Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[hahay]

Mourinho is a good coach and I doubt anyone could say the opposite but he fails to succeed with different teams in the latest years since his tactics are well studied by his opponent and he doesn't have much to add to pick the first places without the necessary players that he always asks for and his demands were never fully fulfilled by stuff. Roma will play tomorrow vs Torino in an away game, we will see if they could score many goals or not.
Otherwise Juve were 1 goal behind Sassuolo for like 10 minutes before they were able to get a draw.. and Milan picked 3 points from Verona after a quick goal from Leao.

True, lately I always agree with you, dear friend.
Let?s say that it is now predictable from a strategic and tactical point of view, but he still has some aces to play
People don?t take this thing into account, for me he remains a good coach and an excellent strategist, he is also good at distracting and protecting the team!

Lol, if Mourinho still has an ace up his sleeve and or still has a great way, then AS Roma should be stronger in the top four. But anyway, the reality is not at all, so where is the ace you mean?
Try to be able to accept a bad reality like this, because the reality is that even though Mourinho is a great coach. But still, Mourinho also does not always succeed in building a team to get better. Therefore, I personally at least can no longer consider Mourinho a great coach, because after several years have passed, the reality is that Mourinho only gets failure. Although indeed, at least Mourinho can also still give a title but still, what is needed now is a consistent performance and good results and not about instability performance until get a bad result.

[SmartCharpa]

Today's games had some results that left me very surprised.

Bologna 0 - 0 Napoli

This was a game in which I had bet on Napoli to win the game, on paper I saw Napoli as the favorites to win this game, but on the field I started to realize that Napoli are no longer anything, that Napoli from last season If it was, I had already said that months ago that Napoli should have sold Victor Osimhen while there was still time, but Napoli's management thought that this season things would be the same and that they would be the team that would dominate Serie A and that Victor Osimhen would be the best scorer and his market value would be much higher. But as I said months ago, that thought became wrong the moment the coach decided to leave and I said that the coach was leaving because he knew very well that that moment was the best because the following season wouldn't be the same.

The guy was very smart to leave with a good reputation because that way he would get other good jobs. but Napoli's management still remained in the world of illusion and as a result they are seeing Napoli in decline. Napoli is in position 7 and with just 8 points from 5 games. This is clear: this is not a performance from a team fighting to be champions. in 5 games, they only had 2 victories, it is clear that at best they will fight for 4th place which will also be difficult to achieve

I placed a bet on Napoli to win as well, and I was disappointed. From the start of this season, Napoli seemed to be the same as they were last season, but their play is still declining. Victor Osimhen has only scored three goals this year, so it is impossible for him to continue to help the team the way he did last year. If you look at the Premier League right now, Erling Haaland is still performing the same as he did last season, and even Osimhen seems to prove it, but I'm not sure if he can be able to shine at that club anymore. You know, the coach may have been doubting that keeping him at the club would make the club to be at the top1 again. The coach should have allowed Osimhen on the field even though he missed the penalty, he might right his wrong.

Empoli 0 - 1 Inter

I watched this game. I must say that I expected Inter to be able to score a lot of goals, but it seems that Inter is entering that phase of not scoring many goals like last season. We'll see in the next game if this will continue or if things will get worse. but the fact is that with this victory Inter is at the top, Inter's good defense is making them stay at the top, in 5 games they only conceded 1 goal, and an excellent defensive performance

Inter will score no matter what they play, despite what you're saying that we cannot say for sure that they have returned to the goal-scoring low of last season. I believe they will perform better this season because of their strong defense. Considering that Empoli is currently last in the league, I had expected that Inter would beat them like 5-0, but after viewing the final score, it was clear that they were also giving it their all on the field. Inter only managed to win 1-0, but the three points were important for the team.

[Velvet78]

Mourinho is a good coach and I doubt anyone could say the opposite but he fails to succeed with different teams in the latest years since his tactics are well studied by his opponent and he doesn't have much to add to pick the first places without the necessary players that he always asks for and his demands were never fully fulfilled by stuff. Roma will play tomorrow vs Torino in an away game, we will see if they could score many goals or not.
Otherwise Juve were 1 goal behind Sassuolo for like 10 minutes before they were able to get a draw.. and Milan picked 3 points from Verona after a quick goal from Leao.

