Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[bitgolden]

The Georgian striker has managed to score just four goals in eleven appearances in the Seria A and one goal after featuring in four Champions League games. Although Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's performance started depreciating at the end of last season it became worse after Rudi Garcia took over the club. He has failed to produce those dangerous runs that destabilized many defenders last season. He was known for creating goalscoring chances and assisting others to score.

However, Napoli's new coach Walter Mazzarri is known for bringing the best out of players. He was instrumental in the improvement of the performance of Edinson Cavani, Ezequiel Lavezzi, and Marek Hamsik. Rudi Garcia caused a lot of harm both in the pitch performance and also in the dressing room. There were speculations that the players were not united because the Frenchman's style of leadership led to conflict among the players.

I do hope that we are going to end up with a team that will end up with a betterment of the club, players will also try their best to show the new manager that they deserve what they are earning. It is not always about being able to play, you could be the best player at a position and get to play, but if you are an "expensive" player that they can sell and take a profit from and they think you do not deserve that much, they could just get rid of you during the summer.

So, players will have to just do their best to make sure that they deserve what they earn while also playing, and also of course there will be some positions where players will have to end up playing all the time to make sure they are doing fine as well. This is going to be important situation that should be the key here, but that doesn't mean that we are talking about a team that "will" get better, but there are situations where it looks like they could possibly get better for sure.

[Doell]

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There isn't the smallest chance for Roma to win the Scudetto, Whoever believes that must be delusional. I was solely talking about Lukaku and his performance at the moment and I think that the 4 goals in the European Championship qualifiers have done him well. It gives him confidence and that can only contribute to his performances in the club. He has Mourinho's trust and if he stays in shape for a long time, his contribution to whatever goal Roma will achieve in the end will certainly be of significance.

You mean Lukaku can scored 4 goals in the international break, when Belgium plays against Azerbaijan? Actually, Azerbaijan doesn't have many good players, so it's reasonable that Lukaku was able to scored 4 goals in that match. But yes, it was also a good performance from him. And Lukaku should be able to scored more of goals at the Roma club later, because his confidence will increase when he returns to the club.

[Asiska02]

If Lukaku doesn't lose steam and shape, he might be among the best scorers in Europe until the European Championship starts in 2024. All the goals he scored must give him extra confidence and there is no reason to doubt he is able to score in any game. He could become the most valuable asset Roma has.

I will be honest, I don't like Lukaku as much as I like the top strikers in Europe because I thought he is not physically flexible enough, but I could be wrong and maybe should change my opinion about him. He is delivering nonstop.

There is no doubt Romelu Lukaku have proved a lot of people wrong, especially his wailers who refused him when he wanted to join Juventus this season. Jose Mourinho is a great coach and can see the potential of a player even beyond what many people forecast. Romelu Lukaku is just the best asset AS Roma have this season and I believe this will encourage him to do more as the league is progressing.

Many people have looked down on Romelu Lukaku in the past and present but he continues to deliver well for the team despite all the trolls. If I have a striker like Lukaku with much physical strength and scoring ability, I won’t have much problem in my striking role as a manager. Romelu Lukaku is one of the best strikers in Europe this season and there’s no any compromise to it.

[borovichok]

You mean Lukaku can scored 4 goals in the international break, when Belgium plays against Azerbaijan? Actually, Azerbaijan doesn't have many good players, so it's reasonable that Lukaku was able to scored 4 goals in that match. But yes, it was also a good performance from him. And Lukaku should be able to scored more of goals at the Roma club later, because his confidence will increase when he returns to the club.

When an elite player like Romelu Lukaku meets an oppositions, knowing full well he can handle them without struggles, he will ensure he's outstanding. Romelu Lukaku can score multi goals against his opponents in country games, he's fit and can do that without experiencing difficulties. When a top profile like Lukaku bagged good scores and goals against oppositions, the first thing we check is the team behind such outstanding results and the oppositions that turn out to become victims of defeats. Belgium is filled with incredible players that enchance the team's performance.

