Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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There's a breaking news in the media that France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will start training with Juventus team from January and will be allowed to feature for the club from March. It is confirmed that he'll start playing football again from next year which I think is a great news for Juventus and the French national team. What do you make of this news and what can you say about the return of the talented midfield maestro?

I read the news and still can't understand on what basis the disqualification period was reduced. Probably, as always, everything was written off as "an erroneous drug intake"?
As for his prospects... he is 31 years old and has not shown a high level of play for a long time, and it will be difficult to return after a break. Although of course if he has motivation like Modric/Ronaldo then he has many years ahead where he can realize himself.

This is the basis for why Pogba's disqualification period was reduced. I think you missed this.

"CAS ruled that Pogba did inadvertently take the banned substance, which boosts testosterone levels. However, the ruling states DHEA only has an effect on females."

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/paul-pogba-juventus-midfielder-doping-ban-reduced-following-appeal/blt5e2f1cac38c2d0c4#cs1821ac9fcba09093

Pogba was taking testosterone to help him recover from an injury. It's obviously not allowed. But it has no effect on male. So his disqualification period has reduced significantly due to that reason.

[OcTradism]

There's a breaking news in the media that France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will start training with Juventus team from January and will be allowed to feature for the club from March. It is confirmed that he'll start playing football again from next year which I think is a great news for Juventus and the French national team. What do you make of this news and what can you say about the return of the talented midfield maestro?

It is a good news for Pogba and with 18-month ban, he has good chance to come back. Paul will not have to end his career too soon and by coming back as a player, he will have jobs, get salary, it's better for his life.

About his player career, I see no bright future for Pogba with his injury-sensitive body that was already damaged by many injuries. He will no longer return as a top-notch midfielder like his seasons in Juventus years ago and before World Cup 2018. He won World Cup 2018 title, that is a big achievement in his career but from that tournament, Pogba changed and his player career fell down terribly after that.

Napoli are on a positive trend since being led by Antonio Conte, the victory over Como further strengthened their position at the top of the standings. Como actually played quite well in this match, especially in the first half. However, Napoli's game was more disciplined in utilizing and maximizing opportunities. Como, who managed to achieve two consecutive wins by beating Verona and Atalanta, were unable to withstand the onslaught of Napoli players, Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay who appeared on fire were the actors behind Napoli's victory. Now it is clear why Conte wants Lukaku in his squad so badly.

I am not surprised with performances of Lukaku because he is a very good striker, and very experienced in Serie A but Scott McTominay made me surprised a lot. He did not play too well in Manchester United after Jose Mourinho left that club, but in Napoli and with management of Conte, he shown some great performances and seems to find a new bright chapter for his career in Naples and Serie A.

[tusandii]

Napoli scored a quick goal when the match just started which was created by Scott McTominay and I think it was quite surprising for most of those watching the match especially the Como team who didn't seem ready to accept it after that the match was quite tough until finally Como equalized in the first half.
In the second half the team launched attacks on each other and Lukaku managed to score the second goal for Napoli through a penalty kick and David Nerres scored the 3rd goal and became a victory for Napoli, even though Como tried hard to take many shots and dominate the game but Napoli could take advantage of the situation well and not let their opponents make it difficult for them.
Napoli won according to my expectations and I just have to wait for the rest of the results of the next match for Udinese, Atalanta and Inter Milan hopefully they can win the match but I'm a bit doubtful about Udinese the bookmaker gave him odds @2.24 I'm worried the match will end in a draw and he is the one who thwarted my bet

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From your analysis, it seems like you have a deep understanding of football, and it's clear you've evaluated the teams thoroughly. Your decision to not disregard Napoli's performance against Como, even though Como always manages to fight back, is noteworthy. Indeed, Napoli has a powerful defense and for Como to score, it will be quite a game. The prediction of a victory for Napoli also takes into consideration their current form, which is a crucial element.

