Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Strongkored]

Yes it's true in a friendly match, it seems that the Napoli coach doesn't force his players to appear at full strength and usually in a friendly match, many teams just want to try to implement a new strategy and see if the strategy is suitable if implemented when they return to the series A match, Napoli is one of the strongest candidates in Serie A so I don't really believe if they played with an actual strategy in that friendly match because so far we have often seen how Napoli's performers play when competing for the Scudetto title.

Friendly matches can also be used by teams to train their team cohesiveness because a break of about a month can make them have to start over from the beginning or also to see the fitness of the players because not all players have the discipline to keep practicing during breaks, but whatever it is a friendly match cannot be used as a reference about the strength of a team

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[rendravolt]

Yes it's true in a friendly match, it seems that the Napoli coach doesn't force his players to appear at full strength and usually in a friendly match, many teams just want to try to implement a new strategy and see if the strategy is suitable if implemented when they return to the series A match, Napoli is one of the strongest candidates in Serie A so I don't really believe if they played with an actual strategy in that friendly match because so far we have often seen how Napoli's performers play when competing for the Scudetto title.

Friendly matches can also be used by teams to train their team cohesiveness because a break of about a month can make them have to start over from the beginning or also to see the fitness of the players because not all players have the discipline to keep practicing during breaks, but whatever it is a friendly match cannot be used as a reference about the strength of a team

In fact, friendly matches can also be used as training to try new strategies or to harmonize new players that they rarely featured in the main lineup in each regular competition. So there are so many benefits from friendly matches in terms of the team, the coach and the players. So winning or losing is just a result that doesn't really matter to both teams.

[Lillominato89]

In the second half it seemed that Juventus had changed their game pattern and now Juventus have managed to equalize through a penalty goal, hoping that both teams will continue to give a good performance, buying and selling attacks and pressing will be interesting to watch.

yes, Juventus finally played better. Both teams showed an interesting game. the fight is almost over, but it looks like the result will still be the same 1-1.
hopefully, this will be an important capital for both teams to continue competing in the League. Juve after this will face a fairly weak team, Cremonese. until now Cremonese has not won. it would be bad for them if the situation didn't change. Juventus, of course, will certainly get an easy win.

well easy that plays well
now he doesn't have many injured people, now he doesn't have the crippled team

I laugh at those who were against Allegri hoping they'd kick him out, last minute and ignorant fans

Juventus have a very strong team on paper, perhaps the strongest formation in Serie A, the problem is that the players argue with Allegri, I have always labeled the Juventus fans as occasional, when Allegri took them to the Champions League final everyone said that he was the best, now that the team doesn't follow him, everyone says #allegriout

[Iranus]

Since the start of the season, Napoli have played extraordinary, but this is a different situation. After a long break, it is believed that changes will occur, especially after a friendly match where Napoli played less than optimally.
Betting on Napoli in this match is quite risky but anything is still very possible to happen.
this is a match that will be very fierce, I think it is difficult to choose a bet on one of the teams, but after I have considered it, I think it is more appropriate to bet on this match, is to take a goal over, seeing that both teams have great potential to score goals against each other.

after the world cup break, most teams played friendly matches to restore the squad mentality. Napoli did, despite the disappointing result. but in the Serie A match, now Napoli is the leader in the standings.
facing Inter is not an easy match for Napoli. but they can hold Inter. Inter just had a trial run with Sassuolo. with Inter winning 0-1.
what Inter has shown hasn't looked very good. but their chances of winning this match are bigger than Napoli's. A fight like this is hard to place a bet on. maybe I'll miss it.

I feel like friendly games to get back into match shape, and considering not that many players were in the world cup from serie A as a result, all comes down to realizing that they are not really doing anything big at the moment.
I personally would love to have a situation where teams would play against only their opponents during friendly, like Napoli vs Inter and Milan vs Juventus type of friendly during that period so that people would realize it is not really a big deal. In any case, I feel like Serie A is basically Napolis playground for this season, and I do not see them giving up the leadership at any moment of the season and will get the title by the end for sure.

If anyone is worried about the break in play, causing Napoli some problems, I want to say I am not sure that they will not face any problems. But at the same time I will say that even if they do perform badly from this point, they cannot blame it on the break in place. Because they have a good enough lead. This type of breathing space is hard to get. Especially with how competitive the Italian league has become. So, I don’t see them giving up the first position to any other team. Not with how they have been performing before the World Cup.

