Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Smack That Ace]

I was hoping Atalanta would win before the start of the game because they are playing a home game, thinking they will be able to end the game in a draw or even win against Inter Milan so that they will be able to maintain the point difference, but I don’t know why I even had that hope for them, as they just came to the pitch to play what they wish to; if not, just take a look at their performance, especially the second half; they were just playing anyhow, although Inter Milan has given them a big gap. If they are more consistent, then they will not have much threat anymore, both from Atalanta and Napoli, as they also drew their game against Venezia.

In the match against Juventus, we saw Atalanta win 4-0. Juventus' defense is considered the strongest defense in Serie A. Since Atalanta managed to score 4 goals against such a strong defense, many people like me thought that Atalanta's players would play well and win against Inter Milan. The match was also Atalanta's home match. But Atalanta failed to win.

This match was very important for Atalanta and Inter Milan. If Atalanta could win this match, Inter Milan, Atalanta and Napoli would now be on equal points. The battle for the Serie A title would have become more competitive. But Atalanta lost the match. And the team is now 6 points behind Inter Milan.

[Mate2237]

I was hoping Atalanta would win before the start of the game because they are playing a home game, thinking they will be able to end the game in a draw or even win against Inter Milan so that they will be able to maintain the point difference, but I don’t know why I even had that hope for them, as they just came to the pitch to play what they wish to; if not, just take a look at their performance, especially the second half; they were just playing anyhow, although Inter Milan has given them a big gap. If they are more consistent, then they will not have much threat anymore, both from Atalanta and Napoli, as they also drew their game against Venezia.

In the match against Juventus, we saw Atalanta win 4-0. Juventus' defense is considered the strongest defense in Serie A. Since Atalanta managed to score 4 goals against such a strong defense, many people like me thought that Atalanta's players would play well and win against Inter Milan. The match was also Atalanta's home match. But Atalanta failed to win.

This match was very important for Atalanta and Inter Milan. If Atalanta could win this match, Inter Milan, Atalanta and Napoli would now be on equal points. The battle for the Serie A title would have become more competitive. But Atalanta lost the match. And the team is now 6 points behind Inter Milan.

It was not a good game for Atlanta because losing to inter Milan at home is what many people didn't expect from Atlanta knowing that the seria A title is at stake looking at the game it was a fair game because going by the statistics the ball possession was 50/50 percent making it a equal and fair game and even the shots on target too it was almost the same inter Milan only took the opportunities that came their way and they where more clinical in front of goal


With this win over Atlanta inter Milan has increased their lead on the table because napoli too dropped points this weekend this has given inter Milan a advantage going into the international break so coming back to action after the international break inter Milan will be playing with confidence because other teams will be struggling to catch up with them

[Jazzterbit]

Can Juventus stop this bad run?

I dont kno what to think anymore, they are pretty bad, they lose they place in the Champions League against PSV in a silly way, and now they lose 4-0 against Atalanta and 3-0 against Fiorentina, that gies us a combined of 7-0. I dont know what is worse, if the defensive part of the offensive one, because both of them are awfull.

What makes the results of Juventus last 2 matches unreal is they couldn't even score 1 goal. Is it possible that there are problems within the club?

[puloweh555]

The 3 point difference is still thin and can be caught up by Napoli but you know Napoli does not have a busy schedule like Inter they only focus on the Serie A competition but they did not use this opportunity to maintain the top position that they previously occupied I see Napoli starting to be unstable approaching the end like this I don't know what their problem is even in their last match they were held to a draw by a team in the relegation zone.

Napoli started a bad streak, first Osimhen left but it was not so noticeable for their attack, but when Kvaratskhelia left the team, it seems to me that it affected their attack and Lukaku lacks support in attack. I can't say that they started to play worse, everything is not so bad, but their attack is holding them back, there is a lot of confusion in front and few goals, this is the reason for these many draws, where Napoli lose points. If this does not change, Inter will continue to increase the difference.