[Spaceman1000$]

He has scored six goals in 10 matches so far. I'm talking about this season for Roma. Things do look good for him so far. And I think he will be able to get a lot more goals as the season progresses. We all know that he is a really good player while playing for any club in the Serie A. Maybe I think we cannot expect a very explosive performance from him yet. But if he actually performs really well, we can say that Roma is going to finish in a very respectable position in this season.

If Lukaku doesn't lose steam and shape, he might be among the best scorers in Europe until the European Championship starts in 2024. All the goals he scored must give him extra confidence and there is no reason to doubt he is able to score in any game. He could become the most valuable asset Roma has.

I will be honest, I don't like Lukaku as much as I like the top strikers in Europe because I thought he is not physically flexible enough, but I could be wrong and maybe should change my opinion about him. He is delivering nonstop.

Basically, it is mandatory for a striker to have lots of goals in every season. So yes, although so far Lukaku still looks good at AS Roma having managed to have good goals too, but I'm not completely impressed. Because after all, a good performance like that but in reality it still can't make AS Roma compete well in the top four. Because yes, if Lukaku is really impressive, then AS Roma should not be in 7th place with only 18 points currently in the Serie A standings. Indeed, I also realize that this is not only Lukaku responsibility but yes, of course the responsibility for all the players are also in the AS Roma squad at this moment. Therefore, it would be more impressive if AS Roma managed to compete in the top four but unfortunately, it is still difficult for AS Roma to reach the highest position in Serie A.

The fact that he is an exceptional player is not in dispute here but I think right now Romelu lukaku is going through a lot at the moment and I think he needs all the support he can get from his team mates and the Roma fans, switching from inter after a tedious campaign last season is not easy as anyone think, coming from a club that played in the finals of the champions league to a club playing in the Europa is quite hard but he is trying so hard to adapt and so far I would say he is doing great and we hope his goal scoring ability doesn't decline and he get injured if Roma must secure a place in Europe.

[QueenVera]

Juventus has 4 players injured so far, including its two newest midfielders Manuel Locatelli and Timothy Weah. In the Inter camp, they lost 2 defenders and 1 midfielder, namely Alessandro Bastoni, Benjamin Pavard and Juan Cuadrado. All of those players are listed as injured from both teams, but since they have comparable reserve players I don't think either team has any problems.

Inter are favorites in this match because of their performance, but all of you shouldn't ignore the opportunities that Juventus has. It is known that Juventus is also in a good improvement regarding its performance this season, they are also playing at home which of course can be expected to play
 better. This match is clearly difficult for both of them and personally I have difficulty predicting the result other than tending to think it's a draw.

Juventus have injury cases with four of the players and these are men that are of essence in the team, who knows what the outcome of their weekend clash would be knowing that they're down by 4 of their good men, Inter on the other hand has been up and running this season and they seem threatening, they're set to perform at their best making the game very tough for Juventus, will the player shortage make Juventus succumb to pressure and oppression.  

 The biggest game in the Serie A league this weekend. The result would be a big determinant of either team's progress, no doubt that Juventus is also a strong team and they still stand a better chance against Inter, for me the result would be best if the points are shared, at least none of the teams would be too affected but it'll be more beautiful to have a winner, we await which of the teams would bend to the other.

[kawetsriyanto]

But I heard that one of Juventus' best midfielders at the moment, Weston-Mkennie, is suffering from an injury. Even though it is reported that it is only a minor injury that he received during the international break this time while defending his national team, I am worried that he will miss the Derby match later.

If it is only a minor injury, I think he will be ready for the upcoming match. Weston-Mkennie is an important part of Juventus lineup, he should try to play in the big match. Although he won't be in the starting lineup, but he may play in the second half of the match. I think he won't miss the derby, it is a crucial match. Juventus must plan to play all out at home. They will use everything they can, to get full points against Inter Milan.

I hope both teams can play at full strength. And show their best game. I will also favor Juventus in this match. Because it seems that as hosts, Juventus can benefit mentally and in confidence because they will be playing in front of their own supporters.

