Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Smack That Ace]

So far, Napoli looks like a more realistic contender for 4th place, but the fact that Bologna will be able to hold on to this position for a long time looks doubtful. Inter, Juventus and Milan will most likely not miss their places in the top 4. In the next round, Napoli will have to play with Roma and if they lose, their position will worsen significantly. Atalanta and Fiorentina also do not look like those teams that are ready to fight for the Champions League zone. From 8th to 4th place the teams are separated by only 3 points, so all these teams have a chance.

Bologna just got it after winning over AS Roma in the last match day of Serie A. From Bologna to AS Roma, from fourth to eighth positions, there are only 3 point difference and there are five clubs are fighting to get that position in a next match day. They are Bologna that will have to defend the position and four other clubs: Napoli, Fiorentina, Atalanta and AS Roma.

Bologna are playing well and the position is a recognition for their good performances but with big challenges from other four clubs and with their limited power, it's very difficult for Bologna to defend that position for a long time.

If we look at Napoli's recent performance it is not looking very good. They keep dropping points here and there while Bologna just beat the top team, Inter Milan. Bologna's performance is too good at this moment to ignore. Napoli just lost 4-0 against Frosinone.

Napoli has an upcoming match against AS Roma and Bologna has a match against Atalanta next week. Bologna is currently 1 point ahead of Napoli right now. That win against Inter Milan is going to make Bologna more confident. I think Bologna is more likely to finish in the top 4 than Napoli is. Napoli has the players and class, they need to bounce back really fast from these defeats if they want to play in the Champions League next year.

Regards

Duke

[makishart]

Yesterday was the bad day for intermilan. Not only does the club need to suffer a loss against Bologna, but Simeone's squad must also endure the loss of Lautaro Martinez. While it is true that Martinez was performing exceptionally well and was on fire in the last match against Bologna, he unfortunately got injured.
It's a bad news to hear how martinez was injured and simeone is feeling so bad after he knew that. Simeone has been confirming it in the latest interview if his condition needs to get more evaluation.

Simone Inzaghi found the Coppa Italia elimination in extra time ‘galling’ after Bologna staged a rapid comeback and confirms Lautaro Martinez’s injury ‘needs to be evaluated.’

https://football-italia.net/inzaghi-on-lautaro-martinez-injury-and-inter-exit/

Losing lautaro is not only a big blow for the club but that is the same like intermilan losses its goal machine. Lautaro martinez is still being top scorer till this week. Losing him in the upcoming games may be giving a huge impact to the attacking line of intermilan.
Thuram was not performing so perfect like martinez. Martinez has been known as a smart striker. I called that a big blow for intermilan.

We do not have a clear timeline for how long he will be away from the team, but I am optimistic that it will only be a minor injury and he will return soon. It will make anyone feel better. It appears that Lautaro's injury wasn't a significant one.
Intermilan doesn't have a good backup who can replace him. It's not even thuram too.

[zaim7413]

That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games.
Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.

Inter Milan have play not so good in recent matches vs Bologna. In October there was a 2:2 in Milan and in February this year Bologna won 1:0, the game was in Bologna. And now the defeat in extra time, mybe we can say that Bologna are becoming a scary team for Inter. They are not playing for the championship in italy, they are far away. Inter Milan will lose a bit of motivation, they play against a weak team at the weekend. Again at home against US Lecce, which they should win without any problems.

Based on the H2H records of both teams, Inter seems to have a phobia of Bologna, they found it very difficult to win in several matches against Bologna, including the defeat they just experienced in the Copa Italia.
This defeat must be forgotten immediately, they must remain focused on the next match. Inter must win again against Lecce, they must always try to get maximum points in order to keep their distance from Juventus while maintaining their safe position at the top of the standings.

[adultcrypto]

That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games.
Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.

Inter Milan have play not so good in recent matches vs Bologna. In October there was a 2:2 in Milan and in February this year Bologna won 1:0, the game was in Bologna. And now the defeat in extra time, mybe we can say that Bologna are becoming a scary team for Inter. They are not playing for the championship in italy, they are far away. Inter Milan will lose a bit of motivation, they play against a weak team at the weekend. Again at home against US Lecce, which they should win without any problems.

It is not just about Inter Milan playing poorly but about Bologna becoming stronger than ever. They have become a difficult nut to crack. Their win against Roma is more like a proof that they are not joking this season. Roma did all they could to survive the match but they couldn't as Bolgna overpowered them, winning both halves even though the second goal from Rasmus Kristensen was an own goal.

