Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Leviathan.007]

Ac Milan is still on top of the table and has hope for this season to win the title in Serie A. They also need to extend contracts with some players to have an easier season in the next years. I think Ac Milan players like Olivier Giroud getting old and they should think about hiring younger players for the next season.
However it seems even Olivier Giroud himself doesn't think about extending his contract, he is a 37-year-old player and he said he is just thinking about the current season in AC Milan.

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That's right, one or two players at a club who have good individual qualities will not be enough if they are not supported by an even squad depth within the team. Financial factors play a very important role in creating a club with a composition of quality players. Even though it is not guaranteed that you will win in every competition you take part in, your chances of winning are slightly greater. Inter Milan almost won the UCL last season, but they have to admit that Man City has a more complete squad depth and a genius coach, of course this cannot be separated from budget support from Sheikh Mansour pocket.

This season Serie A is represented by Napoli, Inter, Lazio and Milan in the European Champions League. Inter, who was runner-up last season, is said to be the Serie A club with the most potential to go further in the UCL this time. It could be that a surprise will happen again like last season, who knows, one of the Serie A clubs can bring home the UCL trophy despite their limitations.

The quality of a team is truly strong if the qualities possessed by the players are equally good, no one is better or no one is worse. But their Serie A teams only have a main squad that is so strong but their substitute players don't have the same quality as the main players. So the problem for them is that if the main player is absent, they don't have a replacement who has the same quality. We saw this last season when Osimhen was injured and Napoli did not have a replacement who could truly replace his role in scoring goals. 

In contrast to Manchester City, they had many good players last season, from main players to substitute players, which made them successful in winning the treble winner last season. But I am sure that this season's Serie A team is stronger than last season because Inter Milan was able to show good changes for their progress in Serie A or the Champions League.

[Docnaster]

Yes, basically Serie A is still one of the best leagues in Europe, but not the best of all. Therefore, Serie A teams will still find it difficult to win titles in the Champions League. Because yes, the last time a Serie A team won the Champion League trophy was in the 2009/2010 season and at that time Inter managed to beat Bayern Munich in the final with a score of 2-0. But after that season until now, no Serie A team has won the Champions League trophy again. Therefore, I'd say Serie A is still "one of the best leagues in the world, but not the best either". But yes, despite this, of course Serie A teams manage to keep getting better season after season, and I hope one of the Serie A teams will also succeed in the Champions League.

But isn't it fact that Inter Milan was crazy good in the Champions League final against Manchester City? Did anyone expect Inter Milan to get so close to the trophy? I don't think that Pep Guardiola didn't expect that, but he still was surprised how fiercely Inter Milan played against them. That game was a 50:50 game that could as well have been won by Inter Milan that night.

The fact is that Italian Serie A clubs hasn't been representing Italian football in the European Cup like they're supposed to do since the last time one of them won the competition in 2010.
They've also not being convincing this season in the UEFA Champions League as none of the four Italian clubs in the competition is topping their group. Intere who were finalists in the competition currently appears to be the best Italian team in the competition at the moment and hopefully they're gonna have a great season in the UCL.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Inter won their Champions League game while Milan were losing two points once again. But I don't expect any of these teams to get affected by the negative results they get in the Champions League. Because both of their concentration for the Serie A games is just something else. They both are very assertive for the title for now.

There are still chances for acmilan to get full points once it will be facing PSG. PSG was not as strong as what people think. Acmilan can beat it easily with the current squad. PSG will be playing at home against milan and milan needs to be fully prepared.
Its competitors have been leaving the group standing right now while milan is still struggling to get full points to get bigger chance in going to the play off. I hope that acimlan will not be wasting the third chance to get full points.

I still can't forget about the Inter - Milan game though. But I wouldn't expect a similar result to be seen in their second game in the season. I feel like this will be another season Inter and Milan fight for the league title until the end. But for now it isn't easy to make sure about any side to make it of course.

I don't even try to remember it. You shall move on. That match already passed and acmilan needs to face another match to come soon. This may also become the best reason why milan shall try to show better performance.
It's really disappoint me to see how acmilan draw against dortmund.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Inter won their Champions League game while Milan were losing two points once again. But I don't expect any of these teams to get affected by the negative results they get in the Champions League. Because both of their concentration for the Serie A games is just something else. They both are very assertive for the title for now.