As for your Verona vs Venezia assessment, it seems solid. It is true that Verona, despite being a host and theoretically stronger on paper, is actually in a difficult period, with four consecutive losses and a series of large goal concessions. Therefore, your decision to bet over 2.5 in this game to avoid the unforeseeable draw seems like a strategy based on the current situation and statistics of the teams.

Remember, in betting it's always crucial to analyze as much information as you can, including recent games, current form,

In the end, my predictions were all correct and this is the result.
I will not be too worried about the results that Napoli will get because the guarantee of victory has been seen since the beginning of the match and my hunch about Como being able to score also happened which gave me a win on my bet this time.

And for Verona, honestly I feel worried because in the first half to the second half, both teams only scored 1 goal each and I feel relieved after the Venezia goalkeeper's mistake which gave 1 goal to Verona.

[bering]

Atalanta vs Genoa

Atalanta BC starting lineup:
Carnesecchi; De Roon, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta; Samardzic, Lookman; Retegui

Genoa starting lineup:
Gollini; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Thorsby, Bohinen, Miretti, Martin; Vitinha, Pinamonti

Both teams has same target that they want to utilize this match to bounce back and home team Atalanta still unable to playing consistent because until week 6 Atalanta have already to lost 3 times and these results too makes Atalanta position out from top 10 so if Atalanta want to improved their position at League standing then they have to win from this match

Atalanta has just return to the winning way recently after they can beat Shakhtar Donetsk in champion league and they want to extended their positive trend through an this match and for Genoa they only can collect 5 points from 6 matches in the last match Genoa even have to lost from Juventus and after seeing the statistics from both teams i think Atalanta has good chances to win this match but Atalanta has low odds to bets @1.43

[bangjoe]

At the very begining of the season in the first games when i see and read the names in the Napoli line up, were pretty bad, b ut now with the last players who comes in the late phase of the market plus some players who comeback from injuries seems like a very good team overall, and with a good coach like Conte i think they can make some very good noise.

They get optimism back to win the match because like other teams are also experiencing the same situation at the beginning of the league, and with Conte I think Napoli can be better this season, he is now leading the league temporarily, and the next match against Como, it is not a decent assignment It's hard because Como managed to improve himself, this will be a very awaited and fun match, although Como is not a team that is favored but in my opinion he will definitely put extraordinary pressure to subvert Napoli in his own home.

Napoli has definitely started this season very well. They have got the most amount of wins(4) so far in this season compared to any other team in the Italian league. But the thing is this is still a very hard stretch in this season. They will have to play well as they have been doing so far and that is the only way they can stay at the top of the table.

In today's match, no one is actually doubting them. Whatever the odds, Napoli should be able to win this match easily against Como. Especially because they have been playing so well so far. Como really should not cause them any big problems and it is going to be a surprise if Napali are unable to get three points from this match.

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

[Xcode7]

In the end, my predictions were all correct and this is the result.
I will not be too worried about the results that Napoli will get because the guarantee of victory has been seen since the beginning of the match and my hunch about Como being able to score also happened which gave me a win on my bet this time.

And for Verona, honestly I feel worried because in the first half to the second half, both teams only scored 1 goal each and I feel relieved after the Venezia goalkeeper's mistake which gave 1 goal to Verona.

You are very lucky, I thought the Verona match would end in a draw but fortunately there was an early own goal in the 81st minute.

And for the Napoli vs Como match you are brave enough to bet, honestly I am not sure Como will be able to score a goal against Napoli who are playing quite well in this match.

But congratulations on your winning bet, it was a good choice.

if you look at the results of the two matches as a whole there were no surprises that happened, the two teams that won the match were previously favored.

[Rustam Meraj]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

[bangjoe]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

Conte again succeeded in this match and made Napoli continue to be above, I was quite strange to the Intermilan that was always champion in Serie A league but their position was not safe at this time, maybe they experienced slower development than the others, Juventus succeeded Growing up after several draw matches and this shows that Juventus might have rebuilt their strength to continue to compete.