It has to change. In my opinion, nothing is over for Napoli yet, but i agree that they are losing points in matches they should have already "won." Conte is an excellent coach, he knows how to position himself when needed and knows how to play big games. Lukaku is not in the form he was in, but i hope he will start scoring goals again, because Napoli really needs them.

With Napoli getting a draw, their chances of winning the title seem increasingly difficult to achieve this season. Napoli don't seem to have the mentality to be champions, when they really need points, they lose points if this continues it is not impossible that Inter will be champions without having to try.
I think there is something in Napoli that needs to be changed, it is not new if there are teams that always lose against small teams or are unable to be effective against weak teams, something is wrong. They underestimate their opponents too much. This is what Conte must change so that the team considers all opponents like a final, especially in the next match they will face a tough opponent, namely Milan. Indeed, AC Milan is in an inconsistent condition, but in a big match like this Milan will play very solidly.

An interesting fact for Venezia, whether you realize it or not, Venezia is a lower-ranked team that only concedes a few goals compared to teams that are safe from the relegation zone or above. So it's no wonder they were able to hold Napoli to a draw because they have a solid defense, even if they lose, they don't concede many goals. It's just that their front line is very blunt, that's why they are in the relegation zone.

[execijutiere]

Napoli lost 2 points in a very important week.Napoli couldn't make the best of their chances as they drew away to Venezia.Venezia are obviously unlikely to stay in the league this season and Napoli had a chance to win this game and reduce the points difference with Inter to 1.They couldn't make the best of it and the difference for them increased to 3.
Bologna, on the other hand, rained goals on Lazio.Lazio suffered a heavy defeat in a tight match between the 2 teams.This match was of great importance for both teams because both teams had to win this match in order to qualify for the champions league.Bologna took the advantage by defeating their opponent.

[EL MOHA]

Napoli lost 2 points in a very important week.Napoli couldn't make the best of their chances as they drew away to Venezia.Venezia are obviously unlikely to stay in the league this season and Napoli had a chance to win this game and reduce the points difference with Inter to 1.They couldn't make the best of it and the difference for them increased to 3.
Bologna, on the other hand, rained goals on Lazio.Lazio suffered a heavy defeat in a tight match between the 2 teams.This match was of great importance for both teams because both teams had to win this match in order to qualify for the champions league.Bologna took the advantage by defeating their opponent.

Wasn’t surprised with the Napoli vs Venezia result because Napoli have in the last few matches haven’t been that team again, they have won just once in their last five matches which is definitely a bad result for a club vying for the league, personally I had thought the lack of extra competition will give them more chances than Inter Milan but with Milan on Champions league duties they have still managed to keep winning and open up a 3 points gap now. Venezia on the other hand have been getting some points lately for their fight against relegation although this points aren’t much but they have managed to actually draw four matches straight now and that means they can build on this to save their season.

Bologna were simply impressive last weekend, 5 past your fellow top four contender is a clear indication that they want to battle out this league till the end of the season, right now the top four and the club on the 7th place are just separated by 3 points which means they will be heavy competition this last few matches

[iamsange]

What makes the results of Juventus last 2 matches unreal is they couldn't even score 1 goal. Is it possible that there are problems within the club?

Of course it is possible, and even in the beginning of this season Juventus has not fully improved until now so the results you see in the last two matches from Juventus are very reasonable results because the team that beat Juventus is also not a weak team this season. So what makes you think that the achievement is unreasonable? While for most people it is very much deserved by Juventus because the team has not fully improved itself in this season.

[Adbitco]

Inter Milan consistency is really something that is encouraging. They have remained so committed to winning and one might not be wrong if he say they are chasing the treble this season. And it's really possible that they will achieve that. Winning Atalanta and keeping clean sheet was a very good result for them, in a night where Napoli dropped points. With Inter Milan consistency they are going to beat Napoli and Atalanta to this title. I really expected more from Atalanta yesterday. A team that's aiming to win the league, and you had the opportunity to take points from your fellow contender at your home, but you couldn't and allowed them went away with 3 points in your home ground in front of your fans, that speaks volume and showed the mentality of both teams. After yesterday's performance, I am convinced that Inter will win the league title.They are the only side that have remained consistent and that's the sign of a potential champion.

