Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Slow death]

Pogba is rumored to be ready for the 4th of January for the 1st game after the break of the World Cup.
Also Chiesa will be almost at his 100% for January.

Juventus will basically already signed 2 "new players" if nothing wrong happens in this month.

The old lady's have a very poor start this season in the Seria A, they lost enough points and inconsistent in their games. Juventus will come back in good shape after a long run with the absence of keyplayers in the team. Allegeri insearch for more backup players and the team will stand once again when Chiesa and Pogba will come back to Turin. The old lady's have suffer enough defeats this season with PSG humilating them in group stage and they found themselves in the europa league.

well if these two players play again no doubt we will be stronger but i still think that Allegri should think about signing some great player in attack, i know that for some unknown reason in the last few games juventus has been doing well, but that it could also be thanks to luck, because this attack by juventus does not inspire confidence, I do not know if juventus does not hire great players in attack because of bad finances or is it because coach Allegri is a stubborn guy, but if juventus wants to have a team that fights to win the serie A and the champions league, so juventus will need to have good players in the attack, the defense they can even be good, but in the attack they don't inspire confidence in me

I firmly believe Napoli will not win the scudetto this season regardless of what they have done so far. 15 matches in the first round they managed to look good unbeaten, but that's not a guarantee they can't fail in the second half of the season. Napoli won't be too convincing, but their current form in Serie A has been impressive.

I haven't come to a conclusion about Napoli yet because anything is always possible, but I'm worried about how disappointed the fans will feel after this team loss points and fails in the end.

The Napoli championship looks like a miracle and a pipe dream, but bookmakers now estimate such an outcome of Serie A with a probability of almost 70%. Taking into account the fact that bookmakers are ready to answer for their predictions with money at any time, I assess the chances of Napoli as very high. And judging objectively, Napoli is no worse than the rest of the top 3 clubs. They have comparable budgets.

As they are 8 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan. Napoli is in very good form right now. If they can maintain this form, they will not lose 8 points in the next matches. And if Napoli does not lose points, no other team can close the points gap with Napoli. We still don't know how the teams will perform after the World Cup. But if Napoli doesn't lose form badly, and is able to put in some consistent performances, they are guaranteed to win the title.

Napoli's upcoming matches in Serie A will have a level of quality of opponents that are more difficult than what Milan will face. Juventus and Inter have recently seen their form improve with successive wins in Serie A, one mistake from Napoli will give the way for Milan to further destabilize Napoli's position in the standings.
Can Milan defend their Serie A title with only half a season remaining?

well if these two players play again no doubt we will be stronger but i still think that Allegri should think about signing some great player in attack, i know that for some unknown reason in the last few games juventus has been doing well, but that it could also be thanks to luck, because this attack by juventus does not inspire confidence, I do not know if juventus does not hire great players in attack because of bad finances or is it because coach Allegri is a stubborn guy, but if juventus wants to have a team that fights to win the serie A and the champions league, so juventus will need to have good players in the attack, the defense they can even be good, but in the attack they don't inspire confidence in me

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[emrecemsan]

Things aren't going well for Roma these days. After a good start to the season it hasn't taken much time for their form to drop down sharply. They couldn't win any match on the last three weeks in the league. This bad form caused them to drop to the seventh position at the same time. They are mostly the victim of their bad results against big teams of the league. Mourinho just don't want to make important changes against more serious opponents and this makes things easier for their opponents.

Mourinho should be open for trying something new otherwise this season won't be much different than the previous one. Winning only against weaker teams won't be enough by itself for them to finish the season at a decent position and join the Champions League as well. Joining the Champions League must be an expectation by the board too.

[Fesatmas]

Chiesa was not underated in Juventus. He stepped up to a higher in his career after a successful journey with Italy in Euro 2020. However, unfortunately for him that he got a serious injury after that Euro. Therefore, he missed the past season and in this one, he has still been on bench. I believe Maximiliano Allegri does know that Chiesa is a good player for Juventus. He only wants to give Chiesa a little more time to fully recover by that the player can contribute better for Juventus in long run.

It will be a good time for Chiesa and also for Pogba, this month, while the World Cup lasts, they will be able to fully recover, return to full training with the team. For Juventus, this will be a significant strengthening of the midline. I don’t know if they can compete with Napoli, it will already depend not only on Juventus, but the theoretical chances remain.