[zuzie]

If anyone is worried about the break in play, causing Napoli some problems, I want to say I am not sure that they will not face any problems. But at the same time I will say that even if they do perform badly from this point, they cannot blame it on the break in place. Because they have a good enough lead. This type of breathing space is hard to get. Especially with how competitive the Italian league has become. So, I don’t see them giving up the first position to any other team. Not with how they have been performing before the World Cup.

I understand why they think Napoli's performance has dropped after competition break that's because Napoli lost the last 2 friendly matches
In fact, the defeat cannot be used as the basis for their performance in the next match because friendly matches are not important matches so sometimes they don't use strategy and the main players.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Lazio are one of the most consistent teams in the recent seasons of the Serie A. By saying consistent, I mean that their place in the standings hasn't changed much in these seasons.

They have generally been finishing the league around the 5th place. However they can't qualify for the Champions League since the 2019/20 season. They finished that season at the 4th place and made it there. But they have been able to join the Europa League the most since then. While they are able to maintain a consistent performance the board must be hoping to see Lazio qualifying for the Champions League finally by this season. Their job is pretty hard though among the tough competitors. However Lazio have also impressed people so far. They just need to drop the loss of points in especially smaller games to minimum.

[OcTradism]

Lazio are one of the most consistent teams in the recent seasons of the Serie A. By saying consistent, I mean that their place in the standings hasn't changed much in these seasons.

They have generally been finishing the league around the 5th place. However they can't qualify for the Champions League since the 2019/20 season. They finished that season at the 4th place and made it there. But they have been able to join the Europa League the most since then.

You are right about stable performance and ranking of Lazio in latest season but do you know who is a player with great contribution for their success?

He is Ciro Immobile. It is shock for somebody if they know Immobile scored 23, 29, 15, 36, 20 and 27 goals since 2016 - 2017 seasons. In this season, he has scored 6 goals for Lazio. He is not a star player like Totti, Vieri, Del Piero in the past but he is similar to Daniele Di Natale of Udinese.

Another shock stats about Immobile, he has scored 267 goals in his career.

While they are able to maintain a consistent performance the board must be hoping to see Lazio qualifying for the Champions League finally by this season. Their job is pretty hard though among the tough competitors. However Lazio have also impressed people so far. They just need to drop the loss of points in especially smaller games to minimum.

Serie A has many teams with similar quality, Roma, Lazio, Juventus, Atalanta, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Napoli. It's very difficult for all clubs to end in top four with 7 or 8 clubs are ready to compete for only four positions.

[sana54210]

Juventus have a very strong team on paper, perhaps the strongest formation in Serie A, the problem is that the players argue with Allegri, I have always labeled the Juventus fans as occasional, when Allegri took them to the Champions League final everyone said that he was the best, now that the team doesn't follow him, everyone says #allegriout

I think it's not just about arguing but more about injuries. I mean allegri could handle this team as well as he possibly could, but that doesn't mean that he is going to end up with letting them get away with it. He is the one who build the formation and he is the one that will tell them where to stand and what to do and the players will have to follow that.

However, the injuries really hurt them a lot, they really need all the players they could get so that they would be actually good on paper. Right now they are good if they had no injuries, but from start of the season when they got so many losses and draws, it was due to them missing even more players.

[piebeyb]

Lazio are one of the most consistent teams in the recent seasons of the Serie A. By saying consistent, I mean that their place in the standings hasn't changed much in these seasons.

They have generally been finishing the league around the 5th place. However they can't qualify for the Champions League since the 2019/20 season. They finished that season at the 4th place and made it there. But they have been able to join the Europa League the most since then. While they are able to maintain a consistent performance the board must be hoping to see Lazio qualifying for the Champions League finally by this season. Their job is pretty hard though among the tough competitors. However Lazio have also impressed people so far. They just need to drop the loss of points in especially smaller games to minimum.

Lazio are reportedly threatened without their mainstay midfielder, Danilo Cataldi in the first Serie A match after the World Cup break against Lecce which will take place on January 4, 2023. Lazio midfielder, Danilo Cataldi is reportedly able to miss his team's match against Lecce after being forced to miss the training session which took place on Wednesday local time, I think lazio must get points in the match against Lecce to secure their position in 4th place

[sovie]

Juventus have a very strong team on paper, perhaps the strongest formation in Serie A, the problem is that the players argue with Allegri, I have always labeled the Juventus fans as occasional, when Allegri took them to the Champions League final everyone said that he was the best, now that the team doesn't follow him, everyone says #allegriout

I think it's not just about arguing but more about injuries. I mean allegri could handle this team as well as he possibly could, but that doesn't mean that he is going to end up with letting them get away with it. He is the one who build the formation and he is the one that will tell them where to stand and what to do and the players will have to follow that.

