Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Weawant]

What do you think about this match? Isn't it very profitable?
On paper, Inter will easily beat Roma. But unfortunately, Roma currently looks more consistent since having a new coach. Ivan Juric is also very enthusiastic about maintaining the consistency of the squad to continue fighting for the best position in the standings.
So in this match Inter gets odds @1.89 because I actually doubt it after seeing Inter performance unlike last season. If Inter still has its best performance, the odds must only be around @1.3 or below.

Share your opinions.

This appears like an even and a very good odd distribution, fair enough it reflects their strength as known by statistical records all the while, Roma this season have been on a fair performance which i deem okay to give them such odd against Inter, even if i really don't believe and hope Inter will win them because Inter hasn't been in the best of form this season as they have only been trying to maintain a good form and position on the table, so there's no certainty that they are going to win but Roma could be lucky to make a good attempt since they have got a new coach whos using a very productive tactic recently.

[Sexylizzy2813]

With a new season, new manager that has history in winning trophies, do you think Napoli are back to the form they were when they won the league title in the season 22/23? To me that was an impressive display we saw back then. Now we have Napoli topping the league after a failed start up this very campaign and no one thought they would be at the top till this very moment, out of 7 games 5 wins 1 draw and 1 loss. That's a good one from Conte, doesn't it mean that the new manager is going to transform the club to be a much stronger title contender this season? What are we to expect from Napoli?

Napoli transformation this season shocked a lot of people since we did not expect them to be at the top of the league at this early stage after a poor performance the previous season, Napoli current position, I believe they have a chance to win the league title this season, but we don't know what will happen as the season goes on, other rivals such as Inter Milan and Juventus can still be viewed as the likely contenders to win the league. Furthermore, many people assume that Napoli is currently at the top of the league because of Lukaku effect on the team, despite that he has only scored two goals since joining the club.

For me I won't start praising Napoli yet because when they start disappointing it will be massive and coming back to winning ways will be a problem so I'd say let them take their time and do their things let's see how far topping the league will last. For me as long as you're one of the bigger boys and on the top 6 I think you're one of those teams that can compete for the title. Now talking about how effective the new striker (Lukaku) has been or if he's the one that got Napoli this far I think is not true, Lukaku's presence is just like a distraction to defenders or opposition while other players get the goal, don't get me wrong, Lukaku has been doing well but he needs to do more than he has been doing since joining the club.

[Baki202]

I agree with you. There is no doubt that Pogba is one of the world class playmakers. That means he has extraordinary talent and skills. However, the doping ban has prevented him from playing for a long time. Pogba is also past his prime so I think it is difficult for him to get back to his best form. In fact, I think Pogba will never be able to get half of his ability when he was a world class playmaker. He still has the skills but he is old and his instincts on the pitch have decreased. If he played in a mediocre club I think he would be a regular line-up but for a club like Marseille I hope Pogba can compete with other players. I miss his performance and his magical passing on the pitch.

Pogba is a reputable player even in their national league and also a talented one a midfielder that can play both center, and attacking and defensive, a player like him is very rare. Yea  and the ban was not good at all because even when he was playing for juventus their was a lot of win then and he most have passed is prime but sometimes it does not really stop them from continuing from were they stopped, a player like him will not want to go down easily, the Energy won't be the same but he play something that will definitely intrest people so I think I still have a little bit of faith in Pogba, he will try is best to do what ever is best for the Marseille is playing for, he should have just retire, you know how players are they will still feel they have that energy left in them, the case of  pogba moght be different.

[kawetsriyanto]

The presence of De Gea in Fiorentina does have a big influence on the match, because if Fiorentina does not play De Gea in the match I am sure Fiorentina will lose. Because anyway, based  on the head to head results, at least Milan beat Fiorentina quite often but at that moment Milan failed despite dominating the match well. Fiorentina managed to make Milan get a deadlock, despite having two penalty kicks but De Gea managed to handle it very well.