Although Inter Milan winning Atlanta wasn't really a surprise to me, my only surprise was when Inter Milan started declining, there was a time I could remember around early January, they had two games at hand and Napoli was leading the table with it think it was 3 points. Inter Milan needed to win one of those their two outstanding games to go top because they were already ahead of Napoli in terms of goal difference. Inter Milan lost one and drew the other match. I was surprised because they had every opportunity to go top especially after losing the Copa Italia to rivals AC Milan that time. Instead the loss made them to start losing form, I'm glad they are back again now.

[letteredhub]

Can Juventus stop this bad run?

I dont kno what to think anymore, they are pretty bad, they lose they place in the Champions League against PSV in a silly way, and now they lose 4-0 against Atalanta and 3-0 against Fiorentina, that gies us a combined of 7-0. I dont know what is worse, if the defensive part of the offensive one, because both of them are awfull.

It is difficult to find the problem with Juventus. Because so far we have seen that scoring against Juventus is a big challenge for any team. And because of this, Juventus has been able to share the points in most of the matches. And then we saw Juventus win four consecutive matches. Juventus won five consecutive matches against Empoli, Como, Inter Milan, Verona and Cagliari. But then Juventus stumbled. Juventus lost two consecutive matches badly..

Juventus though they started not that great from the beginning of the season but many of us didn't just noticed it how poor they were with their performance because they were able to manage to get a draw in most of their games. For a club as Juventus consecutive draws even for games they had early lead on but still we didn't speak this loud about how their results.

I was even surprised when they made those consecutive wins in recent matches  and it was like they've rediscovered their form not until Atalanta dished them 4 goals without a reply followed by Fiorentina . I think Juventus has lost it all for a European spot for next season and this would really be hurting to their fans.

[mv1986]

It was not a good game for Atlanta because losing to inter Milan at home is what many people didn't expect from Atlanta knowing that the seria A title is at stake looking at the game it was a fair game because going by the statistics the ball possession was 50/50 percent making it a equal and fair game and even the shots on target too it was almost the same inter Milan only took the opportunities that came their way and they where more clinical in front of goal


With this win over Atlanta inter Milan has increased their lead on the table because napoli too dropped points this weekend this has given inter Milan a advantage going into the international break so coming back to action after the international break inter Milan will be playing with confidence because other teams will be struggling to catch up with them

What is at stake is one thing, who the opponent is is the other thing. Playing against Inter Milan, every team in the world knows that this can end with a defeat. It is not like Atalanta didn't know what is at stake, but if you watch the highlights of the game or some summary, Inter Milan is on their best way to be one of the most stable teams in game in Europe. Their balance is so strong, efficiency is high and their timing is amazing. They are certainly a team that has all it takes to not only win Serie A, but also win the Champions League. This win was one of the most important wins for them so far as they took out a contender and simultaneously Napoli dropped points against a mediocre opponent. It couldn't have gone any better for them this weekend.

[Odohu]

Napoli drew with Venezia today and missed another opportunity. This team cannot be champions this year. I don't believe they can be.

Atalanta - Inter match was very important for the league. Inter won 2-0 and increased the point difference with their closest rival to 3 points.
The point difference with Atalanta is 6 points.
It is 3 points with Napoli.

I was hoping Atalanta would win before the start of the game because they are playing a home game, thinking they will be able to end the game in a draw or even win against Inter Milan so that they will be able to maintain the point difference, but I don’t know why I even had that hope for them, as they just came to the pitch to play what they wish to; if not, just take a look at their performance, especially the second half; they were just playing anyhow, although Inter Milan has given them a big gap. If they are more consistent, then they will not have much threat anymore, both from Atalanta and Napoli, as they also drew their game against Venezia.