However, the injuries really hurt them a lot, they really need all the players they could get so that they would be actually good on paper. Right now they are good if they had no injuries, but from start of the season when they got so many losses and draws, it was due to them missing even more players.

In fact you are right, on every good team when an injury hits a player the swing is severely affected. Juventus have to perform well in the next matches if they want to do well. But they have some injured players in their team which will cause some problems for the team.

[Jatiluhung]

Friendly matches can also be used by teams to train their team cohesiveness because a break of about a month can make them have to start over from the beginning or also to see the fitness of the players because not all players have the discipline to keep practicing during breaks, but whatever it is a friendly match cannot be used as a reference about the strength of a team

And it's a fact that Napoli in this friendly match did implement several new strategies and formations. but it seems that the trial strategy is not going so well. and I think Napoli's initial formation is still the best. and yes i agree. that friendly matches cannot be used as a benchmark for a team's ability.

[Juggy777]

Juventus have a very strong team on paper, perhaps the strongest formation in Serie A, the problem is that the players argue with Allegri, I have always labeled the Juventus fans as occasional, when Allegri took them to the Champions League final everyone said that he was the best, now that the team doesn't follow him, everyone says #allegriout

I think it's not just about arguing but more about injuries. I mean allegri could handle this team as well as he possibly could, but that doesn't mean that he is going to end up with letting them get away with it. He is the one who build the formation and he is the one that will tell them where to stand and what to do and the players will have to follow that.

However, the injuries really hurt them a lot, they really need all the players they could get so that they would be actually good on paper. Right now they are good if they had no injuries, but from start of the season when they got so many losses and draws, it was due to them missing even more players.

In fact you are right, on every good team when an injury hits a player the swing is severely affected. Juventus have to perform well in the next matches if they want to do well. But they have some injured players in their team which will cause some problems for the team.

@sovie Juventus also had bad luck when Pogba got injured, because he was a top player when he used to play for Juventus and he could probably have transformed them but unfortunately he wasn’t able to be injury free this year. Furthermore Allegri is to be blamed for failing to inspire this Juventus squad, and honestly he needs to leave now so a new coach can rebuild this team and help bring back the club’s lost glory.

[Fara Chan]

Friendly matches can also be used by teams to train their team cohesiveness because a break of about a month can make them have to start over from the beginning or also to see the fitness of the players because not all players have the discipline to keep practicing during breaks, but whatever it is a friendly match cannot be used as a reference about the strength of a team

In this friendly match, Napoli changed their formation a bit and I think they wanted to test it on this new formation, and yes and agreed that this friendly match cannot be used as a benchmark for how strong the team is.
Maybe if Napoli kept using the initial formation, I think the performance would be better. In yesterday's match the Napoli coach just wanted to test a strategy or a new formation would be suitable or not suitable to be implemented.

[Oluwa-btc]

If anyone is worried about the break in play, causing Napoli some problems, I want to say I am not sure that they will not face any problems. But at the same time I will say that even if they do perform badly from this point, they cannot blame it on the break in place. Because they have a good enough lead. This type of breathing space is hard to get. Especially with how competitive the Italian league has become. So, I don’t see them giving up the first position to any other team. Not with how they have been performing before the World Cup.

I understand why they think Napoli's performance has dropped after competition break that's because Napoli lost the last 2 friendly matches
In fact, the defeat cannot be used as the basis for their performance in the next match because friendly matches are not important matches so sometimes they don't use strategy and the main players.

Friendly games might not be mandatory to alot of people but they're quality and good assessment to how a team has been both in a good way and bad way. But if they have lost two of those they need to do better all because the Seria A comes to a quick start soon and I hope they don't drop my high hopes down, I'm down on my knees begging.

They should face Inter Milan, Inter Milan has been a good side before the FIFA World Cup as they won some games I felt they shouldn't have won. What I expect from the game against Napoli should at least be a draw.

[boltz]

Lazio are one of the most consistent teams in the recent seasons of the Serie A. By saying consistent, I mean that their place in the standings hasn't changed much in these seasons.

They have generally been finishing the league around the 5th place. However they can't qualify for the Champions League since the 2019/20 season. They finished that season at the 4th place and made it there. But they have been able to join the Europa League the most since then. While they are able to maintain a consistent performance the board must be hoping to see Lazio qualifying for the Champions League finally by this season. Their job is pretty hard though among the tough competitors. However Lazio have also impressed people so far. They just need to drop the loss of points in especially smaller games to minimum.