Indeed. De Gea contributed a lot on that match. He deserves to be man of the match. It was just incredible that he saved 2 penalties and blocked some shots on target. If we learned the squad quality and historical aspect of head to head, surely AC Milan is superior. But De Gea surprised AC Milan, he performed like the tough wall.  

AC Milan lacks a goal-hungry striker, because they managed to dominate the game when they faced Fiorentina but unfortunately many of the attacks they built were wasted because they could not be completed into goals. 16 shots and 8 of them on target of course that's a pretty good record but in fact they failed to make the opportunities available to become goals.

I think it is untrue if AC Milan has no sharp striker. AC Milan has 2 strong strikers, Tammy Abraham and Álvaro Morata. If they wasted many chances, it was because the quality of the opponent goalkeeper. IMO, AC Milan has done their best but they were unlucky that De Gea performed brilliantly.

The defeat from Fiorentina made AC Milan's position in the standings drop to 6th place. I think under Fonseca's direction where AC Milan has not found its best form because they also failed to advance well in the Champions League this season. Of course this season is a tough challenge for Fonseca in building AC Milan but we'll see because this season the journey is still quite long.

AC Milan problem is about inconsistency. AC Milan could beat Inter Milan but they were defeated by Fiorentina. Fonseca needs to keep the good mentality of the whole players. He also should consider to change the tactics if it is needed. If he always used the same tactics and same lineup, the opponents can be easy to learn and break it.

[Pandorak]

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There are indeed many rumors related to Balotelli but there is no official confirmation about which team he has agreed to play for but what is clear is that Balotelli playing style is still quite good and he is still very worthy of being in a fairly big league like Serie-A.
Let see how it develops later, who will be Balotelli destination in the future.

The latest rumor i read from one of the local news outlets is that Genoa are getting closer to the former AC Milan player, and if they manage to finalize Mario Balotelli to Genoa, it is predicted that he will get paid €250,000 - €300,000 per season. It's not a big money if we compare it to what he earned during his prime, we'll see whether Balotelli will play in Serie A or not in the future.

[tygeade]

Even if he plays his old football again after this stage, he will be able to play football for another 2-3 years at most. He was away from football because of the punishment he received in the ages when football should have been at its most productive. This was a situation that brought Pogban down, but of course he is the one at fault in this regard. He was banned from football because of the banned substance he used and he showed a great example of irresponsibility because he could not contribute to a team like Juventus. If Marseille transfers him now, they will be taking a great risk and making this transfer.

He won't stop that young because however when you look at the current age of 2-3 years he can still be productive even though there might be a new adaptation where smaller leagues, smaller clubs or SPL and MLS are always bringing players so he won't stop at that point.

Right now he's trying to rebuild his career due to the situation that happened before and the ban that he received so it's not a risky transfer but it's a turning point where he has to try to rebuild his career and make a splash at a new club so that he's not considered finished.

Marseille is quite ideal for now because we can see this season alone Greenwood, who has indeed become a mockery in England because of the problems he received, was able to be welcomed and regain his current form so it does not rule out the possibility of Pogba doing the same especially since De Zerbi is quite clever when utilising player potential.

I agree, Pogba definitely could have a great situation for the future if he goes to Marseille, and if we can see this getting great for his future as well. Doesn't mean he can't go to Saudi leagues in the future when he is 35 or more he can definitely get to that level and get a ton of money at that point as well.

But until that age, he can definitely make some more plays here that matters and show himself, at Marseille he can play for at least 2 more seasons if not for three seasons and then he could end up with a much better situation. I believe we are going to end up with him accepting any offer from Marseille, and he is going to go there for free as well which is not going to be all that complicated since this is normal situation.

[Odusko]

Since Napoli managed to appoint Conte a new manager, of course at that time I was also very confident that Napoli would get better and would be strong under Conte. But unfortunately, Conte's first impression for Napoli's first results this season was bad, and it made a little disappointment but anyway, after the defeat that Napoli experienced in its first match this season, Napoli managed to continue to improve until it was at the top of the Serie A standings.

