Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Jossque]

Milan managed to win by a single goal against an in-form opponent.Milan will be looking to finish 2nd in the league from now on. Empoli have started to breathe a little more in the relegation zone after picking up points in recent weeks.They should have at least picked up a point in this game but they failed to do so.
Juventus and Atalanta didn't meet.For Juventus, after the loss of points in the last weeks, they are far behind in the championship race and the season is almost over for them.For Atalanta, this match is more important because they are in 6th place in the league and they are also aiming for the top 4.The point difference with their rivals is now 4 and they have a chance to close it.

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[Silence Scream]

In the end, the first half of the Fiorentina vs Roma match ended with a score of 1-0 with the home team still having the advantage. It seems that Roma must first be able to create a strategy to penetrate Fiorentina's defense, which seems quite solid in today's match. In fact, I like Fiorentina's midfield which is very reliable in helping the attack and also helping the defense in a fairly balanced way. De Rossi has to think about something and come up with a better strategy. And I hope the Roma players can play more calmly. And slowly increase the aggressiveness of the attacks. It's just that Fiorentina seemed to be able to find Roma's gap in the first half. For this reason, De Rossi must act quickly and cover this gap for the second half.

Roma played better in the second half of the match and managed to finish the match with a 2-2 draw. Especially the goal scored by Llorente in extra time brought life to Rome. This match was an important match for Roma's claim to the top spot and Fiorentina away was a difficult away game for every team. I think Rome can be considered lucky not to lose.

[OcTradism]

De Rossi has to think about something and come up with a better strategy. And I hope the Roma players can play more calmly. And slowly increase the aggressiveness of the attacks. It's just that Fiorentina seemed to be able to find Roma's gap in the first half. For this reason, De Rossi must act quickly and cover this gap for the second half.

It probably comes from quality of their defensive players as with Mourinho, they still got many conceded goals, more than usual with Jose Mourinho at other clubs in his coach career.

De Rossi prioritizes attacking for AS Roma since his debut there but when the season comes to ending in Serie A and knock out matches in Europa League, having a strong defense will help Roma to achieve more things. This young coach must spend most of his time to solve this weakness of Roma squad.

Roma played better in the second half of the match and managed to finish the match with a 2-2 draw. Especially the goal scored by Llorente in extra time brought life to Rome. This match was an important match for Roma's claim to the top spot and Fiorentina away was a difficult away game for every team. I think Rome can be considered lucky not to lose.

Fiorentina created many opportunities in this match and they could win against Roma but finally the match ended as a draw and Roma with their efforts, got an very late equalizer from Llorente at very last seconds of extra time.

The defender is one of two players who made mistake in the second goal of Fiorentina so this equalizer is meaningful for him. He no longer has to regret about that mistake.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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Juventus is going through one of its worst times right now. They fell to third place in the league. They are almost guaranteed to finish in the top four. They will most likely take part in the UCL next year. They need to make good reinforcements to the team this summer. Like every team in the league, they remained in the shadow of Inter. Inter continues this race alone. Juventus should not have any more bad results.

Juventus current performance is quite worrying, their position has been displaced by Milan, Massimo Allegri failed to bring his squad to get full points from Atalanta. Playing in front of your own supporters did not make the match easier, Juventus fell behind in the first half. The second half was the best moment for Juventus to win, because they were able to turn things around, but unfortunately five minutes after Arkadiusz Milik scored, Atalanta managed to equalize the score at 2-2.

The absence of Dusan Vlahovic and it's porous of Juventus defense caused them to lose points again today. Of course, Juventus can stay in the top four of the standings and win a ticket to the Champions League next season. Meanwhile, Juventus management must move actively in building the squad for next season, so that they can compete for the Scudetto. Regarding Inter Milan, Inzaghi squad is quite comfortable at the top of the standings, and is still very consistent in winning, and they are getting closer to the Scudetto.

The truth is that everything that has happened to Juve seems very regrettable to me, I am a fan of Juve, in fact I wanted them to take first place in Serie A, but in fact after they lost the game against Iner , I saw that they began to crumble, and they don't have that lift of spirit as they should be, it's a shame, because we all know how good this team is despite the fact that they have gone through very strong moments because they know how to get ahead, they have to show that they can be better, and they have to know that and send a good message that the inactivity of competitions has not brought them down, that the ban they gave them will not bring them down, at least they have to be in the top 4 teams in Serie A, I want to see Juve again in the UCKL, now more than ever they have to keep that spirit up, they have to know that the things that are coming are very strong, this is no longer the Europa League, if they enter the UCL they don't have to If they come out in the first round, it would be really sad if they fell back into the same old cycle.