The return of Chiesa and Pogba to the squad will delight many fans. But the question is can they be able to display a slick game after being injured? because it's not uncommon for players to look 180 degrees different when they return after an injury. They definitely need time to get to their best game, and it's going to take a process. We can only hope that in the process it won't take too long and come back with better abilities.

[TopT3ns]

It is still very possible for AC Milan to defend the Scudetto title this season as long as they can play consistently and win one match after another. It also depends on Napoli's performance, if Napoli declines in terms of performance and loses point after point then that will increase the chances for AC Milan to take over the position now occupied by Napoli. But with Napoli doing well so far, I have a feeling they won't miss the excellent opportunities they have now. Napoli are 8 points away from AC Milan and it will be very difficult for AC Milan to catch up, especially since a big game awaits them in the second half of this season.

To catch up and shift Napili's position is indeed very difficult for Milan to do, At least they need eight points to win and Napili must lose to reduce their points but it is impossible to let Napoli lose on purpose, Napoli have the upper hand and are only a few steps away from enjoying their victory in the Serie A league.

[bekti3]

Things aren't going well for Roma these days. After a good start to the season it hasn't taken much time for their form to drop down sharply. They couldn't win any match on the last three weeks in the league. This bad form caused them to drop to the seventh position at the same time. They are mostly the victim of their bad results against big teams of the league. Mourinho just don't want to make important changes against more serious opponents and this makes things easier for their opponents.

Mourinho should be open for trying something new otherwise this season won't be much different than the previous one. Winning only against weaker teams won't be enough by itself for them to finish the season at a decent position and join the Champions League as well. Joining the Champions League must be an expectation by the board too.

The last 5 matches they only managed to get 1 win there of course this is not too good even though there were 2 draws for them but indeed they should get full points in this case because their opponents are only Sassuolo and Torino which incidentally should be below them.
Mou must go back to see what they lack but seeing their current condition it's actually not too much different from last season.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Where would AC Milan have set the bar this season? You would say that as a title holder you want to defend your title, but how serious would that be with this team? Last year you couldn't really expect them to become champions. Fortunately, Inter and Juventus have had a mediocre first half of the season, but on the other hand, Napoli is inimitable and the candidate is number 1. AC Milan may have to play the rest of the season without expectations, after all, they are also still active in the CL. Staying ahead of fellow townsman Inter is also a good starting point. The bookmakers are still confident that AC Milan is the 2nd title contender after Napoli.

[nara1892]

To catch up and shift Napili's position is indeed very difficult for Milan to do, At least they need eight points to win and Napili must lose to reduce their points but it is impossible to let Napoli lose on purpose, Napoli have the upper hand and are only a few steps away from enjoying their victory in the Serie A league.

Until now, the performance of the two teams will determine the movement of their standings. It will be very difficult to predict this because it depends on these two teams, of course. I prefer that AC Milan doesn't care about what Napoli achieves, they just have to stay focused on their achievements in every game, because they care about Napoli it will affect their mentality. Just imagine if we get competitors who are better than us, it will make our mentality fall right? The same thing will happen to AC Milan if you focus too much on Napoli's achievements. Focusing on yourself is the best thing AC Milan can do.

[alpamar99]

Where would AC Milan have set the bar this season? You would say that as a title holder you want to defend your title, but how serious would that be with this team? Last year you couldn't really expect them to become champions. Fortunately, Inter and Juventus have had a mediocre first half of the season, but on the other hand, Napoli is inimitable and the candidate is number 1. AC Milan may have to play the rest of the season without expectations, after all, they are also still active in the CL. Staying ahead of fellow townsman Inter is also a good starting point. The bookmakers are still confident that AC Milan is the 2nd title contender after Napoli.

The problem is even if they want to do this it will still be difficult. Milan's problem after their Scudetto was losses, not profits, so they were very passive in spending on players, so no matter how much they wanted to defend the title, it was definitely very difficult for them.
At best they finish in the top 4 positions, which is good enough in my opinion with their current condition.

