Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[rendravolt]

Surprising news from the top of the Serie A standings this season, Napoli just suffered a defeat in trials last night, and suffered a crushing defeat to their guests from French club LOSC Lille, of course it is not surprising that Napoli's weakening appearance after the World Cup ended, will be capital for the club  Serie A club to prevent Napoli from getting the Scudetto this year..

Even though this is only a friendly match it seems that it must be taken seriously as a club problem that Napoli must immediately fix, how can they maintain the top of the Serie A standings if they have to lose to a team they should be able to beat. I still can't understand, maybe the Napoli players have lost their enthusiasm or indeed they are just playing around in this match and are not concerned with winning.

[Dewi Aries]

Even though this is only a friendly match it seems that it must be taken seriously as a club problem that Napoli must immediately fix, how can they maintain the top of the Serie A standings if they have to lose to a team they should be able to beat. I still can't understand, maybe the Napoli players have lost their enthusiasm or indeed they are just playing around in this match and are not concerned with winning.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a friendly match because normally coaches will experiment with new strategies
sometimes also only play second tier players therefore defeat is not something surprising even with a big score
Today there were several friendlies match from Serie A teams just watch the final score.

[Docnaster]

Surprising news from the top of the Serie A standings this season, Napoli just suffered a defeat in trials last night, and suffered a crushing defeat to their guests from French club LOSC Lille, of course it is not surprising that Napoli's weakening appearance after the World Cup ended, will be capital for the club  Serie A club to prevent Napoli from getting the Scudetto this year..

Even though this is only a friendly match it seems that it must be taken seriously as a club problem that Napoli must immediately fix, how can they maintain the top of the Serie A standings if they have to lose to a team they should be able to beat. I still can't understand, maybe the Napoli players have lost their enthusiasm or indeed they are just playing around in this match and are not concerned with winning.

It seems surprising but we should probably be expecting it. No doubt, Napoli has displayed an outstanding performance so far this season, but it is also good to know that throughout the world cup tournament,  so many clubs have remolded their team to a better standard than it was and are also giving their best to have a better result. Therefore one should celebrate victory only at the end of a particular match because as it stands now, there is no big or small team. Every match is a serious competition.

[rendravolt]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was a friendly match because normally coaches will experiment with new strategies
sometimes also only play second tier players therefore defeat is not something surprising even with a big score
Today there were several friendlies match from Serie A teams just watch the final score.

I think so too, playing second line players for friendlies is a pretty good choice, but the results are not necessarily satisfying. Yes, I was watching another friendly match between Juventus and Rijeka, the score was still 0 - 0 in 68 minutes.

It seems surprising but we should probably be expecting it. No doubt, Napoli has displayed an outstanding performance so far this season, but it is also good to know that throughout the world cup tournament,  so many clubs have remolded their team to a better standard than it was and are also giving their best to have a better result. Therefore one should celebrate victory only at the end of a particular match because as it stands now, there is no big or small team. Every match is a serious competition.

True, Napoli after the match will definitely evaluate all the performance of the players and of course there will be a better solution later. We know that Napoli are still in doubt about continuing their victory this season, especially after the world cup, many other clubs have targeted new players in the transfer market and competition in the standings, of course there will be slight changes later.

[BITCOIN4X]

previously Inter will have a warm-up match against 2 teams including Sassuolo. A friendly match after a long break would be good to adjust the game in the squad. this will probably be the first clash of games after the break which is good for us to see.
Serie A looks like it will be even more exciting when several teams at the top of the standings are increasingly competing for points. Napoli is more favored, but let's hope they don't drop points after the game after the break restarts.

I honestly wonder how many Napoli fans there are in this forum compared to Milan, Inter and Juventus. I've seen people keep hoping Napoli don't drop points and maybe win the Scudetto they haven't won again in almost 4 decades. I know Napoli are the favorites this season after their impressive form until the World Cup break. I think they are very likely to loss points because the competition will get tougher after the break. Whatever the reason, I believe that Napoli's struggle to maintain the first position in the standings will not be easy even if they have a lot ahead of Milan, Inter or Juventus at the moment.