Allegri snaps at Juventus critics: ‘Remember the objective’

Max Allegri insists the 2-2 draw with Atalanta ‘is an important result’ for Juventus and hits out at some fans in the crowd for ‘not helping’ the team with jeers. ‘Remember the objective.’

The Bianconeri had been caught out by a free kick routine, then turned it around with two goals in four minutes from Andrea Cambiaso and Arkadiusz Milik.

However, Teun Koopmeiners completed his brace for the 2-2 final result, which means Juve now have just one win in their last seven Serie A rounds.

They also drop below Milan into third place and are now a whopping 17 points adrift of leaders Inter.

“I think we had a good performance against a good Atalanta team, they did well with that free kick and the second goal, whereas we could’ve defended better,” Allegri told DAZN.

“We had more determination, grit and technique too in the second half. We need to improve our defending when we are in the lead, because the same thing happened against Napoli last week and before that too. We are conceding goals too easily.

“It involves working on the situations, but there are also moments in a campaign and we need to focus on the positives. Let us not forget today we earned a point over Bologna, kept Atalanta 11 points behind us. Let us not forget the objective is to finish in the top four.

Source:https://football-italia.net/allegri-juventus-critics-remember-objective/

It seems to me that what he said is coherent, the objective is to enter the UCL again, and they are achieving it, I know that the fans demand more from them , I mean, it is Italy, it is normal, it is one of the capitals of football in the world, so these types of things are what we should see with different eyes. Maybe the scudetto can be achieved later , but for now what matters most is that we qualify for a new competition, now without bans at all.

Pundit blasts Juventus for their performance against Atalanta

undit Alessandro Santarelli emphasises that the only positive aspect of Juventus’ performance against Atalanta is that they avoided a loss. The Bianconeri were held to a 2-2 draw by Atalanta in a challenging match.

With several key players missing, Juventus relied on Federico Chiesa and Weston McKennie to provide the impetus for a victory. While both players gave their best, Juventus struggled to overcome Gian Piero Gasperini’s side.

Atalanta, having secured a point away from home at the Allianz Stadium, will likely be the more satisfied of the two clubs after facing tough opposition in Juventus. The draw may have left Juventus with mixed feelings as they continue their pursuit of a top-four finish.

But everyone affiliated with Juve will not be happy, and while on punditry duty, Santarelli said, as quoted by Tuttomercatoweb:

“I am more dissatisfied because it’s the fourth game we’ve conceded 2 goals, due to Tek no longer taking a shot and Danilo not being able to read a shot. Dissatisfied because However, Juventus continues in its moment of crisis, we only beat Frosinone with a goal from Rugani in the 94th minute and the good defeat in Naples seems like an isolated case.

Source: https://www.juvefc.com/pundit-blasts-juventus-for-their-performance-against-atalanta/

It is very easy to criticize, but sometimes I am with Allegri, the Objective is to go focused on the UCL, after so much time without going to one of these championships , something is now required to be done.

[bering]

Lazio vs Udinese

As a host Lazio is not in the good shape because in Serie A Lazio suffering 2 losing streak from Fiorentina and Milan and in Champion League Lazio was eliminate by Bayern Munich because they lost with huge scores 3-0 in the second leg of round of 16 and i think it's hard to repeat last season achievement when they finish as runner up even most likely Lazio will not playing at European Competitions and actually Lazio facing easy opponent Udinese and we all know Udinese performance was very poor and they also as the team with the most draw in Serie A with 15 draws and these results too makes Udinese lost plenty of points which make Udinese position on league standings is very not safe

Based on head to head statistics both teams has been met at Udinese home ground this January and at that time Lazio can win with narrow scores and about squad conditions between these teams Lazio and Udinese has facing unfavourable conditions because they lost some players who got suspension and Lazio lost at least 3 players such as Adam Marusic, Matteo Guendouzi and Luca Pellegrini and for Udinese they will lost Festy Ebosele and Walace so basically the recent conditions from them is looks similar and not so different and about the outcomes of this match Lazio is favourited to win this match because from squad quality and meetings records Lazio is much better than Udinese and Lazio win has good odds @1.85