Lazio are looking great this year too but they have been consistent for some years now and I do hope they will get back into UCL spots and hold this 4th place they currently have but the battle will be tight against Inter , Roma and Atalanta. They also have a great coach, as Sari knows how to place Lazio in high places in Serie A and I trust him to do it again this year as fans really deserve another trophy and Lazio in general needs another trophy. 

I'm also curious about what transfers can Lazio make in summer as they have important sponsors gathered lately that can provide substantial amount of money in order to make Lazio even stronger.

[LordShanken]

Friendly matches can also be used by teams to train their team cohesiveness because a break of about a month can make them have to start over from the beginning or also to see the fitness of the players because not all players have the discipline to keep practicing during breaks, but whatever it is a friendly match cannot be used as a reference about the strength of a team

In this friendly match, Napoli changed their formation a bit and I think they wanted to test it on this new formation, and yes and agreed that this friendly match cannot be used as a benchmark for how strong the team is.
Maybe if Napoli kept using the initial formation, I think the performance would be better. In yesterday's match the Napoli coach just wanted to test a strategy or a new formation would be suitable or not suitable to be implemented.

Napoli is a good team. They always try to do fairly well. I agree with you, maybe the coach of Napoli team is trying to make some changes in the formation of the team, the main reason may be to bring better performance of the team.

[Doell]

If anyone is worried about the break in play, causing Napoli some problems, I want to say I am not sure that they will not face any problems. But at the same time I will say that even if they do perform badly from this point, they cannot blame it on the break in place. Because they have a good enough lead. This type of breathing space is hard to get. Especially with how competitive the Italian league has become. So, I don’t see them giving up the first position to any other team. Not with how they have been performing before the World Cup.

I understand why they think Napoli's performance has dropped after competition break that's because Napoli lost the last 2 friendly matches
In fact, the defeat cannot be used as the basis for their performance in the next match because friendly matches are not important matches so sometimes they don't use strategy and the main players.

Friendly games might not be mandatory to alot of people but they're quality and good assessment to how a team has been both in a good way and bad way. But if they have lost two of those they need to do better all because the Seria A comes to a quick start soon and I hope they don't drop my high hopes down, I'm down on my knees begging.

They should face Inter Milan, Inter Milan has been a good side before the FIFA World Cup as they won some games I felt they shouldn't have won. What I expect from the game against Napoli should at least be a draw.

They lost two bad friendly matches, but also Napoli main players isn't any injured at there which will the team performance to bad in Serie A. But it is possible that Napoli will find it difficult to get points in match against Inter Milan, because Napoli always have difficulty at San Siro, although so I'm also not too worried in that match might at least be to a draw and share points both are a formidable team.

[Ratash]

It seems that juventus team has recalled that they used to dominate the serie A and they are showing that with the great results they are having i think they are the team to watch out for in the second half of the season, the loss against milan was a wake up call for them and they won all their games since then without conceiding a single goal i think with that performance getting the second position is just a matter of time.

[harapan]

I understand why they think Napoli's performance has dropped after competition break that's because Napoli lost the last 2 friendly matches
In fact, the defeat cannot be used as the basis for their performance in the next match because friendly matches are not important matches so sometimes they don't use strategy and the main players.

For unknown reason I believe Napoli would win the league. I know it's going to be a challenging battle because they'll face a very strong fight from Milan, Inter, Juve and Lazio. They're right points clear of Milan who are second. I can't judge them with the friendly games. Losing 2 friendly matches doesn't mean they've lost form. I do believe they'll miss Fabian Ruiz but I also believe they can manage without him. They've bottled the league before, I don't think it'll happen again this season.

[G_Besar]

I understand why they think Napoli's performance has dropped after competition break that's because Napoli lost the last 2 friendly matches
In fact, the defeat cannot be used as the basis for their performance in the next match because friendly matches are not important matches so sometimes they don't use strategy and the main players.

For unknown reason I believe Napoli would win the league. I know it's going to be a challenging battle because they'll face a very strong fight from Milan, Inter, Juve and Lazio. They're right points clear of Milan who are second. I can't judge them with the friendly games. Losing 2 friendly matches doesn't mean they've lost form. I do believe they'll miss Fabian Ruiz but I also believe they can manage without him. They've bottled the league before, I don't think it'll happen again this season.

Yes, the results in the trial match are not a benchmark, but what is feared is that this habit will be infected in the actual match. Until now I also still believe that Napoli will be able to return to the form it was before the World Cup, but the first game against Inter Milan is key. I just want to see the results in the first match, if we can get past the Nerazzurri's obstacles then the Partenopei's steps will be even smoother.