Inter Milan will miss 2 strong defenders (Alessandro Bastoni and Benjamin Pavard). It means Inter Milan can play with full teams, they seems not to play with their best lineup. But Juventus can't underestimate them, Inter Milan still has other good defenders. Inter Milan also has very sharp attackers, all of them seem to play in the upcoming match. We only see Cuadrado to miss the upcoming match.

[bestcoins1]

I wouldn't say that Juventus have no chance against Inter. Juventus are currently in second place in the standings and have not many less points than Inter. If they win, they will be in first place. It seems to me that this game has no favourites.

There are no favorites in the match between Juventus vs Inter Milan, but one of them will win. I hope their match can be quite tough and fierce because both teams will both use their respective abilities in the match for the sake of being at the top. So the spectacle will be quite interesting because whoever wins will immediately be at the top of the standings.

I also agree that Juventus have chance to also win the match just as many people think Inter Milan will win, but this injury news is what baffles me and made me think of something else because Inter is a good team that will stand firm against Juventus, and if Juventus will be playing without some key players, it will be hard for them to win Inter Milan

There are four players who are still injured at Juventus starting from the right back, right midfielder, defensive midfielder and central midfielder and two other players are still hampered by bans on other matters. But I don't think that this will immediately affect Juventus' performance at home against Inter Milan, because Inter Milan itself also has three injured players, such as their center back and right midfielder. So that both teams will both create strengths in their own ways in facing the match.

[Slow death]

Well, when I saw these statements from Mourinho:

José Mourinho: “I think one day I will join Saudi Pro League. It will happen, yes… but not shortly”.

source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz91YtSIqX-/

It made me think about the following: what is Mourinho's goal in Roma?

Looking at Roma, despite having good players, they are a team that is not willing to spend a lot of money to have a squad capable of becoming Serie A champions, from what I see they choose to have players who come on loan and some good players came to rome because of mourinho. but mourinho and some good players don't work miracles, and a team that wants to win titles, to be a winner, needs to invest money in signing good players, so I see how difficult it must be for mourinho to be coach of a team with very limited funds and different de Porto (Portugal team) which was a small team when compared to the big teams that are in the European champions league

At that time when Mourinho won the European Champions League with Porto, he had a squad of good players, Porto invested in players, of course they weren't extremely expensive players even looking at prices from that time, but they were good players, practically every team it was full of good players, this can be seen here: https://www.transfermarkt.com.br/futebol-clube-do-porto/kader/verein/720/saison_id/2004/plus/1    Now, looking at Roma today, it seems to me that they have no chance of winning Serie A and little chance of finishing in 4th position, even if Morinho and some good players are trying hard for the team to go far, it will be difficult for that happen. My question is how long will Mourinho stay in Roma since he won't achieve anything big with Roma?

[temple]

He has scored six goals in 10 matches so far. I'm talking about this season for Roma. Things do look good for him so far. And I think he will be able to get a lot more goals as the season progresses. We all know that he is a really good player while playing for any club in the Serie A. Maybe I think we cannot expect a very explosive performance from him yet. But if he actually performs really well, we can say that Roma is going to finish in a very respectable position in this season.

If Lukaku doesn't lose steam and shape, he might be among the best scorers in Europe until the European Championship starts in 2024. All the goals he scored must give him extra confidence and there is no reason to doubt he is able to score in any game. He could become the most valuable asset Roma has.

I will be honest, I don't like Lukaku as much as I like the top strikers in Europe because I thought he is not physically flexible enough, but I could be wrong and maybe should change my opinion about him. He is delivering nonstop.

Basically, it is mandatory for a striker to have lots of goals in every season. So yes, although so far Lukaku still looks good at AS Roma having managed to have good goals too, but I'm not completely impressed. Because after all, a good performance like that but in reality it still can't make AS Roma compete well in the top four. Because yes, if Lukaku is really impressive, then AS Roma should not be in 7th place with only 18 points currently in the Serie A standings. Indeed, I also realize that this is not only Lukaku responsibility but yes, of course the responsibility for all the players are also in the AS Roma squad at this moment. Therefore, it would be more impressive if AS Roma managed to compete in the top four but unfortunately, it is still difficult for AS Roma to reach the highest position in Serie A.

