Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[hahay]

Wow, even though Inter lost in ball possession but Inter won at half time 2-0, I think winning 2-0 at half time in a final match like this is a great achievement. I just didn't expect Inter to win like that in the first half, because Milan at this moment is also not too bad and the proof is that Milan can have a very good ball possession.

Indeed, the ball possession factor does not fully guarantee victory, but in a match like this I think ball possession is also needed to be able to have many attempts to score goals. But it seems that Inter are also playing well and are disciplined in defense and because of that, Milan really have to make even more efforts to be able to convert their attacks into goals.

[emrecemsan]

I wonder when Milan are thinking of taking some action about their bad defending. It looks like Inter are better about starting to fix the issues they have in their own defense. Inter's main problem in the Serie A has been with their defense otherwise they could have been right behind Napoli. But now something has really started to change about them while there isn't any change in Milan's defense. Milan were terrible at finding the target in the first half as well. They just can't resist Inter like this.

Inzaghi had better do whatever is needed to keep their advantage. I hope to see a more aggressive and eager Milan in the second half.

[KTChampions]

Milan's defense is bad, how could they concede so easily in a final like this. Milan shouldn't have given much space to Inter's players, obviously it wasn't what I expected. Now Milan have conceded 2 goals, while Milan have not managed to even harm Inter's goal.

Stefano Pioli has to change his strategy if he doesn't want to lose to Inter in an embarrassing manner. Now scoring 3 goals to win must be very difficult, but I hope Milan still has hope.

If Lecce was able to score two goals against Milan in the first half, then I'm not surprised that Inter could too. Another question is that it will be much more difficult to bounce back against Inter, although now Milan needs only two goals to at least not lose and transfer the game to extra time. But even though this is a supercup, I would say that Milan's chances are already illusory.

[el kaka22]

Looking at the point difference, it looks like Napoli would probably not let that much point difference to be closed down in a few months, I know that it looks possible within just a month if they start to play worse, or if they get an important player injured or something. But the difference is 8 points now and they are doing as well as hoped right now so I do not think that it will be that much possible.

All I am guessing is that it is going to be a tough situation for any other team, they have to win every single game if they want to beat Napoli and that will probably not happen. I am guessing that it is going to be a tough situation for Napoli as well to keep this going after this year as well.

[ShowOff]

I wonder when Milan are thinking of taking some action about their bad defending. It looks like Inter are better about starting to fix the issues they have in their own defense. Inter's main problem in the Serie A has been with their defense otherwise they could have been right behind Napoli. But now something has really started to change about them while there isn't any change in Milan's defense. Milan were terrible at finding the target in the first half as well. They just can't resist Inter like this.

It's clear that Milan's defense was terrible in the first 20 minutes, and as a result they conceded 2 goals instead of just 1. I don't know what the problem was, but Inter did better than Milan. Now I'm being honest, I hope Milan can end the second half with a draw and the match goes into extra time. This is my wish of Milan, but scoring 2 goals against Inter is never going to be easy.

[kamvreto]

~snip~Indeed, the ball possession factor does not fully guarantee victory, but in a match like this I think ball possession is also needed to be able to have many attempts to score goals. But it seems that Inter are also playing well and are disciplined in defense and because of that, Milan really have to make even more efforts to be able to convert their attacks into goals.

Milan did 63% of possession in the match while Inter only had 37%. Inter tried to hold on and occasionally attacked. out of 9 shots, inter had 4 shots on goal and 2 shots were successful.
Inter became a strong opponent for Milan. Federico Dimarco started the goal in 10 minutes and was followed by Edin Dzeko's second goal in 21 minutes. by inter.

[alpamar99]

There is less than half an hour left for the Milan - Inter finale in the Super Cup.

Both teams are very effective ones in scoring goals undoubtedly. But they have some problems in their defenses at the same time. This makes me directly think like we can see many goals in this game. Both teams would do their best while there is an opportunity to win a title in the season. Maybe none of these teams will be able to get another title during the rest of the season. Therefore this cup is important for both of them. Inter are slightly favoured for the win. It feels like they can do this after a tough fight.

Milan's many opportunities were wasted in this match. They have a hard time converting odds which makes it a little harder for them to catch.
Even though they had quite good possession of the ball, they were still hampered in finishing. On the other hand it looks like right now Inter will just hang on with their lead but I think it's still too long and they need to be bolder because even if Milan are bad at finishing but when pressed continuously they can definitely build momentum.