Mourinho is a wonderful manager but he just can't make the expected improvement in the Serie A. I appreciated their effort in European competitions for two years of course. But this isn't enough for Roma at all. They need to qualify for the Champions League one way or another. If they can't finish the league in top 4 which seems likely for this season considering their current effort then they will need to win the Europa League title.

They reached the finale in the Europa League in the previous season. It isn't impossible for them to repeat that as long as they maintain the same mentality there. I hope they make it to the Champions League somehow otherwise I expect Mourinho to get sacked.

[Frankolala]

There was nothing surprising in last night's match between Torino and Roma, because both teams seemed confused about how to press and there was a lack of creativity on the field. In fact, I even thought that maybe both teams would not be able to score goals against each other in this match. However, Romelu Lukaku thwarted my predictions by scoring Roma's first goal, but not long after Torino managed to equalize with a goal scored by Zapata. But in the end the result was still a draw with only 1 point equal. Even though last week Roma was flooded with praise after a big win and it doesn't seem surprising that last night they failed to get full points again.

Yes, 5 points after 5 rounds is a failure. So far, the curse of the third season for Mourinho continues to work - theoretically, we should expect some scandals and a high-profile dismissal, maybe Pochettino will have time to make room for him? 
By the way, if we talk about the tops, then so far only one team can be satisfied with itself (it’s clear which one) the rest are performing below expectations (even Milan due to the defeat in the derby).

Such a shame for Roma for them to only have 5 points in 5 matches, it seems that Mourinho time is fading out because I don't expect such poor result from them this season. I was thinking that after winning their game last week, that they have picked form, I never knew that it was just their lucky day.

The match yesterday was some how funny because but teams played the same pattern of game and I thought that Torino wouldn't be able to equalise the goal but I got disappointed in Roma as they couldn't defend the goal but allow Zapata to equalise the goal. This season is a big challenge for Mourinho and I think that he should come up with a new strategy.

[snipie]

Such a shame for Roma for them to only have 5 points in 5 matches, it seems that Mourinho time is fading out because I don't expect such poor result from them this season. I was thinking that after winning their game last week, that they have picked form, I never knew that it was just their lucky day.

Actually all teams are failing, not only Roma.. After all Torino isn't that bad and playing home, they were able to get a draw after Roma goal by Lukaku.
Atalanta, Inter and Milan are the ones that got 3 points this round. Otherwise Juve failed badly vs Sassuolo, Napoli and Lazio got only one point.
So far it looks that Inter are willing to pick the scudetto this season and Milan will annoy them the most. Not sure if Juve could keep up with the rythme or not..

[Vinaa77]

Mourinho is a good coach and I doubt anyone could say the opposite but he fails to succeed with different teams in the latest years since his tactics are well studied by his opponent and he doesn't have much to add to pick the first places without the necessary players that he always asks for and his demands were never fully fulfilled by stuff. Roma will play tomorrow vs Torino in an away game, we will see if they could score many goals or not.
Otherwise Juve were 1 goal behind Sassuolo for like 10 minutes before they were able to get a draw.. and Milan picked 3 points from Verona after a quick goal from Leao.

Mourinho is a wonderful manager but he just can't make the expected improvement in the Serie A. I appreciated their effort in European competitions for two years of course. But this isn't enough for Roma at all. They need to qualify for the Champions League one way or another. If they can't finish the league in top 4 which seems likely for this season considering their current effort then they will need to win the Europa League title.

They reached the finale in the Europa League in the previous season. It isn't impossible for them to repeat that as long as they maintain the same mentality there. I hope they make it to the Champions League somehow otherwise I expect Mourinho to get sacked.

Roma still haven't found their best performance at the start of this season. Inconsistent performances will certainly result in Roma's chances of competing at the top being eliminated. Lukaku's arrival has indeed made a big contribution to the team, but Roma has again encountered another problem, namely a very porous defense line. Jose Mourinho certainly understands the current condition of his team and he also knows what the fans want, but we are realistic in giving an assessment that it is not easy for anyone to manage a team with limited capital. Jose Mourinho certainly really wants to deepen his squad but the club does not dare to spend money on investment and the consequence is that the team finds it difficult to compete.