Against Parma is certainly not a heavy homework for Como with his current ability to make them dominate victory very freely, because Parma has a very bad development this season, it is likely that the victory of Parma must be easily obtained.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli are much better after being coached by Conte and so far they are still quite consistent with being unbeaten in the previous seven matches. The victory when facing Como made Napoli's position even stronger at the top of the standings even though the challenger has not played the seventh match. Being four points ahead of Juventus makes Napoli a little more comfortable now and they just need to focus on being more consistent.

Napoli dominated the match and they had a number of chances that were difficult for Como players to thwart. If some of the finishing could be completed well, Napoli's victory could be above four goals, only the chances were not able to be utilized well by the attackers.

[Altryist]

Conte again succeeded in this match and made Napoli continue to be above, I was quite strange to the Intermilan that was always champion in Serie A league but their position was not safe at this time, maybe they experienced slower development than the others, Juventus succeeded Growing up after several draw matches and this shows that Juventus might have rebuilt their strength to continue to compete.

Against Parma is certainly not a heavy homework for Como with his current ability to make them dominate victory very freely, because Parma has a very bad development this season, it is likely that the victory of Parma must be easily obtained.

A good match, Napoli had full control of the game, Conte guessed well with the substitution, Kvaratskhelia, whose game was not going well, was replaced by Neres and the substitution worked in conjunction with Lukaku. Another confident victory and Napoli will definitely remain the leader in the seventh round, and Juventus, in case of victory, will only be able to return the difference of 1 point between the teams, and if they continue to lose points in dubious draws, Napoli will very quickly break away, because it seems that Napoli with Conte has an excellent team spirit.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Today we have one interesting match in Serie A between Inter Milan vs Torino, we know that almost everyone has favored Inter Milan to win also as their efforts to return to the top of the standings. Indeed, it is not easy to beat Torino but Inter Milan have other ambitions and advantages at least as a home team and targets to catch up, any team that passes through today's match will be displaced from Top 4 because the difference in points is very close.

The match between Atalanta vs Genoa also caught my attention, Atalanta slipped too far they shouldn't be in 13th position therefore I predict that Atlanta will get 3 points in this match and keep going up to the race track at least compete for tickets to the European League. Genoa through poor results in the last 4 matches and today they played away which might complete the 5th bad results.

[Hanadawa]

Sometimes in football the team with the most statistical dominance may not be the team that will win actually as they may no be able to make the right moves to get a goal but will only be able to get the possession and attempts and make all other statistical dominance while their opponent will just be looking for an opportunity to get a chance for a counter and that will seal the victory for them and that was what happened in this game. Conte is look like he's got a good future ahead with Napoli.

Dominating the match means the team has many opportunities to build attacks and maintain the tempo of the game. And this is the basis of tiki-taka. But it does not mean that the team with high ball possession can always win the match. In this match I think Napoli does have quality above Como. But because Conte chose a defensive tactic and relied on counterattacks, Como had higher ball possession. Como had the ball but they could not create opportunities. Napoli's defense was also very solid and their counterattacks could not be anticipated by Como. It seems that Conte has succeeded in implementing his strategy and his decision to bring in Lukaku is the right choice for now.

[Mayor of ogba]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

Napoli struggled to win their matches in Serie A last season and failed to qualify in the top four in the Serie A table last season, but they are now topping the Serie A table with four points. Antonio Conte is doing a wonderful job at Napoli. Since he became Napoli's new coach, Napoli's performance has changed this season, and if he continues like this, Napoli will become a serious Serie A title contender this season. Como pulled out a great performance against Napoli last night, and they even played better than Napoli and dominated the match, but Napoli used experience and home advantage to beat Como last night.

[Lida93]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

Since Antonio Conte took over as the head coach of Napoli, apart from the bad form that they showed in their first few matches, they haven't looked back in the kind of improvement they have made under his leadership, he is already a proven winner, so he knows perfectly well how to build a title winning team,  though I am not that convince on their abilities yet, because they haven't met the bigger boys yet, teams like inter Milan, Juventus and even AC Milan. So I believe that when they have faced off with this top teams that I made mentioned,  that's when we can classify them as a real title contender.
Then as for Como, they actually put in a good fight tho, just that Napoli was just superior, on another day,  I believe that they might got a draw.