I still can't forget about the Inter - Milan game though. But I wouldn't expect a similar result to be seen in their second game in the season. I feel like this will be another season Inter and Milan fight for the league title until the end. But for now it isn't easy to make sure about any side to make it of course.

Inter Milan will face Bologna at home while AC Milan will travel to Genoa's headquarters for the eighth match. In general, Inter Milan's chances are slightly easier to maintain first position in the standings because they are not under great pressure when facing Bologna. Genoa has good capital when facing teams that are much better than them where they can win the match against AS Roma and draw against Napoli, so for AC Milan this is a tough match, especially since the match will take place at Genoa's home ground.

The draw they got in the Champions League against Dortmund was not too negative, because they played at Dortmund's home ground and in fact a draw was enough for them even though AC Milan was in third place in group F standings. Inter Milan have a slight advantage because they managed to beat Benfica in the Champions League, so when they face Bologna they have more motivation to maintain first place in the standings.

[Oluwa-btc]

Friday 6th October
Empoli 17:30 Udinese
Lecce 19:45 Sassuolo

Saturday 7th October
Inter Milan 14:00 Bologna
Juventus 17:00 Torino
Genoa 19:45 AC Milan

Sunday 8th October
Monza 11:30 Salernitana
Frosinone 14:00 Verona
Lazio 14:00 Atalanta
Cagliari 17:00 Roma
Napoli 19:45 Fiorentina

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

Some interesting games this week, starting with the Derby for Juventus.

There should be goals in the game against Empoli and Udinese more like two to three goals range, still having the inner thought of the game ending a tie. Sassuolo can also get a major win from this fixture, Lecce have lost the last two games this should be the third in a row.

Inter Milan before the goal they scored during the Champions League game, they created chances but found it hard to slot one in. Had couple balls hitting the crossbar and wood work. They should win this game to sit lonely at the top.
Juventus and Torino, say nothing more about that game cause it'll end a draw between. Juventus are disappointing. Reasons to me vexed could be as a result of over expectations.

Ac Milan also with all the attacking players signed in couldn't get a goal against Borrussia Dortmund, how can they when they eventually face Genoa at home. My prediction for that game should be less than a goal witnessed in the first half.

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Ac Milan is still on top of the table and has hope for this season to win the title in Serie A. They also need to extend contracts with some players to have an easier season in the next years. I think Ac Milan players like Olivier Giroud getting old and they should think about hiring younger players for the next season.
However it seems even Olivier Giroud himself doesn't think about extending his contract, he is a 37-year-old player and he said he is just thinking about the current season in AC Milan.

Actually, Giroud's services are still needed as an experienced striker and I think Milan can give him a contract for another season. Currently, Milan actually has a candidate to replace Giroud, namely Noah Okafor, but Stefano Pioli doesn't seem 100% confident in giving this tough task to Noah Okafor so we can see that Giroud will always be the main choice for this season. Sometimes when times are difficult, Giroud can still contribute to Milan, but sometimes he doesn't appear very consistent, so I think Giroud should be rested this season and Stefano Pioli should give more trust to Noah Okafor so he can mature.

[Strongkored]

Ac Milan is still on top of the table and has hope for this season to win the title in Serie A. They also need to extend contracts with some players to have an easier season in the next years. I think Ac Milan players like Olivier Giroud getting old and they should think about hiring younger players for the next season.
However it seems even Olivier Giroud himself doesn't think about extending his contract, he is a 37-year-old player and he said he is just thinking about the current season in AC Milan.

Actually, Giroud's services are still needed as an experienced striker and I think Milan can give him a contract for another season. Currently, Milan actually has a candidate to replace Giroud, namely Noah Okafor, but Stefano Pioli doesn't seem 100% confident in giving this tough task to Noah Okafor so we can see that Giroud will always be the main choice for this season. Sometimes when times are difficult, Giroud can still contribute to Milan, but sometimes he doesn't appear very consistent, so I think Giroud should be rested this season and Stefano Pioli should give more trust to Noah Okafor so he can mature.