Inter Milan was just two strong for Atalanta, hece the win was well deserved. I actually had the expectations that Atalanta will be able to hold the match to at least a draw following their recent results and the determination I see in them. I never knew that Inter Milan will flog them mercilessly in their home. Now it feels like Inter Milan will win the league because Napoli blew their chances with the draw they had with Venezia, a match they ought to win since their opponent was not much of a big issue. It seems Napoli is strongest against big teams.

[Bitcoin_people]

Napoli drew with Venezia today and missed another opportunity. This team cannot be champions this year. I don't believe they can be.

Atalanta - Inter match was very important for the league. Inter won 2-0 and increased the point difference with their closest rival to 3 points.
The point difference with Atalanta is 6 points.
It is 3 points with Napoli.

I was hoping Atalanta would win before the start of the game because they are playing a home game, thinking they will be able to end the game in a draw or even win against Inter Milan so that they will be able to maintain the point difference, but I don’t know why I even had that hope for them, as they just came to the pitch to play what they wish to; if not, just take a look at their performance, especially the second half; they were just playing anyhow, although Inter Milan has given them a big gap. If they are more consistent, then they will not have much threat anymore, both from Atalanta and Napoli, as they also drew their game against Venezia.

Inter Milan was just two strong for Atalanta, hece the win was well deserved. I actually had the expectations that Atalanta will be able to hold the match to at least a draw following their recent results and the determination I see in them. I never knew that Inter Milan will flog them mercilessly in their home. Now it feels like Inter Milan will win the league because Napoli blew their chances with the draw they had with Venezia, a match they ought to win since their opponent was not much of a big issue. It seems Napoli is strongest against big teams.

Inter played great against Atalanta and their performance was very strong, both teams attacked well but Inter was successful here. I saw players from both teams getting red cards, both teams fought with a lot of excitement in this match as a result Inter got their important three points in the last minute. The way Inter is progressing this season they are now favourites to win the title, their position is currently at the top. Although Napoli were competing but by drawing the match with their opponent they reduced their chances a lot, Napoli has dropped 3 points compared to Inter. Yes Napoli is less strong against normal teams we have seen they drew with teams in the relegation zone of the points table, but they are good against strong teams, anyway how much handicap they can make this season with Inter will depend on it.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Inter Milan was just two strong for Atalanta, hece the win was well deserved. I actually had the expectations that Atalanta will be able to hold the match to at least a draw following their recent results and the determination I see in them. I never knew that Inter Milan will flog them mercilessly in their home. Now it feels like Inter Milan will win the league because Napoli blew their chances with the draw they had with Venezia, a match they ought to win since their opponent was not much of a big issue. It seems Napoli is strongest against big teams.

Losing this match is bad for Atalanta in their chance of winning Scudetto in this season, but it's part of many lessons and experience they need for improvement and come back stronger. They can win Scudetto like Napoli after about more than 10 years of competiting for top four and Scudetto in Serie A. Atalanta have been one of most stable clubs in Serie A last 10 years and this season is a first time they participate in Scudetto competition. Soon we will see another Napoli that can be strongest and biggest clubs in Serie A for lifting Scudetto.

I believe in Atalanta because of their wise development from player transfers, player salary and other things. They are not like a club overspend in some seasons and bankrupt later. Their club developmental strategy is quite sustainable and this strategy will help their developments very well in long term.

[Gallar]

It is difficult to find the problem with Juventus. Because so far we have seen that scoring against Juventus is a big challenge for any team. And because of this, Juventus has been able to share the points in most of the matches. And then we saw Juventus win four consecutive matches. Juventus won five consecutive matches against Empoli, Como, Inter Milan, Verona and Cagliari. But then Juventus stumbled. Juventus lost two consecutive matches badly.

Juventus lost against Fiorentina and Atalanta. But more importantly, Juventus conceded 7 goals in two matches. Why Juventus' defenders suddenly deteriorated is a mystery. Juventus had conceded only 21 goals in the previous 27 matches.

