Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[rendravolt]

Cagliari seemed quite lucky because in the previous match they managed to beat Sassuolo with a score of 2-1. This is Cagliari's second win in the last 5 matches and with this result they are temporarily free from the relegation zone. Even though Cagliari initially fell behind Sassuolo, during the second half one of Sassuolo's players received a second yellow card which meant that Sassuolo ended up playing with 10 men from the middle of the second half.

But even though Cagliari were favored due to Sassuolo's reduced number of players, they were only able to score the two goals in the added minute of stoppage time and that also sealed a dramatic victory for Cagliari at home. This is the second defeat in a row for Sassuolo and their current position is not very safe because they are only 2 points away from Cagliari. However, I quite hope that Sassuolo will win against Udinese in this week's match and again widen the gap from Cagliari, especially since Cagliari's chances of winning are very small because their next opponent is Napoli.

[shogun47]

In the next match I think Cagliari will have difficulty because their opponent is a pretty tough team even though Napoli have not had good results lately but Napoli's opponents are big clubs, namely Juventus and Inter Milan, I think in this match Napoli will win, especially since this match will Taking place at Napoli's home ground, Napoli will of course get the full 3 points.

Accumulating 3 points is not easy as we all think because Cagliari will face one of the elite club in Seria A this weekend. Napoli have prepared themselves and ready to take on their visitors, this time they have gotten the require motivation in UCL game they won against Sporting Braga and ready to match the energy level of this mediocre clubs. Cagliari boss, Claudio Ranieri is prepared for anything that will happen this weekend, however his side is 16th position and fighting against getting close to the relegation zone while Walter Mazzarri is yet to prove himself as worthy and promising coach for Napoli.

It is now Napoli's turn to ensure to not fall behind too far. It is not looking good for them already and maybe they should adjust some of their goals and then wait and see if they can get into the position to go for the top again, but for now they should focus on securing one of the first four ranks to qualify for the next Champions League season. There is still a lot to play for and nothing is lost, but I think it is not realistic at the moment to hope that they can compete for the Scudetto. That is not going to happen.

[Doell]

Player	Goal
Lautaro Martínez	14
Olivier Giroud	8
Domenico Berardi	7
Romelu Lukaku	7
Joshua Zirkzee	7
Hakan Çalhanoglu	7
Giacomo Bonaventura	6
Andrea Colpani	6
Nicolás González	6
Ademola Lookman	6
Victor Osimhen	6

Lautaro Martínez is on 14 goals, more than first one on Liga. Very good.

Only Olivier Giroud who is close to Lautaro in the top scorer, he has collected 8 goals. But yes, Lautaro is very good. He started this season quite well, with 14 goals maybe making him the most deserving candidate for this season.
Unfortunately, Victor Osimhen this season is not very productive in scoring, perhaps this is due to his problems with his club. But without Osimhen, in my opinion the competition for the top scorer is not very interesting. The reason is, Lautaro currently does not have a great competitor who can pressure him.

[Davian144]

Teams like Napoli still play well against small teams even when they are in their bad form. You can’t compare the two teams in terms of team quality, players and full football coordination in the field of play. Napoli have the advantage of winning this game on clean sheet and that is not something we can doubt about. Napoli are also playing from home which is a bigger advantage for them secure a win smoothly.

Even though there is a greater possibility for Napoli to win the match at home when facing Cagliari, I think Napoli should not underestimate a team like Cagliari because this season Cagliari also often surprises in matches with other big teams. So Napoli also have to be more serious in facing Cagliari because every victory must always be achieved with struggle. Because victory will not come by itself if the team does not try more seriously even though the team they are facing is a small team.

[kawetsriyanto]

Even though there is a greater possibility for Napoli to win the match at home when facing Cagliari, I think Napoli should not underestimate a team like Cagliari because this season Cagliari also often surprises in matches with other big teams. So Napoli also have to be more serious in facing Cagliari because every victory must always be achieved with struggle. Because victory will not come by itself if the team does not try more seriously even though the team they are facing is a small team.