[Velvet78]

Where would AC Milan have set the bar this season? You would say that as a title holder you want to defend your title, but how serious would that be with this team? Last year you couldn't really expect them to become champions. Fortunately, Inter and Juventus have had a mediocre first half of the season, but on the other hand, Napoli is inimitable and the candidate is number 1. AC Milan may have to play the rest of the season without expectations, after all, they are also still active in the CL. Staying ahead of fellow townsman Inter is also a good starting point. The bookmakers are still confident that AC Milan is the 2nd title contender after Napoli.

As I said before they need to be more competitive against a team like Napoli. There was even a game between them this season but Milan lost the game in San Siro. Napoli are like they have proven how serious they are for the league title in every way. They have defeated so many big teams in the league so far.

Against a solid team like this Milan have a really difficult job to do. It is like they must continue with minimum point losses from now on to have a chance to catch up with Napoli. By the way Juventus are also right behind Milan by only two points. Milan had better focus on not losing their current position first.

[snipie]

Pogba is rumored to be ready for the 4th of January for the 1st game after the break of the World Cup.
Also Chiesa will be almost at his 100% for January.

Juventus will basically already signed 2 "new players" if nothing wrong happens in this month.

I like "signed 2 new players"
Pogba decision to not undergo a surgery at the beginning of the season made him, his national team and Juve suffer a lot. Hopefully he will recover by January and will not require additional time and especially avoid another injury, just like Benzema..
For Chiesa, he will return for sure but it is unlikely to see him playing like before after the knee injury imo. Unfortunately many players went through this and wasn't lucky. I don't want to be pessimistic but I hope he could maintain his good form.

[ajiz138]

It is still very possible for AC Milan to defend the Scudetto title this season as long as they can play consistently and win one match after another. It also depends on Napoli's performance, if Napoli declines in terms of performance and loses point after point then that will increase the chances for AC Milan to take over the position now occupied by Napoli. But with Napoli doing well so far, I have a feeling they won't miss the excellent opportunities they have now. Napoli are 8 points away from AC Milan and it will be very difficult for AC Milan to catch up, especially since a big game awaits them in the second half of this season.

To catch up and shift Napili's position is indeed very difficult for Milan to do, At least they need eight points to win and Napili must lose to reduce their points but it is impossible to let Napoli lose on purpose, Napoli have the upper hand and are only a few steps away from enjoying their victory in the Serie A league.

When we look in the mirror from last season anything is possible but when Napoli are consistent now it's a little difficult.
But right now it is possible that supporters of other big clubs are waiting for the day when Napoli, who have so far been unbeaten, have bad luck because when they do that it will be a little easier for other clubs, especially when in Serie A a team that has to lose is likely to be inconsistent. that's what they are ready to face, even though this is only limited to seeing from their condition last season, there is still hope.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Where would AC Milan have set the bar this season? You would say that as a title holder you want to defend your title, but how serious would that be with this team? Last year you couldn't really expect them to become champions. Fortunately, Inter and Juventus have had a mediocre first half of the season, but on the other hand, Napoli is inimitable and the candidate is number 1. AC Milan may have to play the rest of the season without expectations, after all, they are also still active in the CL. Staying ahead of fellow townsman Inter is also a good starting point. The bookmakers are still confident that AC Milan is the 2nd title contender after Napoli.

AC Milan chances for the title are very low, I mean even though Milan won all the remaining matches but that was not enough because they also have to expect Napoli to play bad and as we see it is very impossible somehow how to stop Napoli who always get points in every game even without defeat. On the other hand Napoli have been waiting for this moment for a long time so they will not waste this opportunity they will do whatever they can and record new history.

[FanEagle]

We can say this for Juventus, another area where they can be successful in the European league, along with Serie A.  There were some players, like Pogba, who suffered major injuries and failed to yield.  They could not play matches with full squad harmony and quality.  There is no doubt that they will be of better quality in the second half of the league.  After the World Cup, I am more hopeful for Juventus.  One of the teams that can win the European league is definitely Juventus.  We will see this together in the following processes.

I feel like missing 10+ players would make a team a terrible one, not all of them were starting 11 quality, but when you miss your player to injury and then the bench one also ends up being injured, that’s going to make that situation a lot worse as well, that doesn't mean that third place player would suffice, it would make it bad and sometimes instead of that you play someone else out of position, a great midfielder who plays at wing, or a great defender plays in wing back whatever, which is the trouble.