The point is that Juventus' performance at the beginning of the season and now has a difference, because at the beginning of the season Juventus had a very strong defense line, but the problem is that their attack line is not good. That's why Juventus often gets a draw with whoever their opponent is. But after that Juventus' front line improved a little, that's why they were able to get consecutive wins. But now Juventus has a bigger problem, because after seeing Juventus' last 2 matches, I see that currently Juventus' front line and back line are really weak. For example, in the Fiorentina match, in that match Juventus was able to dominate the course of the match, but the problem is that their front line was unable to take advantage of opportunities well and when Fiorentina counterattacked, Juventus' back line was unable to ward it off perfectly. That's why in that match Juventus lost to Fiorentina.

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So if Juventus' performance continues to weaken like it is now, I think they will be swept back to position 6 or 7 in Serie A. In addition, next week Juventus will guarantee Genoa. Juventus should be able to win by a landslide in this match. Because Juventus is advantaged by all aspects in this match. Because in terms of player quality Juventus is certainly superior to Genoa, then in terms of head to head Juventus is also superior to Genoa, and besides this match is played at Juventus headquarters. So if for example in this match Juventus cannot win, I think it can be concluded that Juventus' performance is worse than at the beginning of the season. So let's just see this match, and what do you think about this match.

[Jatiluhung]

Inter Milan was just two strong for Atalanta, hece the win was well deserved. I actually had the expectations that Atalanta will be able to hold the match to at least a draw following their recent results and the determination I see in them. I never knew that Inter Milan will flog them mercilessly in their home. Now it feels like Inter Milan will win the league because Napoli blew their chances with the draw they had with Venezia, a match they ought to win since their opponent was not much of a big issue. It seems Napoli is strongest against big teams.

indeed after Atalanta defeated Juventus with a score of 0-4 Atalanta should have been able to hold the match so that it could not be won by Inter because Atalanta was the host. but here it seems that Inter is really in better form, the proof is that they were able to win the match and managed to embarrass Atalanta as the host. but of course if I personally at that time predicted that Inter would win but I guessed a score of 3-2 for Inter's victory because at that time I was sure that Atalanta would be able to score a goal but unfortunately Atalanta in that match could not satisfy its supporters.

indeed by looking at the current conditions it seems that Inter will be a strong candidate to win the Scudetto again because of course Napoli who are Inter's tough rivals they can't beat Venezia this is really surprising and it seems that sometimes I also feel strange sometimes Napoli is always great when playing against a team that is considered strong but when facing a team that is considered weak it always doesn't give satisfactory results. but yes this is football and indeed strange and unexpected things always happen. but yes of course there is still hope for Napoli but of course it will be harder because it will definitely be difficult at this time to see Inter lose when competing.

[execijutiere]

Roma managed to defeat Cagliari at home with a single goal. With this win in a week when Lazio lost points, the points difference between Lazio and its rival has decreased. The current standings show a 2-point gap.
Fiorentina managed to beat Juventus at home. Honestly, I didn't expect Juventus to lose because Fiorentina came into this game a bit tired. That's why I think everyone expected Juventus not to drop points, but Fiorentina surprised everyone.

[Fakhrulenclix]

Roma managed to defeat Cagliari at home with a single goal. With this win in a week when Lazio lost points, the points difference between Lazio and its rival has decreased. The current standings show a 2-point gap.
Fiorentina managed to beat Juventus at home. Honestly, I didn't expect Juventus to lose because Fiorentina came into this game a bit tired. That's why I think everyone expected Juventus not to drop points, but Fiorentina surprised everyone.

Roma's victory was not so surprising because from the start they were already very favored, especially now that Roma's performance is quite improving and now Roma is in 7th place in the Serie A standings and 4 points behind Bologna who is in 4th place in the standings so I think that will be a target for Roma and with the strength that Roma currently has I think it is still very possible for them to finish in the top 4.

And Juventus' defeat was very embarrassing, they are not like a top team that is improving its position or competing at the top, Juventus' performance is indeed very bad and very inconsistent so even though Fiorentina won the match easily, there is no conclusion that can be drawn because Juventus is indeed very bad.

