and couldn't enter the field. So I think the problem for Juventus at the moment is the lack of strikers, even though there is Moise Kean but still need a replacement.

In my personal opinion, the one point that Juventus got against Sampdoria was not too bad, because this is still the beginning of the competition and new players recruited by Juventus also need adaptation because they were recruited from different clubs, indeed many criticized Juventus when they were held to a draw by Sampdoria, some say Juventus players only play in midfield and play the ball in midfield without making significant attacks, but I think Juventus will definitely play better when Paul Pogba and di Maria can come back to play and recover from injuries, I really believe that. Juventus can beat AS Roma in the third week meeting.

That's right, a point taken in an emergency situation with an almost all new team and a new manager.
If it were always like this, I'd put a signature on it. Furthermore, Sampdoria is not a weak team, on the contrary.
Whoever speaks does not understand anything about football.

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Friday 26th August
Monza 17:30 Udinese
Lazio 19:45 Inter Milan

Saturday 27th August
Cremonese 17:30 Torino
Juventus 17:30 Roma
AC Milan 19:45 Bologna
Spezia 19:45 Sassuolo

Sunday 28th August
Salernitana 17:30 Sampdoria
Verona 17:30 Atalanta
Fiorentina 19:45 Napoli
Lecce 19:45 Empoli

Next turn, 1 big match.

Juventus Roma, of course, it will be the 1st goal for Dybala with Roma versus his old team.

Source: https://www.skysports.com/serie-a-fixtures

[bekti3]

This will obviously be a big match that is quite exciting. Currently Roma have high enough confidence because of their 2 wins but Juventus also obviously won't make this predictable because they are playing at home.
I'm waiting for Dybala's performance in this match, whether it will be as crazy as Morata in a friendly match or not.

Juventus vs Roma match is Dybala first match against his former club, after defending Juventus for a long time now he will try to show professionalism to help the team he defended to beat Juventus. In the two matches that Roma have won, Dybala has not scored a goal against the opponent, if he is able to score his first goal in an official match with Roma against Juventus there will be mixed feelings within Dybala. On the one hand he is happy to break the egg with Roma, but on the other hand he has to respect his former club by not celebrating the goal he just made.
Juventus don't want to lose any more points while playing at the Arena Stadium, while Roma is trying to maintain its momentum to continue to be on the winning track. This match will be very exciting because both teams both want to get the three points.

This can be a momentum and of course emotional if Dybala can score a goal in this match. But regardless, Dybala must also be ready to face the actions of some fans who often do things that are a little provocative as before and he has to show his professionalism because now he is in Roma's uniform. I think this will be great to watch.

[Lordhermes]

Juventus game was indeed not satisfying for anyone. The number of goal attempts they had wasn't much different than the previous game. This time they weren't good enough to finish them up with goals. This look of Juventus make me doubt them about this season also. If we don't see any improvement they may not do better than finishing the season at the 3rd or 4th position. Pogba's absence is felt in their midfield maybe but I don't think it's the only reason.

Juventus does not really have a prolific goal scorer that can give them not less than 25 goals in a season.Dusan Vlahovic is not able to score goals on regular basis like that and it is affecting Juve.The transfer window is still open,and I think they need a prolific goal scorer,a midfielder and a winger also.If not,Juventus will not be in the top four this sesson,.
Ever since Pogba had injury,their midfield has not been balanced and it puts pressure on them when ever they loose possession.Therefore,going to the transfer market to sign players is the best thing they can do to revive the spirit of other players and make the team capable of contending for tittles too

[Rengga Jati]

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Yes, the main goal of the game of football is to win. I think Mourinho has something else in mind behind his philosophy which is to get the 3 points no matter what. Well the point is they have to play as well as they can, because how can they win 3 points if the players mess up? Not going in will not it? It is possible if their luck is very big, but it is impossible in all matches to rely on luck alone.