That’s why I do not really see how Juventus could have been decent this year, if the players heal and become better than we could maybe see them do a lot better.

[Sirait]

As I said before they need to be more competitive against a team like Napoli. There was even a game between them this season but Milan lost the game in San Siro. Napoli are like they have proven how serious they are for the league title in every way. They have defeated so many big teams in the league so far.

Against a solid team like this Milan have a really difficult job to do. It is like they must continue with minimum point losses from now on to have a chance to catch up with Napoli. By the way Juventus are also right behind Milan by only two points. Milan had better focus on not losing their current position first.

the reality that is happening is that Napoli has left Milan and Juve far away, Napoli has established itself as the best team this season, and when the second half of the season starts, they will return to playing well. Milan and Juve have to hope that Napoli will lose the match they will do next, but that will be difficult to come true especially now that Napoli is in their best form.

[Jody.Drummer]

Things aren't going well for Roma these days. After a good start to the season it hasn't taken much time for their form to drop down sharply. They couldn't win any match on the last three weeks in the league. This bad form caused them to drop to the seventh position at the same time. They are mostly the victim of their bad results against big teams of the league. Mourinho just don't want to make important changes against more serious opponents and this makes things easier for their opponents.

Mourinho should be open for trying something new otherwise this season won't be much different than the previous one. Winning only against weaker teams won't be enough by itself for them to finish the season at a decent position and join the Champions League as well. Joining the Champions League must be an expectation by the board too.

The last 5 matches they only managed to get 1 win there of course this is not too good even though there were 2 draws for them but indeed they should get full points in this case because their opponents are only Sassuolo and Torino which incidentally should be below them.
Mou must go back to see what they lack but seeing their current condition it's actually not too much different from last season.

Their current weakness is their unproductive front line which has an impact on their difficulty in scoring goals and winning in one game. They can have a defense that can be said to be strong, but if their forwards don't score then they can't win the game. Jose Mourinho's football philosophy has not been seen in AS Roma's performances where he prioritizes winning over playing well. But then again, how can they win the game if they can't score.
Mourinho will have to rack his brains to fix the shortcomings they currently have if they want a place in the top 4 standings.

[Maidak]

Napoli's upcoming matches in Serie A will have a level of quality of opponents that are more difficult than what Milan will face. Juventus and Inter have recently seen their form improve with successive wins in Serie A, one mistake from Napoli will give the way for Milan to further destabilize Napoli's position in the standings.
Can Milan defend their Serie A title with only half a season remaining?

It is still very possible for AC Milan to defend the Scudetto title this season as long as they can play consistently and win one match after another. It also depends on Napoli's performance, if Napoli declines in terms of performance and loses point after point then that will increase the chances for AC Milan to take over the position now occupied by Napoli. But with Napoli doing well so far, I have a feeling they won't miss the excellent opportunities they have now. Napoli are 8 points away from AC Milan and it will be very difficult for AC Milan to catch up, especially since a big game awaits them in the second half of this season.

Napoli has been playing well and is confident about staying at the top of the table. Another thing that is going to be positive for them is that the team is not going to be too concerned about the World Cup. Most of them are not slated to play in the World Cup, if I understand correctly.

So, that is going to be another big advantage for them. Right now. AC Milan has a really big disadvantage. And that puts them 8 points behind Napoli. Yes, it will be very challenging for them to cope with that deficit. But as far as I remember, we also saw similar types of things in the last season as well, but in the end, AC Milan actually became the winner.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Napoli's upcoming matches in Serie A will have a level of quality of opponents that are more difficult than what Milan will face. Juventus and Inter have recently seen their form improve with successive wins in Serie A, one mistake from Napoli will give the way for Milan to further destabilize Napoli's position in the standings.
Can Milan defend their Serie A title with only half a season remaining?

It is still very possible for AC Milan to defend the Scudetto title this season as long as they can play consistently and win one match after another. It also depends on Napoli's performance, if Napoli declines in terms of performance and loses point after point then that will increase the chances for AC Milan to take over the position now occupied by Napoli. But with Napoli doing well so far, I have a feeling they won't miss the excellent opportunities they have now. Napoli are 8 points away from AC Milan and it will be very difficult for AC Milan to catch up, especially since a big game awaits them in the second half of this season.