In theory, Napoli must win against Cagliari. Napoli has a better squad and they also will play the match at home. We know that Cagliari is in the 16th place, it is not very far from the relegation zone. From this position, we also know that Cagliari is not in their good performance this season. So, playing against weaker team like Cagliari which isn't in their good performance, Napoli must get full points. However, I agree that we don't underestimate any team in Serie A because the small team can be an obstacle if they can play as a solid team during the match. But I believe that Napoli will beat Cagliari with big scores in the upcoming match. 

[QueenVera]

I think this will actually be an opportunity for Napoli so that they can restore their form after several matches that did not match expectations even with Mazzari as coach.
Currently Mazzari is still required to make changes in the performance of Napoli but until now the development is still the same and even tends to still decline even though in the last 2 matches it counts as a Big Match but still a defeat for Napoli is unacceptable.

Cagliari is not a strong opponent and Napoli will play home in this match so it will be very funny if in the end Napoli have to lose again in this match and prove that Mazzari is also the same as Rudi Garcia who was unable to restore Napoli's performance like last season.
Now I think they will not be able to defend the Scudetto but they still have to fight to return to a decent position at least for the Europa League next season.

Mazarri's Napoli has undeniably being at their average performance since he came to the team. They've being giving thesame range of performance week after week and although they've not really been able to stand out as much as they ought to but it's believed to be a gradual process. Satisfactorily, they won their UCL game against Braga which gave them the push to the next phase of the contest. Now their focus and work would be on attaining good results in both races. Basically, they've got to do better than average.

 By weekend, they'd go against Cagliari who's not much of a tough team and it's expected that with Mazarri's input and the caliber of squad in Napoli, at least a win would be bagged. Maybe Cagliari would be a boost to their confidence and a beginning of their above average performances. The race is still on in the league and even if there's nothing else to fight for, they've got to struggle for an European cup ticket for the next season

[Furious 7]

Even though there is a greater possibility for Napoli to win the match at home when facing Cagliari, I think Napoli should not underestimate a team like Cagliari because this season Cagliari also often surprises in matches with other big teams. So Napoli also have to be more serious in facing Cagliari because every victory must always be achieved with struggle. Because victory will not come by itself if the team does not try more seriously even though the team they are facing is a small team.

In theory, Napoli must win against Cagliari. Napoli has a better squad and they also will play the match at home. We know that Cagliari is in the 16th place, it is not very far from the relegation zone. From this position, we also know that Cagliari is not in their good performance this season. So, playing against weaker team like Cagliari which isn't in their good performance, Napoli must get full points. However, I agree that we don't underestimate any team in Serie A because the small team can be an obstacle if they can play as a solid team during the match. But I believe that Napoli will beat Cagliari with big scores in the upcoming match. 

In terms of squad strength, Napoli are still better than Cagliari but indeed with the current performance and the pressure given to the new coach, I can't really predict that Napoli will win 3 points in this match.
They are still very weak in terms of consistency and that still cannot be fully corrected by Mazzari, who is a new coach, especially the 2 big matches that he immediately encountered when he became the new coach, will slightly raise the level of pessimism.
The hope is that this time Napoli can bring back 3 points because it can calm the Napoli public but if they fail to return to full points then Mazzari must be prepared to face the same criticism as Rudi Garcia got before.

[Rengga Jati]

Mazarri's Napoli has undeniably being at their average performance since he came to the team. They've being giving thesame range of performance week after week and although they've not really been able to stand out as much as they ought to but it's believed to be a gradual process. Satisfactorily, they won their UCL game against Braga which gave them the push to the next phase of the contest.

Yeah, the challenge that Mazzarri has to overcome to take Napoli in a better and stronger direction is quite big. He seems to have to reshape and rebuild Napoli not only from his squad but also from the strength of his teamwork and spirit. Indeed, he has failed several times in EPL matches because he was against big clubs in the EPL. and they were lucky to win the UCL match and in the end they were able to qualify for the last 16. At least here the sun's position is still quite safe because it can take Napoli to the next qualification. However, Mazzarri will certainly face even greater challenges in the future.