[RealMalatesta]

In today's coppa italian game, both Napali and Cremonese played incredibly well and both teams scored two goals each.  And the game was very tight and Napali lost by only one goal on penalties. It's really fun to watch such a brutal fighting game.  Because when only one team scores a lot of goals and the other team doesn't score, the game becomes boring. But it is a thrill to watch such bone-headed play

I will praise Cremonese which is having no win from 18 games in Serie A done amazing job as they play mostly extra time with 10 men against Italian League leaders Napoli and having one of the fabulous win in this game specially when Napoli were leading after the end of first half this is good fight from Cremonese against Napoli which was playing with all new players in this team as they were taking no chance for the first team which is currently doing amazing job and having clearly nine points lead from second spotted AC Milan in Serie A league table for this season.

Now after this win now Cremonese is in quarterfinal where they will face another Italian giant AS Roma which is looking for the place into last four of the Copa Italia 2023.

[ginsan]

Milan did 63% of possession in the match while Inter only had 37%. Inter tried to hold on and occasionally attacked. out of 9 shots, inter had 4 shots on goal and 2 shots were successful.
Inter became a strong opponent for Milan. Federico Dimarco started the goal in 10 minutes and was followed by Edin Dzeko's second goal in 21 minutes. by inter.
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Ac milan game was quite good in this match, but unfortunately they had trouble scoring goals. Ac milan was able to dominate the match in the first half but conceded 2 goals to be a bad ending for them in the first half.

the second half Stefano Pioli squad will try hard to equalize. but inter milan will take advantage of the advantages that are already in hand to be maintained until the end of this match. I'm not sure ac milan will be able to turn things around in the second half even though they are more aggressive in building attacks.

[minime0105]

Atlanta vs spezia is going to be a work over to me for Atlanta but cup matches are often seen having different unexpected results like the game between Napoli's and cremonese where cremonese scored in the 18th minutes of the match and was later eaqulized by Napoli also a 2:1 by Napoli in the entire first half and a total domination at this point viewer was expecting more goals and a total winning from Napoli but the result became devastating for Napoli when the equalizing goal was scored in the 87th minutes by cremonese.

[herurist]

Milan's defense is bad, how could they concede so easily in a final like this. Milan shouldn't have given much space to Inter's players, obviously it wasn't what I expected. Now Milan have conceded 2 goals, while Milan have not managed to even harm Inter's goal.

Stefano Pioli has to change his strategy if he doesn't want to lose to Inter in an embarrassing manner. Now scoring 3 goals to win must be very difficult, but I hope Milan still has hope.

If Lecce was able to score two goals against Milan in the first half, then I'm not surprised that Inter could too. Another question is that it will be much more difficult to bounce back against Inter, although now Milan needs only two goals to at least not lose and transfer the game to extra time. But even though this is a supercup, I would say that Milan's chances are already illusory.

True, in the first 20 minutes Milan in the last 2 matches always looked less focused which made it difficult for them. The current score has not changed with Inter's condition which continues to keep some of its players in defense and occasionally launches counterattacks. now the match has entered 75 minutes and usually it starts from this minute which is always a crucial minute especially the last 10 minutes. Will Milan be able to in the end or they have to give up the trophy that is in sight.

[mendace]

Milan practically threw away a super cup match with Inter due to two serious defensive errors and an absent goalkeeper on both shots.  In this second half of the championship Milan is playing very badly and now as he writes Inter scores his third goal... another incredible mistake by Milan.

[minime0105]

AC Milan is dorminating in ball possession at this point in this match between them and inter milan but ball possession does not determine or decide the winner of a match, but I can say that they should possession more force in their attack and their defensive should be well placed, allowing your opponent to score more than one goal be it a neutral ground, your home or way is not a good one for a team like AC milan because they are one of the best team in Italian senior league with good and well known skillful players but there current form is not a good one so the have to do more in other to return to their winning ways.

[coinlocket$]

Easy win for Inter again.
They have a better team especially now with a lot of Injuries into Milan's side.


Tomorrow we will have the latest 3 games of this Italian Cup too.

[KTChampions]

If Lecce was able to score two goals against Milan in the first half, then I'm not surprised that Inter could too. Another question is that it will be much more difficult to bounce back against Inter, although now Milan needs only two goals to at least not lose and transfer the game to extra time. But even though this is a supercup, I would say that Milan's chances are already illusory.