[Sebas.tian]

Milan managed to win by a single goal against an in-form opponent.Milan will be looking to finish 2nd in the league from now on. Empoli have started to breathe a little more in the relegation zone after picking up points in recent weeks.They should have at least picked up a point in this game but they failed to do so.
Juventus and Atalanta didn't meet.For Juventus, after the loss of points in the last weeks, they are far behind in the championship race and the season is almost over for them.For Atalanta, this match is more important because they are in 6th place in the league and they are also aiming for the top 4.The point difference with their rivals is now 4 and they have a chance to close it.

AC Milan really feel the preparation from Empoli  in the match, because the plan of their opponent is to win the match or draw the match with AC Milan in their home but one of the AC Milan talented striker gain access to their goalpost at 20 minutes to scored a winning goal. Empoli displayed well in this match not to allow AC Milan strikers to achieved more than one goal from them, despite they are at home to play them but they just allowed them to achieve only one goal from the match to embraced the three points. Juventus performance was not good  because they have many opportunities to score goals from that match to defeat Atlanta 4-2 but they miss used the opportunity that made Atalanta to used their opportunity well to equalized the goals to shared the points with Juventus.

[wakier]

In the end, the first half of the Fiorentina vs Roma match ended with a score of 1-0 with the home team still having the advantage. It seems that Roma must first be able to create a strategy to penetrate Fiorentina's defense, which seems quite solid in today's match. In fact, I like Fiorentina's midfield which is very reliable in helping the attack and also helping the defense in a fairly balanced way. De Rossi has to think about something and come up with a better strategy. And I hope the Roma players can play more calmly. And slowly increase the aggressiveness of the attacks. It's just that Fiorentina seemed to be able to find Roma's gap in the first half. For this reason, De Rossi must act quickly and cover this gap for the second half.

In the end, the match between Fiorentina and AS Roma achieved a 2:2 draw, in fact AS Roma played more dominantly in that match and was able to put a lot of pressure on the home team as well as Fiorentina who did not want to experience defeat. After AS Roma being one goal behind in the first half played more aggressively and were able to equalize but not long after Fiorentina was able to increase the total goals to 2 goals but Roma was able to create an epic comeback towards the last minute so the match ended in a 2:2 draw and both teams had to be satisfied with the result of sharing the points. AS Roma also improved close to the top four.

[marcous]

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Roma played better in the second half of the match and managed to finish the match with a 2-2 draw. Especially the goal scored by Llorente in extra time brought life to Rome. This match was an important match for Roma's claim to the top spot and Fiorentina away was a difficult away game for every team. I think Rome can be considered lucky not to lose.

That right, Roma were lucky to avoid defeat after a late goal from Llorente helped them equalize at 2-2. Roma efforts to approach the top four in the standings were stumbled by Fiorentina, now they are 3 points adrift of Bologna who are ranked fourth in the standings. There are 10 more matches ahead, Roma has a big chance to finish in the Champions League zone.

Since De Rossi became head coach, Roma have only suffered 1 defeat against Inter, I think they have improved a lot and can almost achieve their goal of breaking into the top four. In the Europa League, Roma appeared impressive by beating Brighton 4-0, their chances of qualifying from the round of 16 are very big. Many doubted the quality of De Rossi previous strategy, but slowly he was able to show his quality.

With the remaining number of matches, I think De Rossi will be able to bring Roma to overtake Bologna. However, De Rossi must be able to maintain the level of play of his fleet, because competition is getting tougher as the season ends. All teams will try their best to get the best results, Roma must no longer waste the opportunities available.

[rendravolt]

It could be said that Juventus are officially out of the title competition with Inter this season and the 2-2 draw against Atalanta left them even further behind. Playing at home sometimes doesn't provide a guarantee for the home team to win and here Juventus is having quite a hard time facing Atalanta. Indeed, Atalanta is not a team that is easy to beat, especially now that they are trying to target 4th place from Bologna.