[Leviathan.007]

Even though there is a greater possibility for Napoli to win the match at home when facing Cagliari, I think Napoli should not underestimate a team like Cagliari because this season Cagliari also often surprises in matches with other big teams. So Napoli also have to be more serious in facing Cagliari because every victory must always be achieved with struggle. Because victory will not come by itself if the team does not try more seriously even though the team they are facing is a small team.

In theory, Napoli must win against Cagliari. Napoli has a better squad and they also will play the match at home. We know that Cagliari is in the 16th place, it is not very far from the relegation zone. From this position, we also know that Cagliari is not in their good performance this season. So, playing against weaker team like Cagliari which isn't in their good performance, Napoli must get full points. However, I agree that we don't underestimate any team in Serie A because the small team can be an obstacle if they can play as a solid team during the match. But I believe that Napoli will beat Cagliari with big scores in the upcoming match.  

I agree with you and I also think Napoli should normally win this game against Cagliari and I'm saying this based on the last games we saw from these two teams. In the last five meets these two teams had recently Cagliari could never beat Napoli and they lost three games and they had two draws in the games they had before. However, the rates of Cagliari are very high but I think we should not risk about this match between these two teams.


 

[TelolettOm]

Yeah, the challenge that Mazzarri has to overcome to take Napoli in a better and stronger direction is quite big. He seems to have to reshape and rebuild Napoli not only from his squad but also from the strength of his teamwork and spirit. Indeed, he has failed several times in EPL matches because he was against big clubs in the EPL. and they were lucky to win the UCL match and in the end they were able to qualify for the last 16. At least here the sun's position is still quite safe because it can take Napoli to the next qualification. However, Mazzarri will certainly face even greater challenges in the future.

It should be not easy to fix the problem in Napoli. He also needs time to bring some changes for Napoli performance. Mazzarri is a new coach, he needs to adapt with the nature of Napoli players. He must know each player to improve their mentality and solve the problems. It is not an easy thing for the new coach. So, we must understand if Napoli still failed to win in few matches, specifically in the big matches. It is not about the coach's ability, but it is about the limited time to rebuild Napoli.

In UCL, Napoli has qualified for the next round. I think Mazzarri was quite successful to destroy Braga in the final match of group stage. But Mazzarri must prepare many things because there should be harder matches in the next round. They also can't fail to win the match again because they will be eliminated if they fail to win.

[udidrone]

I agree with you and I also think Napoli should normally win this game against Cagliari and I'm saying this based on the last games we saw from these two teams. In the last five meets these two teams had recently Cagliari could never beat Napoli and they lost three games and they had two draws in the games they had before. However, the rates of Cagliari are very high but I think we should not risk about this match between these two teams.

We all agree that Napoli can win easily in this match because Napoli have the advantage when playing at home and also Napoli wants to catch up with their competitors in 5th position, Of course Napoli doesn't want to miss the opportunity to play in the Champions League and Europe next season  therefore Napoli will take advantage of all the easy matches ahead, currently Napoli is only 1 point behind their competitors so it is not difficult to catch them.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Lautaro Martínez is on 14 goals, more than first one on Liga. Very good.

Only Olivier Giroud who is close to Lautaro in the top scorer, he has collected 8 goals. But yes, Lautaro is very good. He started this season quite well, with 14 goals maybe making him the most deserving candidate for this season.

Giroud has 8 goals and Lautaro has 14 goals so their difference is 6 goals. I consider this goal difference is very big as Giroud is not a player who can score three goals in a match too often like Cristiano Ronaldo. He will need a have very consistent goal scoring in next matches to catch Lautaro. In addition, Lautaro seems to have an excellent season and it's hard to see he slow down his goal scoring rate.

Unfortunately, Victor Osimhen this season is not very productive in scoring, perhaps this is due to his problems with his club. But without Osimhen, in my opinion the competition for the top scorer is not very interesting. The reason is, Lautaro currently does not have a great competitor who can pressure him.

Victor Osimhen and Napoli have mutual correlation and they both affect each other in a decreasing performance. If Osimhem can not score goals, Napoli have more problems with their attacking system with less power. With poor performance of Napoli and team mates, Osimhem has less chances to score goals.