Napoli has been playing well and is confident about staying at the top of the table. Another thing that is going to be positive for them is that the team is not going to be too concerned about the World Cup. Most of them are not slated to play in the World Cup, if I understand correctly.

So, that is going to be another big advantage for them. Right now. AC Milan has a really big disadvantage. And that puts them 8 points behind Napoli. Yes, it will be very challenging for them to cope with that deficit. But as far as I remember, we also saw similar types of things in the last season as well, but in the end, AC Milan actually became the winner.

You are right, I like to focus on how well Napoli is doing, honestly it is one of the best performances they have done and I think they can continue to improve, as they say, 8 points is what separates AC Milan from Napoli , and although it is something very hard not to see Italy in this World Cup, I feel that it is also true that no player will feel pressure since they have no option of getting injured due to a high-level match, so when noticing all these things the Italian league can be favored in that its players will have less wear and tear, and that they will be able to use that time to download and have a better outlook after the end of the year, it is the best for the players.

Well, and good omens are coming for Napoli in terms of money:

Several US investors raise interest in Napol

Aurelio De Laurentiis’ Napoli are starting to gather momentum in the United States and several investors have begun keeping a close eye on things in the Campania capital, reports detail. 

The Partenopei have started the 2022-23 season in explosive fashion, flying to the top of Serie A unbeaten after 15 games and topping their Champions League group to saunter into the knock-out stages. Napoli look on track to win their first Scudetto in over three decades, lifting the league title for the first time since the days of Diego Maradona.

As reported by Corriere dello Sport, several US investment funds have been very impressed by De Laurentiis’ vision and work at Napoli and have begun closely following the club.

Source: https://football-italia.net/several-us-investors-raise-interest-in-napoli/

The things that are coming for Napoli are very good, I think it is one of the best moments that the club is going through, what they can achieve is not bad, apart from the proposals that come to them are impressive.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Things are not going on very well for Inter in general this season. I mean the Serie A not the Champions League. Because they are still pretty good in the Champions League as they have managed to reach next round. But in the Serie A, they are struggling to stay in the title race. In fact, Napoli are far away from all of the teams in the league. But the gap between Inter and Napoli is really big like 11 points. If Inter didn't start to get better results on last a few weeks then I can't even imagine the look of their condition.

Inter are doing great in offense but not the same in defense. If they make some improvement in their defensive strategies they actually have a big potential to finish at the second place in the league table at worst. Because they are more productive than Milan, Juventus and Lazio all despite being behind these teams.

[nurilham]

Napoli has been playing well and is confident about staying at the top of the table. Another thing that is going to be positive for them is that the team is not going to be too concerned about the World Cup. Most of them are not slated to play in the World Cup, if I understand correctly.

So, that is going to be another big advantage for them. Right now. AC Milan has a really big disadvantage. And that puts them 8 points behind Napoli. Yes, it will be very challenging for them to cope with that deficit. But as far as I remember, we also saw similar types of things in the last season as well, but in the end, AC Milan actually became the winner.

It is a big advantage if most of Napoli players don't play in World Cup competition. So, Napoli players can take a rest for several days and they also won't have a problem about getting an injury during the World Cup matches.

About the competition with AC Milan, I think AC Milan will be difficult to overtake Napoli considering the big gap of 8 points. Moreover, Napoli players are on fire, they never got a loss until now. This will motivate the players to keep the record, they will struggle harder to collect full points in every match (3 points). AC Milan seems won't have the same result as the previous season, the chance to be the winner this season looks very small. I strongly believe that Napoli will be the winner as far as all the players stay until the end of the season.

[terrorJR]

Inter are doing great in offense but not the same in defense. If they make some improvement in their defensive strategies they actually have a big potential to finish at the second place in the league table at worst. Because they are more productive than Milan, Juventus and Lazio all despite being behind these teams.

For some time, at the start of the season, Inter seemed to be more focused on being in the Champions League because they were aware that their group was quite tough, but after this break, there was actually no reason for them not to focus on Serie A because with Napoli's current condition, if Inter didn't really focused then Napoli will be even further away.
On the other hand, other big teams like Juventus are now stretched and it looks like they will also wake up from their slumber at the start of this season.