[HajiBagi]

I think Osimhen's failure to execute the Penalty has shown that the overall team lacks confidence. Especially after the penalty failure. I saw that after that Napoli's game was far below expectations. Yesterday I said that this was a difficult match for Napoli but imagining that they only managed to get 1 point makes me pessimistic about Napoli's chances of winning the title.

I didn't notice any issues with the team members; rather, I blame the coach for everything that is wrong with Napoli at the moment. The coach doesn't know what kind of formation to use to make the team's performance look good; Napoli has lost some games this season and drawn others; the worst part of it is that he substituted Victor Osimhen after the latter missed a penalty kick. I don't see anything wrong with a player missing a penalty because nobody is flawless, and no matter how brilliant a player is, he will always miss one. However, I believe the coach should be aware of the negative effects of replacing a good striker when the team is in need of victory.

Osimhen became enraged and left the pitch feeling dejected because he wanted to do all in his power to ensure that the team won. He was aware that he missed a penalty and wanted to set things right, and I believe that if the coach allowed it, he would do everything in his power to ensure that he scored the goal. I think Napoli should speak with the coach about changing the formation he uses because, if they don't, they will continue to lose a lot of games this season, which will make some players unhappy and want to leave the team. If any player wants to leave Napoli right now, especially Osimhen, many teams will rush to sign him for a sizable sum of money.

[bitpotter]

In this match I bet against Bologna. I didn't win the bet because this match was a draw. I expected Napoli team to play very well and they will win this match. Neither team won the match because of the equal performance of both teams so the match was considered as a draw.  For which the points have to be shared between the two teams in this match. If we look at the points table, we can see that Napoli team is at the 7th position while Bologna is at the 11th position. However, we have seen a tough fight between the two teams.

Instead of betting on one team, it's better if you take a double chance bet because after all that can save your bet from losses. Maybe the odds are not as much as normal odds but you will still make money if the match result is not as you predicted. I was actually quite hesitant to bet on Napoli because since the start of the season they have been less stable and I didn't place any bets here. Returning to the match, it was quite a shame that Napoli couldn't win and it seemed the players were very frustrated because a draw would just widen their distance from reaching the top of the standings. Maybe there needs to be a complete overhaul so they can win again later.

[W Jr.]

In this match I bet against Bologna. I didn't win the bet because this match was a draw. I expected Napoli team to play very well and they will win this match. Neither team won the match because of the equal performance of both teams so the match was considered as a draw.  For which the points have to be shared between the two teams in this match. If we look at the points table, we can see that Napoli team is at the 7th position while Bologna is at the 11th position. However, we have seen a tough fight between the two teams.

Instead of betting on one team, it's better if you take a double chance bet because after all that can save your bet from losses. Maybe the odds are not as much as normal odds but you will still make money if the match result is not as you predicted. I was actually quite hesitant to bet on Napoli because since the start of the season they have been less stable and I didn't place any bets here. Returning to the match, it was quite a shame that Napoli couldn't win and it seemed the players were very frustrated because a draw would just widen their distance from reaching the top of the standings. Maybe there needs to be a complete overhaul so they can win again later.

Bologna away games are usually difficult and Napoli managed to get a point in this difficult away game. Of course, 3 points are very important. They must be very upset not to have won the 3 points. Osimhen fell far below expectations this season. I expected him to play better. This year has been average for Napoli.

[beerlover]

Napoli was in a good position to win the match 2-0, but they misused their opportunity that made Bologna players to do everything possible to make the match draw which they did at the end of the match 0-0 draw. Many people loss their bet in this match because they made Napoli their favorite team based on their stand in this season but Bologna did what really surprised people from the beginning of the match till the end by not giving chance to Napoli strikers to shine like the way they use to shine in some teams with plenty goals at the end of the match. I think, Napoli manager have to do something fast so that what happened in this match will not repeat itself in their next match because their position has dropped down to 7th position in the Italian league table which is not giving their fans joy.