In theory, Napoli must win against Cagliari. Napoli has a better squad and they also will play the match at home. We know that Cagliari is in the 16th place, it is not very far from the relegation zone. From this position, we also know that Cagliari is not in their good performance this season. So, playing against weaker team like Cagliari which isn't in their good performance, Napoli must get full points. However, I agree that we don't underestimate any team in Serie A because the small team can be an obstacle if they can play as a solid team during the match. But I believe that Napoli will beat Cagliari with big scores in the upcoming match. 

Napoli are stronger than Cagliari but in this season, they already lost so many points to non big clubs in Serie A. Those bad matches show that Napoli have many problems and give non big clubs like Cagliari a lot of hope that they can get a point or even 3 points from Napoli. With not too good performances for Cagliari, they will have less chance to beat Napoli but with bad stability of Napoli, Cagliari still have some chances to get a point from this opponent. If they can play well, better than they usually play in this season, their chance to constrain Napoli is not too small.

[Google+]

It should be not easy to fix the problem in Napoli. He also needs time to bring some changes for Napoli performance. Mazzarri is a new coach, he needs to adapt with the nature of Napoli players. He must know each player to improve their mentality and solve the problems. It is not an easy thing for the new coach. So, we must understand if Napoli still failed to win in few matches, specifically in the big matches. It is not about the coach's ability, but it is about the limited time to rebuild Napoli.

In UCL, Napoli has qualified for the next round. I think Mazzarri was quite successful to destroy Braga in the final match of group stage. But Mazzarri must prepare many things because there should be harder matches in the next round. They also can't fail to win the match again because they will be eliminated if they fail to win.

Mazzarri performance will be better seen in the second half of the season because he can bring in several players to support Napoli performance in the second half of the season. Currently the situation at Napoli is quite messy after the coaching change where several players are not in their best form and it takes time for Mazzarri to be able to revive his player performance. I think the fans have to give Mazzarri time because if fans expects Napoli to win the Scudetto this season, Mazzarri certainly won't be able to do it because since the start of the season, Napoli has seen difficulties in every match.

Maybe their target is to remain gradually in the top 4 places until the end of the competition. But Napoli is still stronger than AC Milan in the Champions League because Napoli managed to qualify for the round of 16 while AC Milan did not qualify. For this reason, Mazzarri can focus on every match Champions League as well as possible because if they succeed in doing that of course they will also be able to do it in Serie A.

[Leviathan.007]

Mazarri's Napoli has undeniably being at their average performance since he came to the team. They've being giving thesame range of performance week after week and although they've not really been able to stand out as much as they ought to but it's believed to be a gradual process. Satisfactorily, they won their UCL game against Braga which gave them the push to the next phase of the contest.

Yeah, the challenge that Mazzarri has to overcome to take Napoli in a better and stronger direction is quite big. He seems to have to reshape and rebuild Napoli not only from his squad but also from the strength of his teamwork and spirit. Indeed, he has failed several times in EPL matches because he was against big clubs in the EPL. and they were lucky to win the UCL match and in the end they were able to qualify for the last 16. At least here the sun's position is still quite safe because it can take Napoli to the next qualification. However, Mazzarri will certainly face even greater challenges in the future.

I think Rudi Garcia destroyed everything when he was working at Napoli and even now even after Mazzarri started working there in Napoli, he still Mazzarri can't get what he wanted to get with this team however lost some players they lost in the last summer affected the whole teams but Mazzarri need to improve the teams buy hiring some more player and keep the teams motivated otherwise Napoli cannot have any chance comparing to the other top teams in the Serie A.

[Arenga pinnata]

Even though there is a greater possibility for Napoli to win the match at home when facing Cagliari, I think Napoli should not underestimate a team like Cagliari because this season Cagliari also often surprises in matches with other big teams. So Napoli also have to be more serious in facing Cagliari because every victory must always be achieved with struggle. Because victory will not come by itself if the team does not try more seriously even though the team they are facing is a small team.

In theory, Napoli must win against Cagliari. Napoli has a better squad and they also will play the match at home. We know that Cagliari is in the 16th place, it is not very far from the relegation zone. From this position, we also know that Cagliari is not in their good performance this season. So, playing against weaker team like Cagliari which isn't in their good performance, Napoli must get full points. However, I agree that we don't underestimate any team in Serie A because the small team can be an obstacle if they can play as a solid team during the match. But I believe that Napoli will beat Cagliari with big scores in the upcoming match. 