Despite the bookies giving Inter Milan the edge using factors such as experience and home advantage, Bologna was resolute to hold them to a full time draw after Lautaro Martinez missed the penalty that would have earned Inter Milan the match. A win for Bologna is a great result even though it was through penalty shootout

[ndutndut]

If we look at Napoli's recent performance it is not looking very good. They keep dropping points here and there while Bologna just beat the top team, Inter Milan. Bologna's performance is too good at this moment to ignore. Napoli just lost 4-0 against Frosinone.

The trials faced by Napoli this season are indeed very difficult, even after changing coaches Napoli still cannot recover from their downturn, in fact the most painful thing was after losing against Frosinone, who was clearly a team whose quality was below theirs. What happened last season is not in line with this season even though the players have not changed much, but they are playing as if they were not the defending Serie A champions last season. What's sad is that they don't focus on defending their title but instead have to fight to get into the top four.

Napoli has an upcoming match against AS Roma and Bologna has a match against Atalanta next week. Bologna is currently 1 point ahead of Napoli right now. That win against Inter Milan is going to make Bologna more confident. I think Bologna is more likely to finish in the top 4 than Napoli is. Napoli has the players and class, they need to bounce back really fast from these defeats if they want to play in the Champions League next year.

But I'm confident with the players Napoli have, I think they can reach the top four compared to Bologna, although not in the near future. Maybe next week Napoli won't be able to catch Bologna because they have to play against a strong team, like Roma, I predict this match will end in a draw.

[masulum]

But I'm confident with the players Napoli have, I think they can reach the top four compared to Bologna, although not in the near future. Maybe next week Napoli won't be able to catch Bologna because they have to play against a strong team, like Roma, I predict this match will end in a draw.

I think all of us agree with this, Napoli can change its strategy and player performance, it might still be possible to be in the top 4, it can be happens if AC Milan and Bologna experience a decline in performance. The points gap between Napoli and these two teams is not much, it should be possible to get some wins when both of them lose or draw. The transfer window will open soon, this is an opportunity for Napoli to improve their team.

[Blitzboy]

It doesn't make sense for Napoli to deliberately lose a competition they still might win, to me it's just an absurd assumption. Napoli have experienced a very significant drop in form this season after winning the Scudetto last season, so they need to take advantage of every competition to win it instead of letting other teams beat them easily.

Yes, this is a realistic thing. It will be very difficult for Napoli to reach the top of Serie A this season and defend the title they won last season. Not only is their condition quite poor, but the distance between points is far away and the strength of the opposing team is actually getting better this season. The competition is very tough this season. And what's more, at the moment, I'm sure Mazzarri's focus is on improving the performance of his squad and trying not to fall into an even worse position. Because after all, Mazzarri also has quite a tough challenge here. At least if Napoli can still enter the UCL again next season, this will be enough for now.

With the current situation, it is very difficult for Napoli to maintain their situation as the current defending champions.
Napoli is currently still very difficult to maintain its current consistency and performance even though there have been several improvements including the change of coach that has occurred but indeed this is still a fairness when talking about the Scudetto in Serie A.
Until now since the last few seasons the club that won Serie A has never been able to go back to back to get the Scudetto after prime Juventus until the 2020 season until now no one has been able to last for several seasons for the Scudetto including Inter, Milan and Napoli who took turns every season in the last 3 seasons.

Napoli chances are now only possible to be in the top 4 and must try to appear there because it would be very bad if they failed to qualify for the Champions League next season after previously winning very convincingly. 

Im not surprised by Napoli's season-long troubles. Football follows this tendency, not just in Serie A but elsewhere. Even Manchester City and Bayern Munich have off days. Napoli lost their team spirit and flare from last season. They seem to be lacking a key piece. Without it, they should aim for the top 4.

The Champions League qualification is another consideration. If they miss out, its not just this season. Losing important players may be worse. Osimhen may be interested in moving to England, and if Napoli doesnt qualify for the Champions League, he and others may leave. Definitely a tough position for them.

[poodle63]

That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games.
Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.

Inter Milan have play not so good in recent matches vs Bologna. In October there was a 2:2 in Milan and in February this year Bologna won 1:0, the game was in Bologna. And now the defeat in extra time, mybe we can say that Bologna are becoming a scary team for Inter. They are not playing for the championship in italy, they are far away. Inter Milan will lose a bit of motivation, they play against a weak team at the weekend. Again at home against US Lecce, which they should win without any problems.