On the other hand, Fiorentina's match against Roma was no less exciting because the two teams could only share one point after playing to a 2-2 draw. For Roma, Fiorentina is not an opponent to be taken lightly, especially this time De Rossi's squad has to play an away match which makes it quite difficult to steal full points. At the same time, this result means that Roma are still unbeaten since De Rossi took control and of course this is a good record.

The two matches above showed the same score with a draw with no change in the standings for Roma and Atalanta, while Juventus had to drop to 3rd place after Milan managed to secure a win against Empoli and occupy 2nd place in the standings.

[Xcode7]

In the end, the match between Fiorentina and AS Roma achieved a 2:2 draw, in fact AS Roma played more dominantly in that match and was able to put a lot of pressure on the home team as well as Fiorentina who did not want to experience defeat. After AS Roma being one goal behind in the first half played more aggressively and were able to equalize but not long after Fiorentina was able to increase the total goals to 2 goals but Roma was able to create an epic comeback towards the last minute so the match ended in a 2:2 draw and both teams had to be satisfied with the result of sharing the points. AS Roma also improved close to the top four.

Roma were a little lucky with the equalizing goal scored by Diego Llorente at the end of the match which made the score even.

Overall Roma's performance was quite impressive in this match, whatever the final result they got, but in my opinion this is a fair result for Roma because it is not easy for them to play at Fiorentina's home ground and Fiorentin is one of the top teams in Serie A. A team , of course it is not easy to play to beat them.

This week, Bologna, who is in 4th place, also suffered a defeat, so Roma have slightly reduced the points gap from Bologna, making the competition for 4th place even more interesting.
I see Roma's performance increasing and I am quite optimistic that they can fulfill their target, namely finishing in the top 4 of the final Serie A standings.

[babo]

That right, Roma were lucky to avoid defeat after a late goal from Llorente helped them equalize at 2-2. Roma efforts to approach the top four in the standings were stumbled by Fiorentina, now they are 3 points adrift of Bologna who are ranked fourth in the standings. There are 10 more matches ahead, Roma has a big chance to finish in the Champions League zone.

Since De Rossi became head coach, Roma have only suffered 1 defeat against Inter, I think they have improved a lot and can almost achieve their goal of breaking into the top four. In the Europa League, Roma appeared impressive by beating Brighton 4-0, their chances of qualifying from the round of 16 are very big. Many doubted the quality of De Rossi previous strategy, but slowly he was able to show his quality.

With the remaining number of matches, I think De Rossi will be able to bring Roma to overtake Bologna. However, De Rossi must be able to maintain the level of play of his fleet, because competition is getting tougher as the season ends. All teams will try their best to get the best results, Roma must no longer waste the opportunities available.

Yes, Roma were very, very lucky, the defeat would have been very heavy due to the distance that would have been created
with a draw everything essentially remains as it was before and this in itself is already a huge victory
we'll see what happens in the next games

[Oluwa-btc]

Roma were a little lucky with the equalizing goal scored by Diego Llorente at the end of the match which made the score even.

Overall Roma's performance was quite impressive in this match, whatever the final result they got, but in my opinion this is a fair result for Roma because it is not easy for them to play at Fiorentina's home ground and Fiorentin is one of the top teams in Serie A. A team , of course it is not easy to play to beat them.

This week, Bologna, who is in 4th place, also suffered a defeat, so Roma have slightly reduced the points gap from Bologna, making the competition for 4th place even more interesting.
I see Roma's performance increasing and I am quite optimistic that they can fulfill their target, namely finishing in the top 4 of the final Serie A standings.

Thanks to them goalkeeper who caught that penalty otherwise, it'll have been one step ahead for As Roma to hunt down Fiorentina in the game last night.

Both sides attacking, Paulo Dybala didn't score yes but he was electrifying in the game when you see him. Having experience in Seria A has helped him settled into the squad very well.
No much show for Romelu Lukaku and Pellegrini yesterday right now jobs done, they have to focus ahead on the second leg of the game against Brighton in the European Europa League Competition.

That lone man scoring twice for Atalanta deserves a big team, he is super talented and would make them a huge profit if sold for the right amount. Back to back draws for Atalanta.

[Velvet78]

The penalty Biraghi missed in the last ten minutes was the turning point of the game for Roma.    Diego Llorente saved one point for his team with a last minute goal. I was expecting it to be a difficult job from the beginning because Fiorentina can really be a challenging opponent like in this example.