In this match I bet against Bologna. I didn't win the bet because this match was a draw. I expected Napoli team to play very well and they will win this match. Neither team won the match because of the equal performance of both teams so the match was considered as a draw.  For which the points have to be shared between the two teams in this match. If we look at the points table, we can see that Napoli team is at the 7th position while Bologna is at the 11th position. However, we have seen a tough fight between the two teams.

It's such a sad fact that Napoli is at 7th place this season and not doing as well as they did last season but they sort of deserved it as well. They are the ones who fired their manager, the one that brought them championship after so many years, and they thought that the ownership and the management was the one that did it and even with the manager fired, they could build a team that could win the league, which turns out to be wrong so far.

Of course there are still many weeks left so we should just let them be, but that doesn't mean that anything will change, we are going to end up with a bad result without a doubt and we should be comparing this situation to be a big mistake they have done with that decision.

[ndutndut]

There was nothing surprising in last night's match between Torino and Roma, because both teams seemed confused about how to press and there was a lack of creativity on the field. In fact, I even thought that maybe both teams would not be able to score goals against each other in this match. However, Romelu Lukaku thwarted my predictions by scoring Roma's first goal, but not long after Torino managed to equalize with a goal scored by Zapata. But in the end the result was still a draw with only 1 point equal. Even though last week Roma was flooded with praise after a big win and it doesn't seem surprising that last night they failed to get full points again.

I am also confused by As Roma's performance which cannot maintain its consistency, just last week they won a big win but against Torino they had to lose with a draw. Five points in five As Roma games is very embarrassing for a squad like this. It seems to me that everyone is guilty, including the coach. Except for Lukaku, I applaud him because he scores a goal every match, but in the third year there is no longer an alibi. In this match, As Roma conceding a goal was ridiculous and this is not the first time that As Roma, after scoring a goal, were immediately negligent and couldn't maintain their score lead. It's true that like the previous season, As Roma always had difficulties against Torino but Jose Mourinho always didn't learn from his mistakes.

[ginsan]

It's such a sad fact that Napoli is at 7th place this season and not doing as well as they did last season but they sort of deserved it as well. They are the ones who fired their manager, the one that brought them championship after so many years, and they thought that the ownership and the management was the one that did it and even with the manager fired, they could build a team that could win the league, which turns out to be wrong so far.

Of course there are still many weeks left so we should just let them be, but that doesn't mean that anything will change, we are going to end up with a bad result without a doubt and we should be comparing this situation to be a big mistake they have done with that decision.

Even so, I think Napoli still has the opportunity to improve their performance in the next match. Because this season we are still too early to see the strength of a team in maintaining their best form. I think Osimhen should be able to make a big contribution to every match they play because he is one of the players who played an important role in Napoli's success in the previous season. So he must be able to prove that he is not a player who only shines for one season.

Apart from that, I am also worried about Juventus because they seem to have difficulty beating their opponents. Moreover, in this week's match Juventus were able to be beaten by Sasoulo even though in terms of depth their strength was stronger than their opponents. They have to adjust this well to continue to try hard so as not to lose any more points in the upcoming matches. Maybe for now Inter Milan is one of the teams that has big enough ambitions to win the Scudetto trophy if we judge it from the results they get in each match.

[youdacapt]

Even so, I think Napoli still has the opportunity to improve their performance in the next match. Because this season we are still too early to see the strength of a team in maintaining their best form. I think Osimhen should be able to make a big contribution to every match they play because he is one of the players who played an important role in Napoli's success in the previous season. So he must be able to prove that he is not a player who only shines for one season.
 

Victor Osimhen is an elite striker and and elite goalscorer and this has been proven from his time VfL Wolfsburg, RSC Charleroi, Lille and also last season with Napoli; the only difference is that this season, Rudi Garcia tactics is not setting up chances for Victor Osimhen and the entire attack line is struggling. The coach needs to do better definitely.

Also, it was a very professional attitude from Victor Osimhen this morning, apologizing to his players, coach and entire team for the arguments in the draw against Bologna; taking responsibility is noble. Napoli can still turn around their season if they get their tactics right especially with Kvaya struggling.