Thus, although sometimes maybe Napoli will get a draw and or a losing result, but it will not be a problem because Napoli under Conte will always have a chance to be able to return to the top of the table. Indeed, there are still Inter and Juventus who are teams in the race for the Scudetto  this season but in my judgment, it looks like Inter and Juventus will still not be able to maintain their  consistency throughout this season. Therefore, I am very confident that Napoli will be the strongest candidate to get the Scudetto this season.

Making early conclusions on Napoli been the best choice for the Scudetto is kind of a dangerous decisions to make now. I can see them doing well under Conte but that does not still guarantee them that much of a guarantee that they’ll win the Scudetto this season. There are other big teams in this race and I don’t see any of them performing much less that they cannot be placed in the position of not winning the Scudetto this season also. I have strong belief in Napoli to finish in the top four of the season but that is not what is also guaranteed to be so because by then anything can happen to make them not capable of making it to the top of the table by end of the season. Napoli are just trying to get back to that their form they lost last season after winning the Scudetto last two seasons. They’re in the recovery stage now, as much as I expect them to be at their best, I still feel they can be some exceptions that may stop them from winning the title.

[ndutndut]

What do you think about this match? Isn't it very profitable?
On paper, Inter will easily beat Roma. But unfortunately, Roma currently looks more consistent since having a new coach. Ivan Juric is also very enthusiastic about maintaining the consistency of the squad to continue fighting for the best position in the standings.
So in this match Inter gets odds @1.89 because I actually doubt it after seeing Inter performance unlike last season. If Inter still has its best performance, the odds must only be around @1.3 or below.

Share your opinions.

AS Roma is indeed on the rise after the arrival of the new manager to them, but even though like Roma can only get a draw match rather than a victory if we see, Inter Milan is also still in fairly good condition, I think this will be a draw match, Roma will force this competition to share points against Inter Milan.
To bet it seems like a bigger series the odds are almost the same as we bet on AS Roma. DYOR

Different from me. I see AS Roma currently not doing well in the last two matches because Roma did not even get a win. In the Europa League they lost to Elfsborg and in Serie A they were held to a draw by Monza. So I conclude that the new coach of AS Roma under Ivan Juric has not fully adapted well because from 5 matches from all competitions that have been played with AS Roma he only won twice and that was with a weak team, two draws and one draw. So with statistics like this I have no strong reason to say that AS Roma is on the rise under coach Ivan Juric.

So, in this match I will bet on Inter Milan's victory because of course they want to maintain the points difference with Napoli. In addition, if you look at the international break a number of Inter players were able to appear epic with their respective countries by being able to score goals and assists. I think the confidence of the Inter players will have an impact on this match later.

[Slow death]

At least we could have expected this news. So we are not surprised by Juventus' decision to part ways with Pogba. Because Thiago Motta seems to feel comfortable with the current squad. So releasing Pogba won't affect anything anymore. And for Pogba himself, maybe he won't have any difficulty getting a new club to want his signature. I think there will be offers from Arab clubs to him when the second half of the transfer market opens. Or when the player finishes his suspension period.
And other news even looks like Pogba is in communication with a French club, namely Marseille. And if Pogba goes to Marseille then it looks like it will be a good moment for Pogba to return home. Because it looks like Pogba has never played for a club from his own country.
(Sourch: https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/5744839/tinggalkan-juventus-paul-pogba-pilih-klub-prancis-ini-sebagai-pelabuhan-baru?page=3)

This is the best decision for both parties. Because that way Pogba can also establish communication with other clubs who might also be interested in the player's services. And I'm happy because in the end Pogba didn't receive any heavy sanctions. He managed to get relief because it seems he did not intentionally use doping. This will also improve Pogba's reputation.
Regarding Marseille's interest in Pogba I hope it becomes a reality. because if Pogba joins the French club Marseille, it will be a good reunion between Pogba and Mason Greenwood, who once played together at Man United. And currently Marseille is also coached by a fairly qualified coach, namely Roberto De Zerbi.