Roma could have won the game as well of course considering Fiorentina's bad form these days. But it is still not a very bad result for them for an away game. I assume we would watch a destruction by Roma next time against Sassuolo home.    De Rossi's system started to make me believe in them more.

[QueenVera]

Lazio vs Udinese

As a host Lazio is not in the good shape because in Serie A Lazio suffering 2 losing streak from Fiorentina and Milan and in Champion League Lazio was eliminate by Bayern Munich because they lost with huge scores 3-0 in the second leg of round of 16 and i think it's hard to repeat last season achievement when they finish as runner up even most likely Lazio will not playing at European Competitions and actually Lazio facing easy opponent Udinese and we all know Udinese performance was very poor and they also as the team with the most draw in Serie A with 15 draws and these results too makes Udinese lost plenty of points which make Udinese position on league standings is very not safe

Based on head to head statistics both teams has been met at Udinese home ground this January and at that time Lazio can win with narrow scores and about squad conditions between these teams Lazio and Udinese has facing unfavourable conditions because they lost some players who got suspension and Lazio lost at least 3 players such as Adam Marusic, Matteo Guendouzi and Luca Pellegrini and for Udinese they will lost Festy Ebosele and Walace so basically the recent conditions from them is looks similar and not so different and about the outcomes of this match Lazio is favourited to win this match because from squad quality and meetings records Lazio is much better than Udinese and Lazio win has good odds @1.85

Lazio have not really been performing at the usual pace we all know them to be at. They've got more work to do on themselves. The threats are high no doubt. The league is getting tougher and it's difficult for them to meet up or bounce back to somewhere meaningful at the top. At least, they're in the Champions league, maybe they'd be able to prove their worth there buh odds for advanced for them is low. Their strength should just currently be majored on the Serie A league. They have to stay in the games and acquire meaningful points too.

 Although they are not really the biggest team currently in the league and still they've tried to stay relevant  and it's one feat they strived to attain by positive weekly game results. They've been able to gain grounds to be on top at the end of the season's first half. Judging from their performance so far, they've got what it takes to finish at a very stable spot this season. They're good at what they do and they're relentless in their strides.Their next encounter against Udinese seems a bit tough for them as the both teams have little or no difference in terms of quality of impact in games.

 Udinese are competitive and even though they don't find themselves in an appropriate position on the league table, they still find a way to make relevance in every game encounter they have. I'd say that the both teams have thesame level of advantage to games and to be fair, it's acceptable if the game ends in a fair draw. Although the 3points from winning the game is highly needed at this phase of the season but judging by their performances both then and now, they're very much fit to counter each other and make the game end on equal stance.

[Farma]

Thanks to them goalkeeper who caught that penalty otherwise, it'll have been one step ahead for As Roma to hunt down Fiorentina in the game last night.

Both sides attacking, Paulo Dybala didn't score yes but he was electrifying in the game when you see him. Having experience in Seria A has helped him settled into the squad very well.
No much show for Romelu Lukaku and Pellegrini yesterday right now jobs done, they have to focus ahead on the second leg of the game against Brighton in the European Europa League Competition.

That lone man scoring twice for Atalanta deserves a big team, he is super talented and would make them a huge profit if sold for the right amount. Back to back draws for Atalanta.

A match with high tension and both teams have shown their best performance so in my opinion the draw is quite fair for both teams despite the equalizing goal from Roma coming at the end of the match but I see that overall the game of both teams is quite balanced so the result of this draw is quite fair.

I admit that De Rossi was really quite successful with Roma, what De Rossi did was not an easy thing and he is able to prove it now even though many people doubted it at the start.
Bologna suffered a defeat and that means that the distance between Bologna and Roma is currently only 3 points, with 10 matches remaining I am quite sure that De Rossi will be able to bring Roma to finish in 4th place in the standings.

[Blitzboy]

In the end, the first half of the Fiorentina vs Roma match ended with a score of 1-0 with the home team still having the advantage. It seems that Roma must first be able to create a strategy to penetrate Fiorentina's defense, which seems quite solid in today's match. In fact, I like Fiorentina's midfield which is very reliable in helping the attack and also helping the defense in a fairly balanced way. De Rossi has to think about something and come up with a better strategy. And I hope the Roma players can play more calmly. And slowly increase the aggressiveness of the attacks. It's just that Fiorentina seemed to be able to find Roma's gap in the first half. For this reason, De Rossi must act quickly and cover this gap for the second half.