But in all fairness as you said, this is really not Lukaku's fault and I think a striker can still be impressive when his team is fighting against relegation. There were cases in the past when a team had an amazing striker, but the team just couldn't live up to that performance.

But I am not saying that Lukaku is the man in the Serie A. He is doing a good job for Roma, could be better though! He is doing remarkable for Belgium and everything combined I think it's a decent performance. But Roma is too weak in general to compete for the top four.

[bitpotter]

He has scored six goals in 10 matches so far. I'm talking about this season for Roma. Things do look good for him so far. And I think he will be able to get a lot more goals as the season progresses. We all know that he is a really good player while playing for any club in the Serie A. Maybe I think we cannot expect a very explosive performance from him yet. But if he actually performs really well, we can say that Roma is going to finish in a very respectable position in this season.

If Lukaku doesn't lose steam and shape, he might be among the best scorers in Europe until the European Championship starts in 2024. All the goals he scored must give him extra confidence and there is no reason to doubt he is able to score in any game. He could become the most valuable asset Roma has.

I will be honest, I don't like Lukaku as much as I like the top strikers in Europe because I thought he is not physically flexible enough, but I could be wrong and maybe should change my opinion about him. He is delivering nonstop.

Basically, it is mandatory for a striker to have lots of goals in every season. So yes, although so far Lukaku still looks good at AS Roma having managed to have good goals too, but I'm not completely impressed. Because after all, a good performance like that but in reality it still can't make AS Roma compete well in the top four. Because yes, if Lukaku is really impressive, then AS Roma should not be in 7th place with only 18 points currently in the Serie A standings. Indeed, I also realize that this is not only Lukaku responsibility but yes, of course the responsibility for all the players are also in the AS Roma squad at this moment. Therefore, it would be more impressive if AS Roma managed to compete in the top four but unfortunately, it is still difficult for AS Roma to reach the highest position in Serie A.

But in all fairness as you said, this is really not Lukaku's fault and I think a striker can still be impressive when his team is fighting against relegation. There were cases in the past when a team had an amazing striker, but the team just couldn't live up to that performance.

But I am not saying that Lukaku is the man in the Serie A. He is doing a good job for Roma, could be better though! He is doing remarkable for Belgium and everything combined I think it's a decent performance. But Roma is too weak in general to compete for the top four.

Lukaku has become very ferocious lately and this cannot be separated from his goal contributions for Rome and Belgium. On average, he can always score 1 goal and apart from that, this is good progress for him amidst the issue of declining performance last season. Currently Lukaku has become an important player for the teams he plays for everywhere and that means a lot to him. The competition in the top 4 is still quite difficult for Roma and maybe they have to add more players in the winter so they can be more consistent in maximizing results in every match.

[Docnaster]

You're right. Roma is very lucky to sign a top striker like Lukaku. He is actually a sharp striker but he needs a motivation and support to play with his best. It is something he can't get in Chelsea. That's why he got difficulty to play with his best in Chelsea. Besides in Chelsea, he also ever played in Inter Milan in the previous season. He played quite well in Inter Milan, sadly Inter Milan doesn't want to sign him permanently. Now, he is a part of AS Roma squad, I hope he can be a player of AS Roma permanently. I don't expect he returns to Chelsea.

I think in the match against Udinese, Lukaku will contribute well again. He must do his best to score goals in the next match. So, AS Roma can be in the top 5 of Serie A standings. It is very possible that AS Roma can finish in the UCL zone this season. AC Milan and Napoli look very unstable, they are often defeated by small teams.

I am so sorry my friend, but I have to contradict you, I dont agree with what you are saying at all.
Roma have had no luck, Roma have Jose Mourinho who is a great strategist, even if he has a bad temper he knows how to do his job very well: this proves it.
Lukaku come because Jose call him.