[nurilham]

I am also confused by As Roma's performance which cannot maintain its consistency, just last week they won a big win but against Torino they had to lose with a draw. Five points in five As Roma games is very embarrassing for a squad like this. It seems to me that everyone is guilty, including the coach.

Actually, AS Roma already played inconsistently since the previous season. They could win with big scores and win against tough opponents, but they could get losses against smaller teams then. Or they got a draw against smaller teams. TBH, I'm also confused, AS Roma seems to have no winning mentality. The mentality of AS Roma players look like very easy to change. They can play aggressively with high motivation in a match, but they can change to play with almost no motivation in the next match. In my opinion, it is the responsibility of the coach to keep good motivation and build winning mentality among the players. So, for AS Roma case, this is the mistake made by the coach.

Except for Lukaku, I applaud him because he scores a goal every match, but in the third year there is no longer an alibi.

You're right. Lukaku deserves to get our appreciation.
He already tried to give his best to contribute for AS Roma. Against Torino he already scored 1 goal, unfortunately AS Roma couldn't keep the leading until the end of the match.

[AndySt]

Even so, I think Napoli still has the opportunity to improve their performance in the next match. Because this season we are still too early to see the strength of a team in maintaining their best form. I think Osimhen should be able to make a big contribution to every match they play because he is one of the players who played an important role in Napoli's success in the previous season. So he must be able to prove that he is not a player who only shines for one season.

Despite the fact that it is only the beginning of the season and Napoli undoubtedly can and should improve their results, at least based on the fact that the championship squad has practically been preserved, it is still worth noting that 8 points after the 5th round of the championship is the team's worst result in the last 8 years. Osimhen is clearly not at his ease yet, as evidenced by the unforgiven penalty against Bologna. For now, we will write everything off to the difficulties of lapping the team to the new coach. It's just that Napoli has accustomed everyone to a strong start in recent years.

[iamsange]

Even so, I think Napoli still has the opportunity to improve their performance in the next match. Because this season we are still too early to see the strength of a team in maintaining their best form. I think Osimhen should be able to make a big contribution to every match they play because he is one of the players who played an important role in Napoli's success in the previous season. So he must be able to prove that he is not a player who only shines for one season.
 

Victor Osimhen is an elite striker and and elite goalscorer and this has been proven from his time VfL Wolfsburg, RSC Charleroi, Lille and also last season with Napoli; the only difference is that this season, Rudi Garcia tactics is not setting up chances for Victor Osimhen and the entire attack line is struggling. The coach needs to do better definitely.

Also, it was a very professional attitude from Victor Osimhen this morning, apologizing to his players, coach and entire team for the arguments in the draw against Bologna; taking responsibility is noble. Napoli can still turn around their season if they get their tactics right especially with Kvaya struggling.

This season, Napoli will find it difficult to compete at the top because of the various problems currently surrounding them. The change of coach from Spalletti to Rudi Garcia was the main reason for the team's decline. You can assess how their performance seems to be starting to decline. I also see that it will be difficult for Garcia to manage a team that has experienced the Scudetto before and the players will find it difficult to respect him as a coach. Just look when Osimhen very bravely reacted strongly to Garcia, it was the wrong action even though he had apologized. This means that conditions in the Partenopei dressing room are not good.

[X-ray]

Even so, I think Napoli still has the opportunity to improve their performance in the next match. Because this season we are still too early to see the strength of a team in maintaining their best form. I think Osimhen should be able to make a big contribution to every match they play because he is one of the players who played an important role in Napoli's success in the previous season. So he must be able to prove that he is not a player who only shines for one season.
 

Victor Osimhen is an elite striker and and elite goalscorer and this has been proven from his time VfL Wolfsburg, RSC Charleroi, Lille and also last season with Napoli; the only difference is that this season, Rudi Garcia tactics is not setting up chances for Victor Osimhen and the entire attack line is struggling. The coach needs to do better definitely.

Having good striker but bad manager? It sounds bad. It's caused by osimhen will not able to play as good as lats season caused by he feels a difficulty in adapting to the garcia's strategy.
I would like to blame management for taking wrong manager to handle the club. Napoli was disappointed me many times since the club was always making my bet collapse with its stupid performance.
Garcia must out from the club or napoli will not able to defend its trophy again. Enough is enough for garcia. The gameplay of napoli under him changed a lot. It's terrible to watch now.