[giammangiato]

Surprising news from the top of the Serie A standings this season, Napoli just suffered a defeat in trials last night, and suffered a crushing defeat to their guests from French club LOSC Lille, of course it is not surprising that Napoli's weakening appearance after the World Cup ended, will be capital for the club  Serie A club to prevent Napoli from getting the Scudetto this year..

I'm so sorry I don't agree
it was a friendly match, when you do well you can afford to experiment in friendlies
so in my opinion it doesn't matter that he lost a friendly

for me he is still the possible winner of the scudetto

[terrorJR]

Francesco Camarda. He's 14-year old and has scored 485 goals in 89 games in the AC Milan academy.

He was promoted to the Milan u19s yesterday for a friendly and he bagged a brace. Next year debut maybe ?

There is an age limit in every match which of course is a reference. I don't really know what age limit can play in Serie A for seniors, but looking at other domestic leagues such as La Liga, senior players must at least be over 18 years old and of course Seire A is certain. there is a limit like this.
On the other hand, 14 years is still very small and indeed it would be more likely if you were at u19s, although this is also a real risk in my opinion.

[X-ray]

It seems like that napoli has been losing twotimes on the friendly matches which were not good at all. The fact that if napoli may even lose some key players and i think that's gonna be a very problem for napoli. Will inter beat napoli easily?

If Napoli lose the match against Inter Milan, of course they will lose points and make the clubs below them like Juventus and Acmilan able to reduce the points gap in the standings this season, maybe it's a friendly match that is not too serious for them to face but with a losing score like that as if it looks like Napoli is easy to beat 

A bit surprised that napoli can lose that easy against unpopular team like that. I meant it doesn't make sense to see that while napoli has been winning 13 matches in a row on serie a. Is it a part of napoli's strategy to show how bad quality of its team now while it has not yet used all of its power in the friendly match? I don't think so but that might become the most sense reason why napoli got beaten by the teal like lille. I hope that napoli can back again to the right track.

[snipie]

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I'm so sorry I don't agree
it was a friendly match, when you do well you can afford to experiment in friendlies
so in my opinion it doesn't matter that he lost a friendly

for me he is still the possible winner of the scudetto

Friendlies games should never be taken seriously since it doesn't reflect how good or bad is the teams. Coaches tend to try different tactics and so on. Players didn't play together for real since few weeks so they are getting used to resume to the league spirit.
Napoli is a hard number and will not let the scudetto run away this year that easily.

[poldanmig]

Surprising news from the top of the Serie A standings this season, Napoli just suffered a defeat in trials last night, and suffered a crushing defeat to their guests from French club LOSC Lille, of course it is not surprising that Napoli's weakening appearance after the World Cup ended, will be capital for the club  Serie A club to prevent Napoli from getting the Scudetto this year..

I'm so sorry I don't agree
it was a friendly match, when you do well you can afford to experiment in friendlies
so in my opinion it doesn't matter that he lost a friendly

for me he is still the possible winner of the scudetto

Although the defeat looks bad but this does not reflect that Napoli will weaken, indeed there will be a slight decrease in Napoli performance after the long break in the world cup but I don't think it will be as drastic as what happened in the friendly match, we cannot make friendly matches as a measure to the strength of the team because usually the coach will only try new tactics and also test the cohesiveness of the squad including by providing opportunities for young and reserve players to play, many coaches often even conceal the strength of their team during friendly matches so that later they will be able to surprise opponents and it is difficult for their strength analyzed by the opposing team when the league starts.

[bitgolden]

Francesco Camarda. He's 14-year old and has scored 485 goals in 89 games in the AC Milan academy.

He was promoted to the Milan u19s yesterday for a friendly and he bagged a brace. Next year debut maybe ?

It is always too early to talk about young kids that are under 16 years old and how their future could be. We have seen plenty of superstar potential players at those ages, end up not being good at all when they grow up. There are few reasons for this, one of them is the fact that they are talented but also have physical advantages over their teammates and opponents at that age, some players could be super fast and be 6+ feet tall anyway, while everyone else is closer to 5 feet tall for example.