Quite often this season the strong team is the favorite but apparently cannot beat the weak team. And you can only get a draw or even lose. So a strong team cannot underestimate a weak team. But strong teams still have to play optimally and with the full strength they have. So you can win the match very convincingly. But so far Napoli rarely underestimate the opponents they face. Even since last season, Napoli has always performed optimally, whether facing strong teams or weak teams. And I think this season is the same. Even though this season Napoli is indeed unstable because they lost their coach last season, Spalletti, it turns out that it has had a big impact on Napoli's performance this season. So it is not surprising that Napoli with their new coach still cannot return to their performance last season. Even Osimhen was not as good as last season. Plus, Osimhen often experiences injuries that interfere with his fitness. But of course, for the match against Cagliari, I am optimistic that Napoli will win with a big score.

[W Jr.]

Even though there is a greater possibility for Napoli to win the match at home when facing Cagliari, I think Napoli should not underestimate a team like Cagliari because this season Cagliari also often surprises in matches with other big teams. So Napoli also have to be more serious in facing Cagliari because every victory must always be achieved with struggle. Because victory will not come by itself if the team does not try more seriously even though the team they are facing is a small team.

In theory, Napoli must win against Cagliari. Napoli has a better squad and they also will play the match at home. We know that Cagliari is in the 16th place, it is not very far from the relegation zone. From this position, we also know that Cagliari is not in their good performance this season. So, playing against weaker team like Cagliari which isn't in their good performance, Napoli must get full points. However, I agree that we don't underestimate any team in Serie A because the small team can be an obstacle if they can play as a solid team during the match. But I believe that Napoli will beat Cagliari with big scores in the upcoming match. 

Cagliari beat Sassuolo 2-1 in the last match. It was dramatic when they scored both goals in extra time. Sassuolo could not fully focus on the match as they received a red card, but they held out well until extra time. It must have been really sad for them to concede 2 goals in extra time and lose the match. They will play desperately against Napoli this week, but you never know. No team in Serie A should be underestimated.

[armanda90]

Mazzarri performance will be better seen in the second half of the season because he can bring in several players to support Napoli performance in the second half of the season. Currently the situation at Napoli is quite messy after the coaching change where several players are not in their best form and it takes time for Mazzarri to be able to revive his player performance. I think the fans have to give Mazzarri time because if fans expects Napoli to win the Scudetto this season, Mazzarri certainly won't be able to do it because since the start of the season, Napoli has seen difficulties in every match.

Maybe their target is to remain gradually in the top 4 places until the end of the competition. But Napoli is still stronger than AC Milan in the Champions League because Napoli managed to qualify for the round of 16 while AC Milan did not qualify. For this reason, Mazzarri can focus on every match Champions League as well as possible because if they succeed in doing that of course they will also be able to do it in Serie A.

Walter Mazzari have many option when winter transfer window open for signing some players based on his scheme, but he shouldn't loss several matches before window transfer beginning with Napoli have four matches later in this months all competition. Good result last night Walter Mazzari success made Napoli qualified in Champion League after defeating Braga but he must focus in domestic league with Napoli current standings out from top fourth position.

Gap fewest points with top fourth team standings actually not difficult for Napoli return to standings, but he must consistency performance in domestic league with bad record two losses of three matches first time becoming Napoli manager. Current statistic from Walter Mazzari he was played 5 matches and won 2 matches with three matches loss in all competition. Seems bad started for Walter Mazzari on first five matches with Napoli exactly he loss second matches in a row on domestic league.

[Josefjix]

I think Rudi Garcia destroyed everything when he was working at Napoli and even now even after Mazzarri started working there in Napoli, he still Mazzarri can't get what he wanted to get with this team however lost some players they lost in the last summer affected the whole teams but Mazzarri need to improve the teams buy hiring some more player and keep the teams motivated otherwise Napoli cannot have any chance comparing to the other top teams in the Serie A.