Also, it was a very professional attitude from Victor Osimhen this morning, apologizing to his players, coach and entire team for the arguments in the draw against Bologna; taking responsibility is noble. Napoli can still turn around their season if they get their tactics right especially with Kvaya struggling.

It seems like that extending his contract in napoli become one of very bad decision by osimhen. It's obviously true if this club is only relying on him.
There's no player that can change the situation during the game except him right now. Kvarat was also under performance.

Osimhen shall leave from there during the winter transfer season. Osimhen deserves a better place than napoli which will also be able to give him more experience and push him to be even better.

[Weawant]

Juventus played with sassuolo and lost on Saturday and today they are to play with Lecce , I mean it's too close, why would such draw be made my serie A, because I feel it will bring fatigue on the players and will definitely affect their results as they may not have rested enough to play a new game. Juventus did suffer their first loss for this season on Saturday.

I'm sure they will not allow Lecce to secure three points playing with them , although Lecce still stands unbeaten aswell I don't think it guarantees them another win today but I'm very sure Juventus will fight hard as this win is very much needed as it will help their psychology if the eventually win, it's most likely Lecce is not going to make it an easy game for Juventus aswell.

Lecce is not a weak team and not a very strong one either as they have not lost a game this season rather they draw. Lecce happens to have not concede a single goal at home this season. Juventus is home and may want to employ the home advantage because they definitely want a win this game to make up for the loss just suffered, we least expected such loss from Juventus.

[RaltcoinsB]

There was nothing surprising in last night's match between Torino and Roma, because both teams seemed confused about how to press and there was a lack of creativity on the field. In fact, I even thought that maybe both teams would not be able to score goals against each other in this match. However, Romelu Lukaku thwarted my predictions by scoring Roma's first goal, but not long after Torino managed to equalize with a goal scored by Zapata. But in the end the result was still a draw with only 1 point equal. Even though last week Roma was flooded with praise after a big win and it doesn't seem surprising that last night they failed to get full points again.

I am also confused by As Roma's performance which cannot maintain its consistency, just last week they won a big win but against Torino they had to lose with a draw. Five points in five As Roma games is very embarrassing for a squad like this. It seems to me that everyone is guilty, including the coach. Except for Lukaku, I applaud him because he scores a goal every match, but in the third year there is no longer an alibi. In this match, As Roma conceding a goal was ridiculous and this is not the first time that As Roma, after scoring a goal, were immediately negligent and couldn't maintain their score lead. It's true that like the previous season, As Roma always had difficulties against Torino but Jose Mourinho always didn't learn from his mistakes.

This season continues with a very bad start for Roma. Currently, they have collected only 5 points in the league and 5 matches are already left. It was a great start for Inter. As Roma start to meet expectations, their chances of getting into the top 4 places in the league may increase.

[MusaMohamed]

This season, Napoli will find it difficult to compete at the top because of the various problems currently surrounding them. The change of coach from Spalletti to Rudi Garcia was the main reason for the team's decline. You can assess how their performance seems to be starting to decline. I also see that it will be difficult for Garcia to manage a team that has experienced the Scudetto before and the players will find it difficult to respect him as a coach.

Napoli is not a club that is familiar with Scudetto holding and they usually struggle with other clubs to get a position within Serie A top rankings like top four or top six. Some seasons, they managed to compete for Scudetto but failed at the end against Juventus and Inter Milan. The past season is one of most successful seasons in their club history but it is very hard for them to continue that success in this season even if Spalletti coach did not leave their club in the summer.

Just look when Osimhen very bravely reacted strongly to Garcia, it was the wrong action even though he had apologized. This means that conditions in the Partenopei dressing room are not good.

Napoli need to have more than Osimhen and Kravatskhelia to defend their Scudetto. Opponents and competitors in Serie A actually spent many months in the last season and three summer months to figure out how to reduce danger from those attacking players. Napoli need to have other aces to make their attacking system still effectively in this season. From their summer transfer and so far, no big surprising discoveries like Kravatskhelia in the last season.