I see it no problem for intermilan to lose against bologna but im concerning about lautaro martinez potentially injury when he played on that match, missing lautaro martinez will be affecting the performance from the club in all of the competitions.
Lautaro martinez has always become the key player that helped the club a lot in winning any match. Intermilan is still on the right track to win the serie a. Intermilan doesn't have someone who can replace him.
I would call lose martinez is far worst compared to the losing in the competition against bologna. Bologna was a strong club once it was facing big clubs.

[rendravolt]

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

[Davian144]

Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

[slapper]

That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games.
Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.

Inter Milan have play not so good in recent matches vs Bologna. In October there was a 2:2 in Milan and in February this year Bologna won 1:0, the game was in Bologna. And now the defeat in extra time, mybe we can say that Bologna are becoming a scary team for Inter. They are not playing for the championship in italy, they are far away. Inter Milan will lose a bit of motivation, they play against a weak team at the weekend. Again at home against US Lecce, which they should win without any problems.

I understand Inter Milan's Bologna issues. It's making folks pause. It's possible that Inter's tactic is making Bologna a tough opponent. As with Napoli, they're prioritizing the UCL over domestic competitions. It appears that the Coppa Italia game against Bologna featured many different players to prevent injuries. It prioritises certain events. Inter are only determining where to deploy their strengths, not losing their edge. However, Bologna has performed well against big Serie A teams, so it's not a mistake. Keep an eye on their consistently good performance

[armanda90]

It is not just about Inter Milan playing poorly but about Bologna becoming stronger than ever. They have become a difficult nut to crack. Their win against Roma is more like a proof that they are not joking this season. Roma did all they could to survive the match but they couldn't as Bolgna overpowered them, winning both halves even though the second goal from Rasmus Kristensen was an own goal.

Despite the bookies giving Inter Milan the edge using factors such as experience and home advantage, Bologna was resolute to hold them to a full time draw after Lautaro Martinez missed the penalty that would have earned Inter Milan the match. A win for Bologna is a great result even though it was through penalty shootout

Inter Milan's line up against Napoli on Copa Italia round of 16 have many rotation, some regular players have set up in the bench and seems problem for Inter unbelievable have loss against Bologna. Its little bad for Inter Milan because loss chance to get treble winner this season and Serie A or Champion League left competition must win in this season.

Actually Bologna is not mediocre team right now, they have quit well performance and success managed with top fourth position in Serie A, Marco Motta as Bologna manager make us surprised his achievement success defeat AS Roma last match and eliminated Inter Milan on Copa Italia, will Bologna get spot for playing in Champion League or Europe League next season?

[QueenVera]

I understand Inter Milan's Bologna issues. It's making folks pause. It's possible that Inter's tactic is making Bologna a tough opponent. As with Napoli, they're prioritizing the UCL over domestic competitions. It appears that the Coppa Italia game against Bologna featured many different players to prevent injuries. It prioritises certain events. Inter are only determining where to deploy their strengths, not losing their edge. However, Bologna has performed well against big Serie A teams, so it's not a mistake. Keep an eye on their consistently good performance

It's very suprising to see Intermilan being  disqualified by Bologna in the Coppa Italia Tournament, well you might be right cause maybe Intermilan didn't pay more attention to the Tournament and rather prioritized the UCL and League games, well luckily for them this defeat is not in the League competition and I don't think it would really affect them much since they're still in the UCL and holding the 1st position in their league.

 What a nice comeback from Bologna to secure this victory, despite that they conceded in the 92 minutes of the extra time, they held their ground and replied with two goals before the final whistle, well I didn't view all of the match but I think the 1st was interesting and Bologna defended properly to avoid conceding in the 1st and 2nd half of the game, congratulations to them on beating the Serie A league leaders and moving to the next round of the Coppa Italia.

[Warkop]

But I'm confident with the players Napoli have, I think they can reach the top four compared to Bologna, although not in the near future. Maybe next week Napoli won't be able to catch Bologna because they have to play against a strong team, like Roma, I predict this match will end in a draw.

I think all of us agree with this, Napoli can change its strategy and player performance, it might still be possible to be in the top 4, it can be happens if AC Milan and Bologna experience a decline in performance. The points gap between Napoli and these two teams is not much, it should be possible to get some wins when both of them lose or draw. The transfer window will open soon, this is an opportunity for Napoli to improve their team.