I do agree with you, to reach that full 3 points, the full team must do their best performance. And that's exactly true that even if a team will win because of luck, the luck may not come again and again, that is why never lay on luck. It needs all works from all elements, both all players both in the first and second lineups, the coach especially to arrange the best and most suitable strategy, the management of the club itself, and also how solid they are when playing on the field at that time. And to make it all solid is not easy. Mourinho is one of those who explain about it and show the importance of 3 pints to get in every match (although no club that will always win prefectly)

[TelolettOm]

Quite surprising because Juventus in this match is the favorite one. However, the squad is higher than Sampdoria. But exactly, Sampdoria in this match really could play very excitingly. However, they could also balance the game against Juventus and shoot the same shots as Juventus. Juventus itself doesn't seem to be in optimal condition, or indeed Sampdoria is really on fire right now and has a pretty good defense. With this drawn result, Juventus lost points. And even though the next match, Juventus had to meet Roma.

I don't think Juventus is a team worthy of winning the title this season. Their performance is still not stable. They were able to play well against Sassuolo in the first match. But their performance against Sampdoria was not good. I couldn't understand what strategy they played or what they were aiming for. Made only 10 shots in the entire 90 minutes. I don't think Sampdoria is a very strong team. Even then, I don't understand why Juventus play defensively. Falling behind early in the season will make winning the title difficult.

I said Juventus is the favorite one in the match (match between Juventus vs Sampdoria). That is why quite surprising to see the result.
They really couldn't play optimally during the match and made the result disappointing. However, we also cannot say that Juventus has no chance. this club is actually challenging enough for reaching the top standings of Serie A. But exactly, Serie A also has their big clubs that must be faced, especially Inter, AC Milan, Napol, and also As Roma.

[Fesatmas]

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Yes, the main goal of the game of football is to win. I think Mourinho has something else in mind behind his philosophy which is to get the 3 points no matter what. Well the point is they have to play as well as they can, because how can they win 3 points if the players mess up? Not going in will not it? It is possible if their luck is very big, but it is impossible in all matches to rely on luck alone.

I do agree with you, to reach that full 3 points, the full team must do their best performance. And that's exactly true that even if a team will win because of luck, the luck may not come again and again, that is why never lay on luck. It needs all works from all elements, both all players both in the first and second lineups, the coach especially to arrange the best and most suitable strategy, the management of the club itself, and also how solid they are when playing on the field at that time. And to make it all solid is not easy. Mourinho is one of those who explain about it and show the importance of 3 pints to get in every match (although no club that will always win prefectly)

Yes, that's what I mean, that the philosophy about the 3 points that Jose Mourinho said should be dug deeper because there is a meaning behind the words he said. Coaches like Jose Mourinho must have understood that, if you want to win, you must be accompanied by maximum play. And it's not just the performance of the players, as you said every element related to the team has to contribute.

[blue Snow]

Juventus Roma, of course, it will be the 1st goal for Dybala with Roma versus his old team.

Dybala Hasn't scored a goal yet when meeting the bottom club which is also impossible to create a score next. Juventus has a solid defense so when Mourinho still uses a strategy as he used, I believe the scorer is still the same as before. Dybala is still as a shield to cheat the movement of Tammy and Zaniolo, but if Juventus misreads this, they will move freely in front.

[TopT3ns]

Yes, that's what I mean, that the philosophy about the 3 points that Jose Mourinho said should be dug deeper because there is a meaning behind the words he said. Coaches like Jose Mourinho must have understood that, if you want to win, you must be accompanied by maximum play. And it's not just the performance of the players, as you said every element related to the team has to contribute.

Roma seems to have their own strategy to be able to get a win in the Serie A league and coach Jose Mourinho still doesn't want to reveal to the public how the strategy he will apply to make him win, hopefully in the next match when meeting Juventus has implemented a good strategy to create a game good and get a lot of goals. because until now the points in the standings from number one to number three are still the same and no one has a high score.

[Fesatmas]

Yes, that's what I mean, that the philosophy about the 3 points that Jose Mourinho said should be dug deeper because there is a meaning behind the words he said. Coaches like Jose Mourinho must have understood that, if you want to win, you must be accompanied by maximum play. And it's not just the performance of the players, as you said every element related to the team has to contribute.

Roma seems to have their own strategy to be able to get a win in the Serie A league and coach Jose Mourinho still doesn't want to reveal to the public how the strategy he will apply to make him win, hopefully in the next match when meeting Juventus has implemented a good strategy to create a game good and get a lot of goals. because until now the points in the standings from number one to number three are still the same and no one has a high score.