Slowly but surely Giroud will only become the second choice at AC Milan when Okafor can appear consistently and score lots of goals, and AC Milan will be lucky if they can find a replacement for Giroud while this player is still an active player and makes a big contribution to the team.
However, unfortunately in the Champions League, both of them have not scored a single goal, so the two matches that Milan have played have ended without a goal.
In the match against Genoa, AC Milan needs to win in order to remain on the same points as the current leaders, and that should not be an obstacle for Milan to win even though this is an away match for them.

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In Italian League Yesterday Fiorentina vs Cagliari team won by scoring 3 goals. In this match I bet against Fiorentina team. Cagliari team players did not score any goal in this match so Cagliari team did not win the match. But the performance of Fiorentina team players  It was very nice. Fiorentina team played very well from the beginning to the end of the game. The 1st goal was scored by N. Gonzalez in the first 3 minutes of the game. And the 2nd goal was scored by A. Dossena in the 21st minute. M.  Nzola scored the 3rd goal in 90+4 minutes to win the match.

Fiorentina performed extraordinary in this match and managed to score 3 goals without reply. This victory succeeded in bringing Fiorentina to 5th place in the standings with 14 points while Cagliari was at the bottom of the standings with only 2 points. Cagliari has really been in bad condition since the start of the season. Cagliari seems to be having difficulty facing matches in the Italian league, causing it to experience consecutive defeats. If it continues like this, it is certain that Cagliari will enter the relegation zone.
Cagliari's next match will host Roma. This match should not be too difficult for Roma. Roma must optimize this match so they can get full points in home Cagliari.

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Actually, Giroud's services are still needed as an experienced striker and I think Milan can give him a contract for another season. Currently, Milan actually has a candidate to replace Giroud, namely Noah Okafor, but Stefano Pioli doesn't seem 100% confident in giving this tough task to Noah Okafor so we can see that Giroud will always be the main choice for this season. Sometimes when times are difficult, Giroud can still contribute to Milan, but sometimes he doesn't appear very consistent, so I think Giroud should be rested this season and Stefano Pioli should give more trust to Noah Okafor so he can mature.

I would not agree if Giroud was replaced with another player because this would slightly affect the quality of Milan performance because currently, even though he looks a little old, Giroud still has made a good contribution to Milan, producing assists and scores for Milan several times. age will not affect Giroud performance because judging from the quality of his talent, he is still very good.
and I would agree more if Milan at least extended the contract for at least 2 seasons or 3 seasons it would be better because Giroud himself is also comfortable at Milan and in the next match Milan will face Genoa and in this match Giroud is really needed to provide a score like beating Torino at the time that and get extra points.

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Actually, Giroud's services are still needed as an experienced striker and I think Milan can give him a contract for another season. Currently, Milan actually has a candidate to replace Giroud, namely Noah Okafor, but Stefano Pioli doesn't seem 100% confident in giving this tough task to Noah Okafor so we can see that Giroud will always be the main choice for this season. Sometimes when times are difficult, Giroud can still contribute to Milan, but sometimes he doesn't appear very consistent, so I think Giroud should be rested this season and Stefano Pioli should give more trust to Noah Okafor so he can mature.

I would not agree if Giroud was replaced with another player because this would slightly affect the quality of Milan performance because currently, even though he looks a little old, Giroud still has made a good contribution to Milan, producing assists and scores for Milan several times. age will not affect Giroud performance because judging from the quality of his talent, he is still very good.
and I would agree more if Milan at least extended the contract for at least 2 seasons or 3 seasons it would be better because Giroud himself is also comfortable at Milan and in the next match Milan will face Genoa and in this match Giroud is really needed to provide a score like beating Torino at the time that and get extra points.

I think age will have a big influence on a player's performance and indeed Giroud is still good at the moment and his contribution is still quite big for the AC Milan team but the team can't completely rely on Giroud when he is old like now, they need a cover for Giroud so that AC Milan's front line performance remains maintained and consistent.
2 or 3 more seasons is very long, perhaps realistically just 1 more season because now Giroud is 37 years old and not many football players can still play and maintain their physical condition at that old age.