https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/41829026/paul-pogba-driven-anger-return-better-doping-ban

I personally think that it will be better for Pogba to find a club as soon as possible. Because if he waits a lot of time he will only deteriorate in terms of performance. that is definitely not going to be good for the player. if he waits too long, he will not be able to perform at the same level that he is able to do right now. So the clubs that want him now might actually not want him 6 months later. I mean he is still only 31 years old and I believe that he still has it in him to perform well. But the older he gets, the more his performance becomes worse. Maybe it will be a good idea for him to go to the Saudi league and concentrate on the money. Because I believe that he has already earned all that he could in his career. There is no point in him to chase greatness, especially at this age.

Regards

Duke

I confess that I don't understand what is happening, because a few days ago I read that he was going to leave Juventus, but today I read that he intends to stay at Juventus even if they cut his salary, here is the news:

Paul Pogba tells Gazzetta: “I’m willing to take a salary cut to stay at Juventus”.

“I’m just thinking about training and playing for Juventus”.

“It’s not me that needs to speak, the pitch will do the talking and Thiago Motta will judge with his eyes”.

source: https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1846623936341057663

He is a good player, in my opinion Juventus should not rush to send him away, they could do a test in which he would play at Juventus for 1 season, then if he shows good performance, then they could extend his contract, Juventus does not lose anything by doing this, they could even come out ahead if he performs well. He will work hard to perform well and clear his name. I believe that keeping him on the team for a season would not be a bad deal, I doubt very much that he would repeat the same mistake of the past, now the question will be about injuries, playing many games without getting injured will be the biggest test for him.

[KingsDen]

What is it that Pogba see in Juventus that is even making him to talk down on their rival, AC Milan. He shouldn't be so confident of Juventus even if he loved them so much. If Juventus loved him too, why planning to terminate his contract at this point he should be helped by them.
My advice to Pogba is to be open to possibilities, go where he would be valued and enjoy football by next year and not keep begging Juventus with a pay cut.

⚪️⚫️ Paul Pogba: “Will I join AC Milan? Impossible. Even if Ibrahimović calls me, he knows I won’t betray Juve”, told Sky Sport.

“I do not see myself with any other jersey. My focus is on getting back into the Juve shirt”.

[Docnaster]

One of the games that'll be played on Saturday in the Italian Serie A that interests me is the game between Como vs Parma. Como who are newcomers in the league this season have been a better team in the league that their visitors as they have two more points that Parma. Cesc Fabregas' men will want to win to further increase their chances of surviving relegation this season. Bookmakers are already backing them to beat Parma but I'll like to get your thoughts on that game. Do you think Parma stands a chance or it'll be an easy win for the hosts?

[iamsange]

Now Juventus has released Paul Pogba by not wanting to tie up his contract again as a player in midfield because Paul Pogba is just ready to serve his sentence. Why is Juventus no longer interested in players like this? There is a reason for the team to change to a better squad by finding a new player in Paul Pogba's position in order to maintain liquidity.

I think there are two reasons why Juventus released Paul Pogba as their main player in the midfield, first because he has had a case like that and second because considering his age is no longer young even though he is still quite productive in terms of his game in the match. So I think Juventus has also made a good move on this because they are very aware of these two things and can still look for other players to fill the midfield when the transfer market opens again.

[GiftedMAN]

Now Juventus has released Paul Pogba by not wanting to tie up his contract again as a player in midfield because Paul Pogba is just ready to serve his sentence. Why is Juventus no longer interested in players like this? There is a reason for the team to change to a better squad by finding a new player in Paul Pogba's position in order to maintain liquidity.

I think there are two reasons why Juventus released Paul Pogba as their main player in the midfield, first because he has had a case like that and second because considering his age is no longer young even though he is still quite productive in terms of his game in the match. So I think Juventus has also made a good move on this because they are very aware of these two things and can still look for other players to fill the midfield when the transfer market opens again.