[Hirose UK]

Roma managed to defeat Cagliari at home with a single goal. With this win in a week when Lazio lost points, the points difference between Lazio and its rival has decreased. The current standings show a 2-point gap.
Fiorentina managed to beat Juventus at home. Honestly, I didn't expect Juventus to lose because Fiorentina came into this game a bit tired. That's why I think everyone expected Juventus not to drop points, but Fiorentina surprised everyone.

Competition for the standings from the top 4 and below continues fiercely but from the matches of several team only Bologna, Roma and Fiorentina managed to win so that the lost of Juventus and Lazio made these two team overshadowed by worry because whenever they make mistake they will go down, their position is easier to shift with the majority of the difference from each team shrinking.

What is quite surprising and disappointing is Napoli failure to win, they could only draw 0 - 0 against team like Venezia and clearly result like this is very inappropriate for team like Napoli, now they are 3 points behind Inter Milan.

[hyudien]

Roma managed to defeat Cagliari at home with a single goal. With this win in a week when Lazio lost points, the points difference between Lazio and its rival has decreased. The current standings show a 2-point gap.
Fiorentina managed to beat Juventus at home. Honestly, I didn't expect Juventus to lose because Fiorentina came into this game a bit tired. That's why I think everyone expected Juventus not to drop points, but Fiorentina surprised everyone.

Roma's victory was not so surprising because from the start they were already very favored, especially now that Roma's performance is quite improving and now Roma is in 7th place in the Serie A standings and 4 points behind Bologna who is in 4th place in the standings so I think that will be a target for Roma and with the strength that Roma currently has I think it is still very possible for them to finish in the top 4.

And Juventus' defeat was very embarrassing, they are not like a top team that is improving its position or competing at the top, Juventus' performance is indeed very bad and very inconsistent so even though Fiorentina won the match easily, there is no conclusion that can be drawn because Juventus is indeed very bad.

Roma seem to be waking up from their nightmare at the start of the season and that's good when the season is approaching the end like this. Roma still have 9 games left to get a place in the top 4 but considering there are 3 teams fighting for that position Roma must continue to win the remaining games. Regarding Juventus you know in the last 5 weeks before the 2 defeats they got they went through those 5 weeks perfectly. If you look at their games in the last two defeats you will agree that their attack is blunt again and that is Motta problem. Motta must get Juventus in the UCL place for next season and then maybe his future can be maintained.

[giorgione]

Roma managed to defeat Cagliari at home with a single goal. With this win in a week when Lazio lost points, the points difference between Lazio and its rival has decreased. The current standings show a 2-point gap.
Fiorentina managed to beat Juventus at home. Honestly, I didn't expect Juventus to lose because Fiorentina came into this game a bit tired. That's why I think everyone expected Juventus not to drop points, but Fiorentina surprised everyone.

Roma's victory was not so surprising because from the start they were already very favored, especially now that Roma's performance is quite improving and now Roma is in 7th place in the Serie A standings and 4 points behind Bologna who is in 4th place in the standings so I think that will be a target for Roma and with the strength that Roma currently has I think it is still very possible for them to finish in the top 4.

And Juventus' defeat was very embarrassing, they are not like a top team that is improving its position or competing at the top, Juventus' performance is indeed very bad and very inconsistent so even though Fiorentina won the match easily, there is no conclusion that can be drawn because Juventus is indeed very bad.

Roma seem to be waking up from their nightmare at the start of the season and that's good when the season is approaching the end like this. Roma still have 9 games left to get a place in the top 4 but considering there are 3 teams fighting for that position Roma must continue to win the remaining games. Regarding Juventus you know in the last 5 weeks before the 2 defeats they got they went through those 5 weeks perfectly. If you look at their games in the last two defeats you will agree that their attack is blunt again and that is Motta problem. Motta must get Juventus in the UCL place for next season and then maybe his future can be maintained.

Roma are playing great football, that damned Europa League match where they were very unlucky, now they are enjoying the victory against Cagliari, but Paulo Dybala's injury is definitely something that was not needed, now he will have to miss important matches like the one against Juventus