First half, Fiorentina looked like they had Roma down. Their strong defence and creative midfield chased Roma. De Rossi needs to study his tactical guide for the second half. Roma tends to come alive in the last stages, as shown by Llorente's ability to turn games around. Roma may be able to cope with the pressure and rediscover their rhythm. The dissatisfaction is compounded by both teams' poor finishes this season. Im curious to see whether Roma can turn the tide and steal a point or three from this match. Roma has a tendency for last-minute surprises.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Juventus can't win anymore.

Luckly for them the got a good amount of points done in the 1st part of the season.

4th spot its safe for now

Inter have 75 points and second-placed Milan have 59. There are 10 weeks left in the league. But we can say Inter are champions. They're just waiting for mathematical certainty. Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga and Inter in the Italian Serie A have the same performance. These two teams have dominated their leagues this season. Even if these two teams lose points in their remaining matches, I don't think the teams behind them in the league standings are good enough to win all their matches. Also, I think the biggest share of this success belongs to Simeone Inzaghi.

[Catenaccio]

I admit that De Rossi was really quite successful with Roma, what De Rossi did was not an easy thing and he is able to prove it now even though many people doubted it at the start.
Bologna suffered a defeat and that means that the distance between Bologna and Roma is currently only 3 points, with 10 matches remaining I am quite sure that De Rossi will be able to bring Roma to finish in 4th place in the standings.

De Rossi will have a successful season with Roma if he can help the club to take either a fourth or fifth position and be qualified for Champions League 2024 - 2025. Potentially Serie A will be given a fifth ticket to join Champions League next season if their clubs play well in Europe and maintain its ranking against other top leagues.

Roma are contributing for Serie A in Europe too so De Rossi will have double tasks with Roma, in Serie A and in Champions League. To be sure of qualified for Champions League, they need to complete Serie A in top four.

If this mission fails, it's hard to say De Rossi has a successful season with Roma no matter how many impressive performances he has with them.

[Arenga pinnata]

In the end, the match between Fiorentina and AS Roma achieved a 2:2 draw, in fact AS Roma played more dominantly in that match and was able to put a lot of pressure on the home team as well as Fiorentina who did not want to experience defeat. After AS Roma being one goal behind in the first half played more aggressively and were able to equalize but not long after Fiorentina was able to increase the total goals to 2 goals but Roma was able to create an epic comeback towards the last minute so the match ended in a 2:2 draw and both teams had to be satisfied with the result of sharing the points. AS Roma also improved close to the top four.

A draw was very fair for this match because both teams played quite well. Even though Fiorentina did not play an attacking strategy, they were able to make many attacks while defending the back line well. Their counterattacks often even overwhelmed AS Roma. And AS Roma also played well by dominating possession of the ball. And Roma as guests in this match actually dominated like they were playing at home. I think De Rossi's troops have indeed made quite rapid progress.

[Strongkored]

It could be said that Juventus are officially out of the title competition with Inter this season and the 2-2 draw against Atalanta left them even further behind. Playing at home sometimes doesn't provide a guarantee for the home team to win and here Juventus is having quite a hard time facing Atalanta. Indeed, Atalanta is not a team that is easy to beat, especially now that they are trying to target 4th place from Bologna.

Juventus has left the competition for the title this season after losing to Inter Milan because the next match was even worse by losing to a team that was much weaker than them, namely Udinese and only drawing with Verona, further emphasizing that Juventus is no longer Inter Milan's competitor for in the fight for the title, even AC Milan, which has succeeded in shifting Juventus' position at this time, is also not a competitor to Inter Milan because Inter is already leading the standings without any team threatening its position, because with a 14 point advantage it would be a stupid team if at the end of the season it fails to maintain its current position and Inter Milan are not a stupid team or a team that can lose their best performance when they are only a few steps away from ensuring themselves as Serie A champions.

The competition for a place in the European competition is getting more interesting because several teams have a chance that can be said to be the same, even Napoli, which has started to improve in the last few matches, could play in the European league or conference league, and that will be encouraging for those who had a bad ranking.