Jose Mourinho is a coach who has always been like that, with his behavior that is often odd, but that is accompanied by his ability to read situations. AS Roma became the team to be considered especially this season, after Jose Mourinho brought the names of quality players to be able to strengthen the team he holds now. So far they are playing well, they need to create consistency to keep where they are now.

[borovichok]

The formation of two striker and four midfielders in my opinion is quite suitable for Juventus, but the situation doesn't support considering that Federico Chiesa who was previously expected to be Vlahovic partner up front has not been able to be present on the field, while coach Massimiliano Allegri cannot continue to use Di María in front because the midfield also need his contribution after Paul Pogba was injured and couldn't enter the field. So I think the problem for Juventus at the moment is the lack of strikers, even though there is Moise Kean but still need a replacement.

In my personal opinion, the one point that Juventus got against Sampdoria was not too bad, because this is still the beginning of the competition and new players recruited by Juventus also need adaptation because they were recruited from different clubs, indeed many criticized Juventus when they were held to a draw by Sampdoria, some say Juventus players only play in midfield and play the ball in midfield without making significant attacks, but I think Juventus will definitely play better when Paul Pogba and di Maria can come back to play and recover from injuries, I really believe that. Juventus can beat AS Roma in the third week meeting.

Moise Kean is not a quality striker,he is not supposed to be in a big club like juventus, is not that am criticize him but is the truth,he couldn't establish his self at an average club like Everton in England, I believe chiesa is not yet too fit once he get back then Di Maria will move back to the central midfield that will give the old ladies more creativity,was suprise juventus were not serious to take maphis depay from Barcelona because they still need attacking players.they didn't show lot of power upfront when they played against sampdoria last weekend.

[Sebas.tian]

Roma did what they were expected to do and won. Maybe it wasn't the most comfortable score but I still saw very positive signs in their effort. However Juventus let everyone down by getting a 0-0 draw. Even though they have really good attackers somehow they failed to score even one goal. Considering that they had really low amount of shots it must not be related to their attackers. The midfield is still not at a satisfying level. Pogba would take his place in the starting eleven in a few weeks.

This will obviously be a big match that is quite exciting. Currently Roma have high enough confidence because of their 2 wins but Juventus also obviously won't make this predictable because they are playing at home.
I'm waiting for Dybala's performance in this match, whether it will be as crazy as Morata in a friendly match or not.

This is an interesting match i must watch to see how Dybala will showcase his tactics to achieve many goals from this match for people to believe that he have something good to offer to the team. It will be difficult for Juventus to experience failure from Roma in this match, because their midfielders are well prepared to Play this match to ensure they handle the midfield very well to give their strikers opportunity to achieve  goals that will give them victory at the end of the match. Juventus will defeat Roma 3-1 to improve their points, because they will not allow the match to end up draw than to win Roma.

[Z-tight]

since being handled by Jose Mourinho last season, AS Roma's performance is getting better and with the arrival of many new players, Roma is now a team that is very calculated for the struggle for the Scudetto. Jose Mourinho is a coach who has a lot of experience and there is no doubting the strategy that he applies even though he has been controversial, but Jose Mourinho's achievements are very good when he manages the team. I think under Jose Mourinho AS Roma will get better in the future.

You are correct about Jose mourinho, he is one of the best coaches in the world and ever, he has won plenty titles and has his own personal achievements too, honestly i was surprised when he signed for AS Roma, i thought he will wait to join a bigger club because roma are no longer a giant club in Italy. It goes without saying that Roma have adapted to the mourinho style, and they won one trophy last season, but i don't agree that they are in the race to win the seria a this season, i don't feel they have what it takes to challenge Inter, Milan and Juve, i feel what As roma will be playing for is a champions league place for the next season, a fight to finish in the first four, and they may get it this season.

[hd49728]

This is an interesting match i must watch to see how Dybala will showcase his tactics to achieve many goals from this match for people to believe that he have something good to offer to the team

So far, Dybala played well in his new club but still lack of a first goal to open his goal record here. With attacking players, goals are important and helps to increase their motivation, confidence and consequently performance. The first match against Juventus after  many years in Turin will be an emotional match for Dybala.