[Farma]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

You said it too far, it is not easy for a team to maintain its consistency even though it must be admitted that Napoli has played very well and they have managed to bounce back compared to last season with all the changes they have made so far, which has been considered successful in building Napoli's team performance.
I think the victory over Como is a natural thing because in terms of quality, the two teams are very different so it is not surprising that Napoli managed to win this match easily, especially when they played at home.
I will not say that Napoli will win the Scudetto this season but I am sure that they will compete fiercely for it, Conte's influence as their new coach is very large and Cote has really succeeded now proving that he is a quality coach.

[Catenaccio]

Napoli struggled to win their matches in Serie A last season and failed to qualify in the top four in the Serie A table last season, but they are now topping the Serie A table with four points. Antonio Conte is doing a wonderful job at Napoli. Since he became Napoli's new coach, Napoli's performance has changed this season, and if he continues like this, Napoli will become a serious Serie A title contender this season. Como pulled out a great performance against Napoli last night, and they even played better than Napoli and dominated the match, but Napoli used experience and home advantage to beat Como last night.

Last season, there is less expectation that Napoli will defend Scudetto successfully and they actually failed, completed that season with a very low rank. This season, there is no expectation that Napoli can play well and rejoin Scudetto competition, and they are making big surprise.

Appearances of Conte and Lukaku make some big effects in Napoli and if they can keep these magical effects last long, Napoli will be able to maintain their high rank and become one of competitors for Scudetto in this season. If Napoli can do it, it's better for Serie A as the league will become more competitive. In a long run, these high competitiveness in the league will help increasing its quality, and can help to give Italian players more chances to improve their quality too.

[Nanga Parbat]

Conte again succeeded in this match and made Napoli continue to be above, I was quite strange to the Intermilan that was always champion in Serie A league but their position was not safe at this time, maybe they experienced slower development than the others, Juventus succeeded Growing up after several draw matches and this shows that Juventus might have rebuilt their strength to continue to compete.

Against Parma is certainly not a heavy homework for Como with his current ability to make them dominate victory very freely, because Parma has a very bad development this season, it is likely that the victory of Parma must be easily obtained.

A good match, Napoli had full control of the game, Conte guessed well with the substitution, Kvaratskhelia, whose game was not going well, was replaced by Neres and the substitution worked in conjunction with Lukaku. Another confident victory and Napoli will definitely remain the leader in the seventh round, and Juventus, in case of victory, will only be able to return the difference of 1 point between the teams, and if they continue to lose points in dubious draws, Napoli will very quickly break away, because it seems that Napoli with Conte has an excellent team spirit.

Napoli is a team that perform well and play well and win most of the match. If he still can not perform well together with Lukaku then it will not benefit them it will only benefit Lukaku. They should play well and not perform so poor that they become a weak team. It will go up and if you watch their match most of the win are due to their hard work and their speed.  Juventus will definitely win the match, which will put them in a good position. The difference between Conte and Napoli is that Napoli is better than Conte and they support him more, but that does not mean Conte is not a good team but they are not better than Napoli.  If they play hard and strong they can hit Napoli which will start to slide Napoli position down which will benefit many team.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

Como did not perform badly in their three previous match heald in August and September and they played those match in their home which their performance was good and the fact that they also had home advantage.
 Napoli have won in these their past match but hopefully comi is going to win in their next match which is slated for 19th of this month and they are playing at home. I know they will definitely win the match, it's their second match on 25th that am having doubt in their success.

[wmaurik]

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

Como who were able to control the ball more when playing at Napoli's home ground did look very good, but Napoli also knew how to take advantage of their chances well so that Napoli could win at home and also maintained their position at the top of the standings. But on the one hand I also think that Como's defeat was natural because the team was a promotion team this season, while Napoli is a team that has been tested in Serie A and it is clear that Napoli will also try to win every match more consistently this season.