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Actually, Giroud's services are still needed as an experienced striker and I think Milan can give him a contract for another season. Currently, Milan actually has a candidate to replace Giroud, namely Noah Okafor, but Stefano Pioli doesn't seem 100% confident in giving this tough task to Noah Okafor so we can see that Giroud will always be the main choice for this season. Sometimes when times are difficult, Giroud can still contribute to Milan, but sometimes he doesn't appear very consistent, so I think Giroud should be rested this season and Stefano Pioli should give more trust to Noah Okafor so he can mature.

I would not agree if Giroud was replaced with another player because this would slightly affect the quality of Milan performance because currently, even though he looks a little old, Giroud still has made a good contribution to Milan, producing assists and scores for Milan several times. age will not affect Giroud performance because judging from the quality of his talent, he is still very good.
and I would agree more if Milan at least extended the contract for at least 2 seasons or 3 seasons it would be better because Giroud himself is also comfortable at Milan and in the next match Milan will face Genoa and in this match Giroud is really needed to provide a score like beating Torino at the time that and get extra points.

I think age will have a big influence on a player's performance and indeed Giroud is still good at the moment and his contribution is still quite big for the AC Milan team but the team can't completely rely on Giroud when he is old like now, they need a cover for Giroud so that AC Milan's front line performance remains maintained and consistent.
2 or 3 more seasons is very long, perhaps realistically just 1 more season because now Giroud is 37 years old and not many football players can still play and maintain their physical condition at that old age.

I think when they gave Giroud a chance this season and he kept scoring for a few games, it led them to believe that this can work out for a while and I think it's right. Never change a running system. But things can change quickly when the player is already quite old, which is true for Giroud. I am sure that AC Milan won't just naively rely on Giroud being fully available for the years to come and also to deliver on the same level permanently. But they noticed that it works for the moment and why not stick to it then? They have enough speed with Pulisic and Leao and Giroud is a real number 9. But I think for next season it is already time to watch out for a striker with better pace. It's quite likely that Giroud will also be more susceptible to injuries.

[rendravolt]

Ac Milan is still on top of the table and has hope for this season to win the title in Serie A. They also need to extend contracts with some players to have an easier season in the next years. I think Ac Milan players like Olivier Giroud getting old and they should think about hiring younger players for the next season.
However it seems even Olivier Giroud himself doesn't think about extending his contract, he is a 37-year-old player and he said he is just thinking about the current season in AC Milan.

Actually, Giroud's services are still needed as an experienced striker and I think Milan can give him a contract for another season. Currently, Milan actually has a candidate to replace Giroud, namely Noah Okafor, but Stefano Pioli doesn't seem 100% confident in giving this tough task to Noah Okafor so we can see that Giroud will always be the main choice for this season. Sometimes when times are difficult, Giroud can still contribute to Milan, but sometimes he doesn't appear very consistent, so I think Giroud should be rested this season and Stefano Pioli should give more trust to Noah Okafor so he can mature.

Slowly but surely Giroud will only become the second choice at AC Milan when Okafor can appear consistently and score lots of goals, and AC Milan will be lucky if they can find a replacement for Giroud while this player is still an active player and makes a big contribution to the team.
However, unfortunately in the Champions League, both of them have not scored a single goal, so the two matches that Milan have played have ended without a goal.
In the match against Genoa, AC Milan needs to win in order to remain on the same points as the current leaders, and that should not be an obstacle for Milan to win even though this is an away match for them.

So far, these two have not performed consistently in the Champions League and it seems that perhaps they are still in the early stages of being able to do their job well. Even so, I am sure that these two strikers will continue to contribute fully during this season to all competitions that Milan plays. Against Genoa is certainly not difficult for them and I think Giroud will remain the main choice for every match in Serie A, but occasionally Stefano Pioli also has to entrust this task to Noah Okafor who is younger and of course has better stamina. The competition with Inter will certainly continue to fuel their enthusiasm in the standings and of course both teams don't want anyone to lose points this week.