 I just Juventus does not regret their actions when they are having issues in the midfield because looking at the time that Paul Pogba has before coming back to the Juventus team I don't think it will be late for him to rejoin the team and based on his experience I believe he will help to even solidify the midfield of Juventus and help them to get better. I think they released him not because of the case but they are scared of him getting injuries again which is his biggest challenge aside the current doping test and also his age seeing that he's no longer getting younger they would want to get a younger player to cover his position.
During the next transfer market I believe if the sentence of Pogba is over he will get a new contract from a good club and Juventus will definitely look for his replacement.

[Leviathan.007]

What do you think about this match? Isn't it very profitable?
On paper, Inter will easily beat Roma. But unfortunately, Roma currently looks more consistent since having a new coach. Ivan Juric is also very enthusiastic about maintaining the consistency of the squad to continue fighting for the best position in the standings.
So in this match Inter gets odds @1.89 because I actually doubt it after seeing Inter performance unlike last season. If Inter still has its best performance, the odds must only be around @1.3 or below.

Share your opinions.

AS Roma is indeed on the rise after the arrival of the new manager to them, but even though like Roma can only get a draw match rather than a victory if we see, Inter Milan is also still in fairly good condition, I think this will be a draw match, Roma will force this competition to share points against Inter Milan.
To bet it seems like a bigger series the odds are almost the same as we bet on AS Roma. DYOR

The good news for Roman and bad news for Inter Milan is about Piotr Zieliński the Polish player of Inter Milan, it seems he got injured during the game between Poland and Croatia while playing for his national team and he couldn't continue the game which made him to leave the field.
However, nothing is clear yet and they haven't announced anything officially yet about the situation of Piotr Zieliński but he is going to be probably absent in the match against Roma which can give Roma a better chance.
However, I don't think if Roma can even beat a team like Inter Milan.

[TelolettOm]

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When he was playing for Juventus few years ago Paul Pogba is recognized as one of the best midfielder in the world especially he can bringing France to gets world cup trophy on 2018 so Paul Pogba is world class player and this factor too makes Manchester United dare to bought him from Juventus with expensive price but unfortunately he has been ruin his career with used doping and this thing also make Pogba have to received the punishment suspended from football for four years

Yes, his golden era, It is undeniable that Pogba was indeed a very talented player. As a midfielder, his ability to contribute to the club is unquestionable. He was even able to score many goals, especially the number of assists he contributed. It is very unfortunate that he had to be caught in a doping case that he admitted that he did not know contained prohibited substances. This is bad luck + carelessness.


Source: Paul Pogba stat
This is very much beyond doubt, isn't it?

[Rustam Meraj]

The good news for Roman and bad news for Inter Milan is about Piotr Zieliński the Polish player of Inter Milan, it seems he got injured during the game between Poland and Croatia while playing for his national team and he couldn't continue the game which made him to leave the field.
However, nothing is clear yet and they haven't announced anything officially yet about the situation of Piotr Zieliński but he is going to be probably absent in the match against Roma which can give Roma a better chance.
However, I don't think if Roma can even beat a team like Inter Milan.

Injury of Inter Milan Piotr Zieliński during Poland Croatia game is worrying for team. Zieliński had to leave field because of his injury which could affect Inter Milan next match against Roma. Although we have not received official word it's likely Zieliński will miss match giving Roma an edge. However it is unclear if Roma can take advantage of this chance considering Inter Milan overall power. Roma would need to play extremely well to win. Result depends on Roma game plan and how well they execute it.

[Farma]

One of the games that'll be played on Saturday in the Italian Serie A that interests me is the game between Como vs Parma. Como who are newcomers in the league this season have been a better team in the league that their visitors as they have two more points that Parma. Cesc Fabregas' men will want to win to further increase their chances of surviving relegation this season. Bookmakers are already backing them to beat Parma but I'll like to get your thoughts on that game. Do you think Parma stands a chance or it'll be an easy win for the hosts?