It will be difficult for Juventus to experience failure from Roma in this match, because their midfielders are well prepared to Play this match to ensure they handle the midfield very well to give their strikers opportunity to achieve  goals that will give them victory at the end of the match. Juventus will defeat Roma 3-1 to improve their points, because they will not allow the match to end up draw than to win Roma.

Roma so far shown that they know how to win even when their team can not score many goals. It helps them to collect points and in big match, if they can not win, the defense ability will help them to have one point at least.

I believe Roma and Mourinho will not begin this match with a plan to get one point. Juventus needs three points more than Roma because they have worse results in first two matches. This will open more chances for Roma with counter attacking.

[Falconer]

since being handled by Jose Mourinho last season, AS Roma's performance is getting better and with the arrival of many new players, Roma is now a team that is very calculated for the struggle for the Scudetto.

Roma has not been very convincing in the last few seasons especially from the 2018-2019 season to last season. They didn't make it into the top 4 teams that would then qualify for the Champions League, but they were just a team that competed in the Europa League.

So for this season I also don't think they will be very convincing. They will be difficult to enter in the title race even though Roma have started the season well. I believe that it is not easy to win the Scudetto, but their performance is good at the moment. I agree more about Milan, Napoli, Inter and Juventus than Roma. But I'm not going to ignore their ability this season, maybe there's a point.

[DanWalker]

since being handled by Jose Mourinho last season, AS Roma's performance is getting better and with the arrival of many new players, Roma is now a team that is very calculated for the struggle for the Scudetto.

Roma has not been very convincing in the last few seasons especially from the 2018-2019 season to last season. They didn't make it into the top 4 teams that would then qualify for the Champions League, but they were just a team that competed in the Europa League.
So for this season I also don't think they will be very convincing. They will be difficult to enter in the title race even though Roma have started the season well. I believe that it is not easy to win the Scudetto, but their performance is good at the moment. I agree more about Milan, Napoli, Inter and Juventus than Roma. But I'm not going to ignore their ability this season, maybe there's a point.

You would be wrong to compare the current squad with the Roma teams of the past. The aim of the 2017–18 Roma team was to qualify for the Champions League or finish in the top four of the points table. They never imagined that they would win the title.

But the current Roma team is quite stable. Especially since Mourinho became the coach of the Roma team, the team has undergone unprecedented changes. Now they are quite a stable team. However, there are still some weaknesses in the team. If Mourinho is able to solve the weaknesses within the team, Roma will be in contention for the title this season.

[Iranus]

Juventus' next match is against Roma who are currently at their best. Roma are not so sharp, but they have won 6 points in the last 2 matches, and that should be something Juventus have to watch out for.

Roma looks like the favorite against Juventus. I would not say that Roma is playing very well. But their match strategy is excellent. Their gameplay is stable. The most important thing is that they are able to attack a lot while keeping the defense strong. However, Juventus and Roma are not strong attacking teams. But I think the Roma team is better than Juventus both in gameplay and match strategy. That's why even though it's Juventus' home match, I consider Roma the favourite. However, Juventus have won their last three matches against Roma. The upcoming match is expected to be competitive

If we look at the current odds, Roma is not the favorite obviously.
Looking at the first 2 matches, Roma is not that special even though they won all the 2 first matches while Juventus failed to win the 2nd match.
I would say Juventus has better chance to win because they are playing at their own stadium which is a big advantage.
My concern for this game is about Dybala who is former Juventus player, I'm curious about how the Juventus fans react to his come back as an opponent.

The problem with Roma is they are facing some difficulties trying to score goals. Roma won both the matches and  Juventus won 1 out of 2. But we have seen Roma experience some difficulties when it comes to finishing. And on the other hand, Juventus did not have any problems like that in the first match, but in the second match, they could not break the deadlock even though they had some good chances. I believe this match is going to be an interesting one.

If Roma can defend well, I don't care what the odds are,  Roma will be able to win the match in my opinion. Now odds are 3.25 for Roma, but I think it will fall significantly when the match will start.