Seria A matches becomes very bored when your club doesn't sits in front. Massimiliano Allegri doesn't rely on anyone to earn massively fein the market, rather he worked on himself on becoming one of the very best coach to ever manage Tottenham Hotspur. It's too easy and easy for any club to sack their coach this summer, remember there's just a coach that have upgrades their match level and winning now becomes the very of everyone. Rudi Garcia was appointed such as any other coach and he did his best but it wasn't oodles enough and he got fired.

[fuguebtc]

In the next match I think Cagliari will have difficulty because their opponent is a pretty tough team even though Napoli have not had good results lately but Napoli's opponents are big clubs, namely Juventus and Inter Milan, I think in this match Napoli will win, especially since this match will Taking place at Napoli's home ground, Napoli will of course get the full 3 points.

I think this will actually be an opportunity for Napoli so that they can restore their form after several matches that did not match expectations even with Mazzari as coach.
Currently Mazzari is still required to make changes in the performance of Napoli but until now the development is still the same and even tends to still decline even though in the last 2 matches it counts as a Big Match but still a defeat for Napoli is unacceptable.

Cagliari is not a strong opponent and Napoli will play home in this match so it will be very funny if in the end Napoli have to lose again in this match and prove that Mazzari is also the same as Rudi Garcia who was unable to restore Napoli's performance like last season.
Now I think they will not be able to defend the Scudetto but they still have to fight to return to a decent position at least for the Europa League next season.

That's right, Napoli have to think rationally for now and take the opportunities available. Creating consistency in the remaining matches in the future and targeting finishing in the top four of the standings at the end of the season, I think the UCL zone is feasible for Napoli. The opportunity to overtake Inter Milan is considered impossible, meaning that Napoli chances of retaining the Scudetto this season are very small. In terms of the Scudetto hunt, Juventus and Inter are the two most promising teams at the moment.

On the other hand, the Napoli versus Cagliari match must be finished by securing full points, because on paper Mazzarri squad has all the attributes to make the match go in their favor. Even though we know that surprises could happen, because Cagliari has the ambition to stay away from the relegation zone. I think, after ensuring they qualify for the last 16 of the UCL, Napoli can now shift their focus completely to Serie A, and they must try not to lose points by drawing or losing again.

Honestly, the next match for Napoli should not be a big problem for them to get 3 points out of even though they are not in the best of form right now. Because after all, they are going to play against a team that is literally trying to stay out of the relegations right now. So even though Cagliari was able to win the last match that they have played, I don't think they are actually going to win against Napoli. But don't get me wrong, they might actually get one point from this match. That is not impossible in my opinion. If anything, looking at the current form of Napoli, I will say that it is actually very much doable.

[Zlantann]

We all agree that Napoli can win easily in this match because Napoli have the advantage when playing at home and also Napoli wants to catch up with their competitors in 5th position, Of course Napoli doesn't want to miss the opportunity to play in the Champions League and Europe next season  therefore Napoli will take advantage of all the easy matches ahead, currently Napoli is only 1 point behind their competitors so it is not difficult to catch them.

Napoli should comfortably win the game against Cagliari because in terms of quality, the two clubs are not in the same class. Napoli has more quality players that can cheaply win the game. But we still can't certainly predict the outcome of the game because Napoli's performance has declined this season. Walter Mazzarri is trying to get the club in order after the seed of disunity was shown by Rudi Garcia. The French coach was tactically backward which led to many unpopular tactical decisions that most key players didn't like. They are currently in 6th position which I not that bad because with more effort, they could still compete for the Scudetto.

Cagliari beat Sassuolo 2-1 in the last match. It was dramatic when they scored both goals in extra time. Sassuolo could not fully focus on the match as they received a red card, but they held out well until extra time. It must have been really sad for them to concede 2 goals in extra time and lose the match. They will play desperately against Napoli this week, but you never know. No team in Serie A should be underestimated.

Sassuolo was the better side until they lost a player due to a red card. They kept fighting to maintain the one-goal advantage they had until they conceived two extra-time goals. It was heartbreaking to see players who worked very hard for over 90 minutes losing a match, a draw would have been consoling. But Cagliari's Leonardo Pavoletti bicycle kick was a beautiful goal, it will contend for the best goal of the season.