[Warkop]

I was very surprised to see that Romelu Lukaku was struggling to get offers from European big clubs in the summer after  the contract of his loan spell at Inter Milan was over and the main reason for my surprise is the fact that the Belgium international is a world class striker that's very prolific in front of goal. But fortunately for Roma and the player, he was signed on loan to play for them through out the 2023/24 season.
Since his arrival at Roma, he's be very instrumental to the team and should continue to lead Roma's attack. They have a game against Cagliari and I think it'll be a good decision of Jose Mourinho starts him in that match

Cagilari are not the strongest team in Serie A. Even, currently they are at bottom in standings, and I think Roma can win surely and steal three points with or without Lukaku. But if Mourinho plays Lukaku then that will be a good for him, but also if he can score a lot in that match. Lukaku still has sharpness in scoring, there is no doubt but sometimes his performance is unstable.

It is true that Cagliari are currently at the bottom of the standings and their match is very bad. Even so, AS Roma should not underestimate Cagliari's attack, because it can break Roma's attack and give them a counterattack. Because in matches there are always problems and unexpected events on the field, so it is not certain that the results will be as expected. So in essence, AS Roma must show a very serious performance and must really work together with the team, in order to win the match in this match. You are right that Lukaku has incredible goalscoring ability. However, consistency of performance is a factor that needs to be considered.

[QueenVera]

So far, these two have not performed consistently in the Champions League and it seems that perhaps they are still in the early stages of being able to do their job well. Even so, I am sure that these two strikers will continue to contribute fully during this season to all competitions that Milan plays. Against Genoa is certainly not difficult for them and I think Giroud will remain the main choice for every match in Serie A, but occasionally Stefano Pioli also has to entrust this task to Noah Okafor who is younger and of course has better stamina. The competition with Inter will certainly continue to fuel their enthusiasm in the standings and of course both teams don't want anyone to lose points this week.

Unlike last season both teams are not currently performing very well though Inter are in the 2nd place in their table but I dount if Milan would be able to qualify for the next round due to the tough competition in the Group F and they're currently in 3rd place with just 2 points, Milan didn't create good chances yesterday and that's why they couldn't secure the 3 points yesterday they where even dominated by Borrussia Dortmund in everything and their attackers couldn't do much to secure a winning.

 However thank goodness they're not performing poorly in their domestic league game both teams are in 1st and 2nd position respectively and  are currently the strongest teams in the league so far, and I think either of them would win the league trophy this season if Napoli fails to defend the title.

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So far, these two have not performed consistently in the Champions League and it seems that perhaps they are still in the early stages of being able to do their job well. Even so, I am sure that these two strikers will continue to contribute fully during this season to all competitions that Milan plays. Against Genoa is certainly not difficult for them and I think Giroud will remain the main choice for every match in Serie A, but occasionally Stefano Pioli also has to entrust this task to Noah Okafor who is younger and of course has better stamina. The competition with Inter will certainly continue to fuel their enthusiasm in the standings and of course both teams don't want anyone to lose points this week.

It should be remembered that last season Milan in the Champions League was not too good even though they could be in the quarter-finals but when looking at the record of the matches they did in the group phase was actually not too different from this season because last season they were also only able to 3 wins and 1 draw in the Champions League group phase.

Against Genoa they are definitely favorites but don't underestimate this club because sometimes they can be ferocious even though sometimes their performance is not too erratic but in the last few matches especially when Genoa played Roma they are quite fast in fast counter-attacks so this needs to be anticipated but I don't think it will be difficult for Milan's 3 points.

[Oneandpure]

Ac Milan is still on top of the table and has hope for this season to win the title in Serie A. They also need to extend contracts with some players to have an easier season in the next years. I think Ac Milan players like Olivier Giroud getting old and they should think about hiring younger players for the next season.
However it seems even Olivier Giroud himself doesn't think about extending his contract, he is a 37-year-old player and he said he is just thinking about the current season in AC Milan.

Current contribution in domestic league, Olivier Giroud still most important player for AC Milan although he has been 37 years old and looks not problem looking on his statistic from 6 matches have scored 4 goals and 3 assists. I think Olivier Giroud performance quit well with AC Milan in domestic league although he can't scoring goals yet in Champion League with two matches but he still get space in AC Milan squad for this season. Still early speculative about extending contract or not but have difference viewed later if Giroud keep on top performance he will be interested by other team later.