Parma are having a tough season, 5 games without a win only one draw and I think Parma are in trouble and bookies give odds of 3.85 for them to travel to Como's headquarters and Como also have big odds of 2.01 and I think both matches will be bet on to get 3 points, but if you look at them having played 4 times at Como's home, the results are mostly draws and I doubt this will return with a draw, the competition between the two at the bottom of the standings is also very ideal because they don't want to return to Serie B.

And in the continuation of the Serie A match between Como vs Parma I bet under or draw because seeing both teams having difficulty scoring goals and also winning I think here there will be great potential for a draw and also under.

[TastyChillySauce00]

What is it that Pogba see in Juventus that is even making him to talk down on their rival, AC Milan. He shouldn't be so confident of Juventus even if he loved them so much. If Juventus loved him too, why planning to terminate his contract at this point he should be helped by them.
My advice to Pogba is to be open to possibilities, go where he would be valued and enjoy football by next year and not keep begging Juventus with a pay cut.

⚪️⚫️ Paul Pogba: “Will I join AC Milan? Impossible. Even if Ibrahimović calls me, he knows I won’t betray Juve”, told Sky Sport.

“I do not see myself with any other jersey. My focus is on getting back into the Juve shirt”.

In fact, Pogba is still begging on Juventus to accept his pay cut. And it totally depends on how much he agreed to decrease his salary.

I wouldn't mind if he goes back to Juve. His wages must drop significantly, and we can get a performance bonus from him. It still seems a win situation for us. The only problem is that it's not worth it if he's gonna be injured again after 30 minutes of playing on the pitch.

[Obari]

In fact, Pogba is still begging on Juventus to accept his pay cut. And it totally depends on how much he agreed to decrease his salary.

I wouldn't mind if he goes back to Juve. His wages must drop significantly, and we can get a performance bonus from him. It still seems a win situation for us. The only problem is that it's not worth it if he's gonna be injured again after 30 minutes of playing on the pitch.

Juventus will accept the player that was held responsible and positive for his consumption of doping in football? Come to think of the whole scene that Paul Pogba knew very well that this was one major rule that violates the terms and rules of football, out of ignorance, he rushed to consumed them and this is not his first time. Perhaps he did served good long time outside his ban. Paul Pogba is directly responsible for every ugly scenarios that's happening to him, he has complete control to either ruined his football career or elevate it, but what did he do? He chosed to ruined it and brought it down to the very lowest level one could possibly think of. It's pained for me to watch a whole world-class player having zero options than to plead with Juventus to accept him back, to show he's desperate, the Frenchman have already push buttons to accept salary cut so he could gain the chance to play good stylish football which he is generally known for.

[armanda90]

Different from me. I see AS Roma currently not doing well in the last two matches because Roma did not even get a win. In the Europa League they lost to Elfsborg and in Serie A they were held to a draw by Monza. So I conclude that the new coach of AS Roma under Ivan Juric has not fully adapted well because from 5 matches from all competitions that have been played with AS Roma he only won twice and that was with a weak team, two draws and one draw. So with statistics like this I have no strong reason to say that AS Roma is on the rise under coach Ivan Juric.

So, in this match I will bet on Inter Milan's victory because of course they want to maintain the points difference with Napoli. In addition, if you look at the international break a number of Inter players were able to appear epic with their respective countries by being able to score goals and assists. I think the confidence of the Inter players will have an impact on this match later.

AS Roma have bad result last two matches all competition after defeating by IF Elfsborg on UEFA Europe League match and being draw by Monza on domestic league match.
Significant difference with the opponent team Inter Milan have won last three matches all competition and success secured six points in last two consecutives matches at domestic league after defeating Udinese and Torino although Inter must conceded four goals of two matches.

Inter Milan on confidence performance behind lead head to head from Roma and the victory at Champion League make easily to get three points when facing Roma. Inter won't loss their first standings position considering two points remaining awhile from Napoli and the victory over Roma make Inter have opportunity move to the first standings position awhile.