It's true that Napoli will definitely show and create new strategies to provide a good performance in this match. I'm sure Napoli can win against Roma in this match, because Roma's back line is very fragile and will definitely be very easy for Napoli to penetrate. In my opinion, Bologna and AC Milan will most likely not experience a decline in performance, because their situation is in good condition and their position looks very strong to stay in the standings. Of course, Walter Mazzarri as coach wants to give the best for his squad, especially with the transfer window opening, the coach will definitely make the choice to look at and bring in the best players for his team.

[hahay]

Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

If Inter really weren't looking for a win in that Coppa Italia match against Bolgna, then I don't think Inter should have had a big effort in that match either. Because ya, after all, the fact is that the match also ended in extra minutes and in fact, Inter still had a good dominance in this match and also Inter manages make a goal first. Therefore, basically Inter are still trying to be able to beat Bologna in this match and not completely like Napoli which is very bad.

With results like that, then I personally believe that at this moment Bologna really has a very good trend. Because if not, then Bologna would not have managed to beat Inter and also not be in the top four in the current Serie A standings. So ya, with Bologna's success at this moment, then I believe Bologna will be a team that can compete well in the top four this season compared to AS Roma.

[HajiBagi]

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

It is my opinion that Roma will find it extremely difficult to move up in the league table given that they lost the chance to drop to fourth place. Napoli, on the other hand, is currently in fifth place with Bologna leading the team by just one point. I believe Napoli will not want to let this happen, even though I am aware of their occasional struggles, but Roma's performance is not as strong as Napoli's, and their players especially Osimhen is in excellent form right now.

But I've been wondering: Is it because Lukaku and Dybala aren't playing for Roma anymore because I haven't seen their performance like it used to be? It's been like five games since I last saw Lukaku score goals, and he's Roma's star player. Did something happen to Lukaku and Dybala because their performance isn't as good as it used to be? Roma's performance is looking pretty bad because they were in position 4 before and are now in position 8, which is extremely poor.

[indah rezqi]

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

I think Roma can get back into the top four of the standings at any time, because they are only 3 points different from Bologna who are in 4th position. Of course Roma can't lose any more points in the next match, but as you said the next match against Napoli is clearly not a job which is easy to secure full points. Napoli certainly wants to overtake Bologna and the only way is to beat Mourinho squad.

The competition at the top of the Serie A standings is only for the UCL zone position, because Inter and Juventus are currently in a comfortable position with a difference in points. Mourinho again lost several important players, which is why Roma lost their last two matches. Even though the match will be held at Roma headquarters, I agree with you that Napoli seems to have a better chance of bringing home the 3 points.

[Jody.Drummer]

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

AS Roma are prone to dropping points and it's been that way for seasons, they haven't been able to make themselves stronger and more promising with each game. The arrival of Jose Mourinho did make them better, but they are not that good and strong. The competition in Serie A every season has become very tight, some clubs that initially lost consistency are now able to improve on that, making the competitive level of the league even better.
Inter Milan for example, this season they have become stronger than before, Juventus have also experienced the same improvement after several seasons they also had difficulties and had to lose the competition. If AS Roma cannot improve themselves then they will really lose the opportunity to be able to compete in the top flight.

[Zanab247]

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

The reason why Roma drop down below 4th position in the Italy serie A because, some of their players were experiencing some injuries that made those games not to go well the way it went to make Roma team look like weak team in this season. Roma will be my favorite team in this game and they have squads that will make way when there is no way in this game just to achieve victory from Napoli that will make people to believe that they are not far from 3rd position in the Italy serie A table.

Since Napoli have some problem that is not yet solve by their coach and is causing Napoli not to come close to second position and first position because, Inter and Juventus are occupied those positions and they  are very ready to ment For final if they can maintain their consistent winning.

[Docnaster]

Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

Inter Milan have undoubtedly been the most consistent Italian team both in the Italian Serie A and in the UEFA Champions League competition since the start of the season but with their performance against Bologna in their Coppa Italia game yesterday at the San Siro, I think Simone Inzaghi's team are probably not interested in the Italian league cup trophy this season.

Though it's absolutely possible for them to win the UEFA Champions League, Italian Serie A and the Coppa Italia just like they did in 2009/10 season but I think they've decided to focus more on the UEFA Champions League and the Italian Serie A as it'll be more energy consuming for them to want to win the three competitions.