AC Milan should take as fast possibility for extending him due he still compete for playing with top European teams next season, I believe Giroud still has values for several top european team if not get extend contract with Milan.

[swogerino]

So far, these two have not performed consistently in the Champions League and it seems that perhaps they are still in the early stages of being able to do their job well. Even so, I am sure that these two strikers will continue to contribute fully during this season to all competitions that Milan plays. Against Genoa is certainly not difficult for them and I think Giroud will remain the main choice for every match in Serie A, but occasionally Stefano Pioli also has to entrust this task to Noah Okafor who is younger and of course has better stamina. The competition with Inter will certainly continue to fuel their enthusiasm in the standings and of course both teams don't want anyone to lose points this week.

Unlike last season both teams are not currently performing very well though Inter are in the 2nd place in their table but I dount if Milan would be able to qualify for the next round due to the tough competition in the Group F and they're currently in 3rd place with just 2 points, Milan didn't create good chances yesterday and that's why they couldn't secure the 3 points yesterday they where even dominated by Borrussia Dortmund in everything and their attackers couldn't do much to secure a winning.

 However thank goodness they're not performing poorly in their domestic league game both teams are in 1st and 2nd position respectively and  are currently the strongest teams in the league so far, and I think either of them would win the league trophy this season if Napoli fails to defend the title.

Inter I think is a sure thing that will qualify further because I am pretty sure they would have not the slightest difficulty of beating Salzburg in both games and also I think they can beat Benfica at Benfica home while at home they should also be able to beat Real Sociedad,so I don't see Inter in a bad position no matter that actually they are 2nd in the group with equal points like Sociedad.They were the finalists of this league last year and they are again a truly strong contender for the title of Champions again.

Milan is a bit weaker and I don't know if they will manage to qualify or not as the things are pretty complicated in this group and teams are a bit stronger compared to the ones in Inter group.

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Unlike last season both teams are not currently performing very well though Inter are in the 2nd place in their table but I dount if Milan would be able to qualify for the next round due to the tough competition in the Group F and they're currently in 3rd place with just 2 points, Milan didn't create good chances yesterday and that's why they couldn't secure the 3 points yesterday they where even dominated by Borrussia Dortmund in everything and their attackers couldn't do much to secure a winning.

 However thank goodness they're not performing poorly in their domestic league game both teams are in 1st and 2nd position respectively and  are currently the strongest teams in the league so far, and I think either of them would win the league trophy this season if Napoli fails to defend the title.

It must be admitted that group F is more difficult than the other groups, AC Milan has not been able to win and has not even been able to score a goal in the UCL this season. Milan needs to improve its performance and create lots of opportunities in the next match. If this is not achieved, there is little chance that Milan will qualify for the round of 16. Regarding Inter Milan, Simone Inzaghi squad was considered more promising in two matches. One draw and one win, even though they are currently in second place in group D, I predict Inter can qualify as group winners.

In Serie A, both clubs have the same points, but the statistics for the number of goals conceded by Inter are fewer, Inter leads the standings and is followed by their city rivals in second place. I think Napoli will have difficulty defending the Scudetto this season, I agree with you, Inter and Milan are the favorites to win the Scudetto at the end of the season.

[KTChampions]

Friday 6th October
Empoli 17:30 Udinese
Lecce 19:45 Sassuolo

Saturday 7th October
Inter Milan 14:00 Bologna
Juventus 17:00 Torino
Genoa 19:45 AC Milan

Sunday 8th October
Monza 11:30 Salernitana
Frosinone 14:00 Verona
Lazio 14:00 Atalanta
Cagliari 17:00 Roma
Napoli 19:45 Fiorentina

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

Some interesting games this week, starting with the Derby for Juventus.

This derby is interesting for fans of these clubs, for some reason in my memory this pair is associated with dull games and a score like 1-0. The only game interesting for me is Lazio - Atalanta, both clubs have problems and they both want to get 3 points. In general, the games will take place after the European Cup games, so I don’t expect great results in this round.
I could be wrong, but Napoli 1.63 looks like a value bet, and of course a Roma victory, as I already wrote earlier.