Judging by the total performance of Romelu Lukaku since the start of the season, I'm sure Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino would definitely not be happy with his decision to allow the Belgium striker leave the club on loan to Roma. After his loan deal at Inter Milan expired at the end of last season, Romelu Lukaku was a subject of mockery by some sports tabloids who suggested that no big European club wants to sign the him before Roma came calling for his services.

The decision to bring Romelu Lukaku to the San Siro has been one of the best summer deals of Roma as the Belgium striker has been sensational for both his club and country since the start of the season. The relationship between Lukaku and Roma boss Jose Mourinho is understood to be very close as he's helped Lukaku regain full confidence once again.

[coinlocket$]

From today's training, we have updates on Juventus' preparations for the game against Inter on Sunday evening.
Weston McKennie will be available for the game and he is recovered.

Locatelli however will probably skip the game, as Danilo, Weah, Pogba, Fagioli, De Sciglio.

[Oluwa-btc]

You're right. Roma is very lucky to sign a top striker like Lukaku. He is actually a sharp striker but he needs a motivation and support to play with his best. It is something he can't get in Chelsea. That's why he got difficulty to play with his best in Chelsea. Besides in Chelsea, he also ever played in Inter Milan in the previous season. He played quite well in Inter Milan, sadly Inter Milan doesn't want to sign him permanently. Now, he is a part of AS Roma squad, I hope he can be a player of AS Roma permanently. I don't expect he returns to Chelsea.

I think in the match against Udinese, Lukaku will contribute well again. He must do his best to score goals in the next match. So, AS Roma can be in the top 5 of Serie A standings. It is very possible that AS Roma can finish in the UCL zone this season. AC Milan and Napoli look very unstable, they are often defeated by small teams.

He had to reunite with Jose Mourinho after the time they had together at Manchester United. It's a chance for him, at least he should be Impressing the fans and the special one ( Jose Mourinho )
Thomas Tuchel made life difficult for him as a Chelsea player, he barely had a good game time to showcase himself. At Inter Milan, he had a good time and the fans loved him. I don't really know what transpired between the fans and also the player. He was also rejected by his so called best friend he once also defended on the pitch. ( Larturo Martinez )

Romelu Lukaku had a great international break, he scored four goals to secure the top spot! Still on, against Udinese, he will still be amongst the list of players to score!

[GiftedMAN]

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There isn't the smallest chance for Roma to win the Scudetto, Whoever believes that must be delusional. I was solely talking about Lukaku and his performance at the moment and I think that the 4 goals in the European Championship qualifiers have done him well. It gives him confidence and that can only contribute to his performances in the club. He has Mourinho's trust and if he stays in shape for a long time, his contribution to whatever goal Roma will achieve in the end will certainly be of significance.

You mean Lukaku can scored 4 goals in the international break, when Belgium plays against Azerbaijan? Actually, Azerbaijan doesn't have many good players, so it's reasonable that Lukaku was able to scored 4 goals in that match. But yes, it was also a good performance from him. And Lukaku should be able to scored more of goals at the Roma club later, because his confidence will increase when he returns to the club.

The performance of Lukaka when he is on international duty for his country can not be compared to his performance at the club side because looking at the players in the Belgium national team where Lukaka came from, he always have a good number of players who's assisting him to get the job done and the level of competition in the national team football can not be compared to that of the clubs because the club football is more difficult and the players you play with may not be used to each other since some of them may be new to the team and they will take some time to get used to the performance of each other and that will really have some negative effect on the performance of players especially the strikers.

[TastyChillySauce00]

You're right. Roma is very lucky to sign a top striker like Lukaku. He is actually a sharp striker but he needs a motivation and support to play with his best. It is something he can't get in Chelsea. That's why he got difficulty to play with his best in Chelsea. Besides in Chelsea, he also ever played in Inter Milan in the previous season. He played quite well in Inter Milan, sadly Inter Milan doesn't want to sign him permanently. Now, he is a part of AS Roma squad, I hope he can be a player of AS Roma permanently. I don't expect he returns to Chelsea.