Or it could be because they grow and the stardom takes their eye and they start to go to clubs too much. It could be anything, but in the end we are talking about a 14 year old, we have to wait at least another 3-4 years to see if they will be legit great.

[Jatiluhung]

It seems like that napoli has been losing twotimes on the friendly matches which were not good at all. The fact that if napoli may even lose some key players and i think that's gonna be a very problem for napoli. Will inter beat napoli easily?

If Napoli lose the match against Inter Milan, of course they will lose points and make the clubs below them like Juventus and Acmilan able to reduce the points gap in the standings this season, maybe it's a friendly match that is not too serious for them to face but with a losing score like that as if it looks like Napoli is easy to beat 

I was also a little surprised by the results of the friendly match between Napoli and LOSC. losing 1-4 to LOSC really seems like an odd thing I guess. because it is impossible for Napoli's performance to drop that drastically. So I think Napoli are just testing their new strategy. and it seems that it is not going well. But it is true that doubts cannot be avoided when looking at the results of the match. But because it wasn't a serious match. so I hope that Napoli will still be consistent in the actual match against Inter.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Friendy games don't mean anything for teams. It only helps them gain match fitness, that's all. Napoli would never lost to Lille by an embarrassing score like that in an official game considering their general performance in this season so far. You can be sure of that. Players don't take friendly games very seriously and we see ridiculous scores like this one as a result. I don't think even Napoli supporters care about this result much. They must be all focused on their Inter game up next in the Serie A which is in two weeks.

Inter have been very dominant in home games against Napoli in the league for nearly six years. Napoli can't defeat them there since April 30, 2017. Inter can keep up this nice work in fact. Because their attacking strength has been very impressive so far. If they come back with a stronger defense that must be enough for them not to lose this one.

[iamsange]

Friendy games don't mean anything for teams. It only helps them gain match fitness, that's all. Napoli would never lost to Lille by an embarrassing score like that in an official game considering their general performance in this season so far. You can be sure of that. Players don't take friendly games very seriously and we see ridiculous scores like this one as a result. I don't think even Napoli supporters care about this result much. They must be all focused on their Inter game up next in the Serie A which is in two weeks.

Inter have been very dominant in home games against Napoli in the league for nearly six years. Napoli can't defeat them there since April 30, 2017. Inter can keep up this nice work in fact. Because their attacking strength has been very impressive so far. If they come back with a stronger defense that must be enough for them not to lose this one.

Even though it was a test match, the defeat suffered by Napoli must also be an important record for Spalletti. The World Cup break could have had a big effect on them, because their consistency had to stop due to a long holiday. The first match against Inter Milan will certainly be a benchmark for Napoli's strength in the second half of the season.

But the point advantage they get is of course not too worrying, but if they lose against Inter and then also lose to Juventus, then the chance to win the Scudetto is very threatened. What is clear is that Napoli's test will be more severe in the second half of the season.

[salad daging]

I was also a little surprised by the results of the friendly match between Napoli and LOSC. losing 1-4 to LOSC really seems like an odd thing I guess. because it is impossible for Napoli's performance to drop that drastically. So I think Napoli are just testing their new strategy. and it seems that it is not going well. But it is true that doubts cannot be avoided when looking at the results of the match. But because it wasn't a serious match. so I hope that Napoli will still be consistent in the actual match against Inter.

Don't know if this is the start where Napoli will experience a decline in performance or just testing a new strategy while the opponent is definitely paying attention to Napoli's game in a friendly match, so Napoli shouldn't let Napoli become like this, especially later against Inter Milan, which in my opinion is tough for Napoli to fight nya, I always say that from the break there is always a little difference that makes the team weak but fortunately this is only a friendly match so you can say it's just a trial in a game and in fact in Serie A there can't be another mistake for Napoli to repeat the mistake from the previous game.