True, in the first 20 minutes Milan in the last 2 matches always looked less focused which made it difficult for them. The current score has not changed with Inter's condition which continues to keep some of its players in defense and occasionally launches counterattacks. now the match has entered 75 minutes and usually it starts from this minute which is always a crucial minute especially the last 10 minutes. Will Milan be able to in the end or they have to give up the trophy that is in sight.

As a result, 0-3 (my congratulations to Inter and its fans) and although in general we have equal statistics and even Milan's advantage in possession of the ball, the main statistics and shots on target are 3-6 in favor of Inter. In fairness, it should be noted that Milan was very close to score a goal (hit on the crossbar), but in terms of the game, Inter is obviously stronger. This is good news for Napoli, because since they are not the strongest team in second place, this further improves their chances.

[lalabotax]

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I'm sorry but I mistakenly gave Atalanta a goal to Napoli, my oversight! LoL however I fully agree with you, it will be a very close game, for Juventus losing again would mean making all the good things they have created so far vanish, but Atalanta will hardly give up without a fight, we will see a good game I'm sure

It's okay mate.  
Indeed  there will be a high tension for two clubs. I am also sure that they will prepare their best squad. Hopefully, Juventus will be ready with their full team mainly, after some were in their process of injury recovery. If they are not, it will be tougher for them.

AC Milan is dorminating in ball possession at this point in this match between them and inter milan but ball possession does not determine or decide the winner of a match,

Exactly, Having higher ball possession, playing more beautiful and exciting, and making opponents crowd will mean nothing of finally they are not able to even once score a goal. They may only perform a beautiful performance, but not satisfying and expected results. Inter in this case was realy smart and effective in utilizing thier smaller chance to make goals. They have higher accuracy and stronger attacks so they could make Milan players under pressured for several times. Congrats to Inter, once again.

[terrorJR]

Easy win for Inter again.
They have a better team especially now with a lot of Injuries into Milan's side.


Tomorrow we will have the latest 3 games of this Italian Cup too.

Actually in this match I don't feel it has been easy for Inter even though their score was quite heavy but from a playing point of view Inter were really pushed and kept on holding on.
However, possession of the ball doesn't mean anything when there is already a fairly crushing score in this match.
3 goals is really sweet for a trophy even though the trophy is not very prestigious when compared to some other competitions.

[GiftedMAN]

Easy win for Inter again.
They have a better team especially now with a lot of Injuries into Milan's side.


Tomorrow we will have the latest 3 games of this Italian Cup too.

It was a well deserved victory for Inter Milan who got all three goals through the errors of the AC Milian defense I believe  the score line is big encouragement for AC Milian to do more work on their defense instead of just playing with attackers who may not have what it takes to get goals to keep the team up and going. I hope Inter Milan will also not take  the win being as a set back for  them because they have a game to play and they must keep winning and also insure they do better in their domestic League.

[Davian144]

Milan practically threw away a super cup match with Inter due to two serious defensive errors and an absent goalkeeper on both shots.  In this second half of the championship Milan is playing very badly and now as he writes Inter scores his third goal... another incredible mistake by Milan.

That can indeed be considered as a number of mistakes for AC Milan because in the first half AC Milan had trailed by two goals, while the next goal was in the second half. And this is a very unfortunate thing for AC Milan even though the match took place in the super cup, but at least the team can still try to focus on Serie A this season. Because Milan and Inter are in a very good position in Serie A with a very close gap, so any mistake from the team will always be exploited by the opponent as happened in this super cup match.

[coinlocket$]

The next Serie A turn

Saturday 21st January
Verona 14:00 Lecce
Salernitana 17:00 Napoli
Fiorentina 19:45 Torino

Sunday 22nd January
Sampdoria 11:30 Udinese
Monza 14:00 Sassuolo
Spezia 17:00 Roma
Juventus 19:45 Atalanta

Monday 23rd January
Bologna 17:30 Cremonese
Inter Milan 19:45 Empoli

Tuesday 24th January
Lazio 19:45 AC Milan


2 big games can end the race for Serie A for Juventus and Milan.

I think it will be 1st time ever when a turn will end in a Tuesday

Source: https://www.skysports.com/serie-a-fixtures