I think in the match against Udinese, Lukaku will contribute well again. He must do his best to score goals in the next match. So, AS Roma can be in the top 5 of Serie A standings. It is very possible that AS Roma can finish in the UCL zone this season. AC Milan and Napoli look very unstable, they are often defeated by small teams.

I am so sorry my friend, but I have to contradict you, I dont agree with what you are saying at all.
Roma have had no luck, Roma have Jose Mourinho who is a great strategist, even if he has a bad temper he knows how to do his job very well: this proves it.
Lukaku come because Jose call him.

True, lukaku has ever worked with jose mourinho when he was still playing on manchester united and so, lukaku knew so well about the characteristic of jose mourinho and this si also the main reason he is going to the as roma at this moment. Apart from how he loves to play in the serie a but lukaku is also getting mourinho as one of his main reason to go to the asroma. This is why lukaku didn't even think for twice to join in the club. Roma would not be winning conference league and goes to the final of europa league last season if it was not mourinho.
Mourinho has become the main reason why the club is also willing to extend his contract at this moment but saudi is also trying to pursue him at this moment too.

The special one is always giving huge impact even though sometimes his strategy made viewers angry. 

[BitcoinHunt3r]

I am so sorry my friend, but I have to contradict you, I dont agree with what you are saying at all.
Roma have had no luck, Roma have Jose Mourinho who is a great strategist, even if he has a bad temper he knows how to do his job very well: this proves it.
Lukaku come because Jose call him.

Yeah there is no doubt that Mourinho has ability and he has proven it in several top leagues and Lukaku is one of the best strikers he can be relied on in any situation, we can see it in the last few matches including with Belgium, but overall Roma does not have a complete squad there are still weaknesses in several lines one of them is the defense line because Roma conceded too many goals luckily there is Lukaku on the front line who is able to provide attacks and score goals.

It would be better if Roma brought in new players in the next transfer window unfortunately, currently Roma's finances are not yet stable they don't have enough budget to recruit new players except through the loan player option like Lukaku in the last transfer.

[Leviathan.007]

AC Milan had many injured players so far and that's why they don't have a good situation at all. Pioli needs some players and that's wired to see many players are injured in this team.
Maybe that's why they decided to use younger players from the Academy of AC Milan. Francesco Camarda is a 15-year-old player who joined the first team and for the game against Fiorentina, this player is going to be on the list.

[borovichok]

AC Milan had many injured players so far and that's why they don't have a good situation at all. Pioli needs some players and that's wired to see many players are injured in this team.
Maybe that's why they decided to use younger players from the Academy of AC Milan. Francesco Camarda is a 15-year-old player who joined the first team and for the game against Fiorentina, this player is going to be on the list.

AC Milan is a top team and having injured players will affect their performance, but it doesn't mean they will become an average club interms of performance and stats this season. Stefano Pioli will make fixing spots in areas they tend to be experiencing weaknesses and also ensure he's able to lifts the team to be in the top four spot. AC Milan boss will utilized the young players for league games as form of using them to enchance his team which is totally understandable. The Rossoneri facing Fiorentina, is a game to bother about? Ofcourse it's a YES.

[masulum]

AC Milan had many injured players so far and that's why they don't have a good situation at all. Pioli needs some players and that's wired to see many players are injured in this team.
Maybe that's why they decided to use younger players from the Academy of AC Milan. Francesco Camarda is a 15-year-old player who joined the first team and for the game against Fiorentina, this player is going to be on the list.

What's wrong with Jovic? Doesn't he deserve to be a starter instead of Camarda?
I don't mind this decision at all, it's just that AC Milan still has players in the same position who also need to be given the opportunity. I understand for the future, all clubs requires players from the academy. However, this must also be proven by the young players who were trusted by Pioli in the match vs Fiorentina, that he is worthy of being the coach's choice?

because currently Milan needs players with a better mentality, competition for the Scudetto still needs to be the main target, even though the point difference is far at the moment.