[emrecemsan]

Milan have a good opportunity ahead of them to close up the gap with Napoli. Because their opponent is Salernitana while Inter and Napoli are facing each other on the same week. Milan shouldn't underestimate their opponent of course. Salernitana seem stronger than the previous season now. They defeated Lazio away and got a point from Juventus as well. The point amount they have collected so far must be a danger sign for Milan absolutely. Salernitana lost to some big teams too of course but they are really unpredictable.

Milan need to make a good comeback after losing many points and causing the gap with the leader to get bigger. This match is a big chance to do so. Giroud has had a good World Cup period so I think he would also make a nice contribution.

[ginsan]

I was also a little surprised by the results of the friendly match between Napoli and LOSC. losing 1-4 to LOSC really seems like an odd thing I guess. because it is impossible for Napoli's performance to drop that drastically. So I think Napoli are just testing their new strategy. and it seems that it is not going well. But it is true that doubts cannot be avoided when looking at the results of the match. But because it wasn't a serious match. so I hope that Napoli will still be consistent in the actual match against Inter.

the final result was indeed very surprising because Napoli had to give up with a big score. even though I didn't watch this match but seeing the final result it seems to be inversely proportional to what they have done in Serie A this season. I think if Napoli can't maintain their good performance in Serie A when Serie A resumes after a long holiday then they will find it difficult to become champions at the end of this season's competition.

even victor osimhen played from the early minutes against Lille but he did not show his best form in that friendly match. although this match is not a strong reference for assessing their squad, Spalleti must not let his players be in a dilemma with the achievements they have made so far.

[zuzie]

Milan have a good opportunity ahead of them to close up the gap with Napoli. Because their opponent is Salernitana while Inter and Napoli are facing each other on the same week. Milan shouldn't underestimate their opponent of course. Salernitana seem stronger than the previous season now. They defeated Lazio away and got a point from Juventus as well. The point amount they have collected so far must be a danger sign for Milan absolutely. Salernitana lost to some big teams too of course but they are really unpredictable.

Milan need to make a good comeback after losing many points and causing the gap with the leader to get bigger. This match is a big chance to do so. Giroud has had a good World Cup period so I think he would also make a nice contribution.

So you are right that Milan should be able to get 3 easy points because Salernitana is not a strong opponent they had bad results in the last 3 matches including 2 defeats
Milan are also hoping that Napoli will be beaten by Inter in their first match after their year-end holidays to keep the points closer, but of course it's not easy.

[alpamar99]

Milan have a good opportunity ahead of them to close up the gap with Napoli. Because their opponent is Salernitana while Inter and Napoli are facing each other on the same week. Milan shouldn't underestimate their opponent of course. Salernitana seem stronger than the previous season now. They defeated Lazio away and got a point from Juventus as well. The point amount they have collected so far must be a danger sign for Milan absolutely. Salernitana lost to some big teams too of course but they are really unpredictable.

Milan need to make a good comeback after losing many points and causing the gap with the leader to get bigger. This match is a big chance to do so. Giroud has had a good World Cup period so I think he would also make a nice contribution.

So you are right that Milan should be able to get 3 easy points because Salernitana is not a strong opponent they had bad results in the last 3 matches including 2 defeats
Milan are also hoping that Napoli will be beaten by Inter in their first match after their year-end holidays to keep the points closer, but of course it's not easy.

Milan's 2 friendlies still haven't gone well against the 2 english giants and their third friendly game will be against the Eredivisie giants hopefully there will be a real change for that, as this could be important especially they also have to find a balance for the game against Salernitana. even though they are superior, seeing the quality of their current game they still have many gaps that are easy for opponents to penetrate.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Milan's 2 friendlies still haven't gone well against the 2 english giants and their third friendly game will be against the Eredivisie giants hopefully there will be a real change for that, as this could be important especially they also have to find a balance for the game against Salernitana. even though they are superior, seeing the quality of their current game they still have many gaps that are easy for opponents to penetrate.

For the top team, Milan is indeed the worst in defense so far they have conceded 15 goals the coach must find a solution to this and look for a new defender in the upcoming transfer window. In the near future I believe Juventus will take over the 2nd place because recently Juventus have been playing well and slowly finding their best performance.