Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Dewi Aries]

Last season, Napoli managed to show their strength in matches in the Serie A League and were in first place at the top of the standings. At least Spalletti has very good experience at Napoli, while Rugi Garcia is still relatively new, and I doubt whether Napoli will dominate the Serie A next season or not.Usually, a change of coach becomes one of the triggers for winning or losing and becomes part of the journey of a soccer club.

We can't jump to conclusions and doubt him just because he's a newcomer we should at least give him a chance at least until mid-season
Rudi Garcia already has experience in several leagues his abilities can be applied in any team including Napoli I have no doubt about that
Moreover, Napoli still uses the same team composition so Rudi Garcia just needs to continue domination and strategy.

[X-ray]

It's clear that Inter Milan are very disappointed with Lukaku did, when he chose to be close to Juventus. It reasonable if Inter withdraw, considering that Marcus Thuram also already at there, who clearly has more potential in the future. Meanwhile, currently Lukaku get bad situation, reportedly Juventus prefer to recruit Folarin Balogun from Arsenal or Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid rather than Lukaku.

That's a serious indirect sign for Lukaku who is playing with the nerves of Inter management and fans! It will be an awkward moment for him to see Inter rejecting him, Juventus neglecting him and absolutely out of the strategy of Chelsea

It's caused by all of juventus fans were also hating him. Lukaku is the most incompetence player that has ever exist. He deserves it. No reason to keep him in chelsea or even serie a club. That's his karma. Inter and juventus already rejected him. The only way for lukaku to go to the saudi club.
This guy has even rejected an offer that was coming from the totenham. He is too selfish and think inter was everything in the past without even lookin at the secondary choice.

I would not be surprised if there are so many people who dislike him so much. That's why juventus was not interesting to sign him again. Chelsea shall sell him asap. He's a bad thing for the team. No place for lukaku in chelsea.

[borovichok]

We can't jump to conclusions and doubt him just because he's a newcomer we should at least give him a chance at least until mid-season
Rudi Garcia already has experience in several leagues his abilities can be applied in any team including Napoli I have no doubt about that
Moreover, Napoli still uses the same team composition so Rudi Garcia just needs to continue domination and strategy.

It is too ahead of schedule to decide on the future of the newly appointed manager. He should be given enough ample opportunity to assess whether he would be a good short-term or long-term coach for the club. Rudi Garcia should be given a chance before proclaiming that he is unfit to lead Napoli to victory in Serie A. We all know what happened to Napoli; of course, they've been highly competitive for the scudetto for quite some time; the club winning it last season was completely unsurprising, because we all expected them to win it, albeit after a more difficult work out by the coach and his squad.

[OcTradism]

That's a serious indirect sign for Lukaku who is playing with the nerves of Inter management and fans! It will be an awkward moment for him to see Inter rejecting him, Juventus neglecting him and absolutely out of the strategy of Chelsea

Lukaku is like a Judas by doing that. He betrayed all trust of Inter Milan and love of their fans for him recent years and in this summer. It is surely time wasting for Inter Milan when they tried to negotiate with Chelsea for a transfer of Lukaku to their club but behind the scene, the player and his representatives had some talks with AC Milan and Juventus.

We can't jump to conclusions and doubt him just because he's a newcomer we should at least give him a chance at least until mid-season
Rudi Garcia already has experience in several leagues his abilities can be applied in any team including Napoli I have no doubt about that
Moreover, Napoli still uses the same team composition so Rudi Garcia just needs to continue domination and strategy.

He is a new comer in Napoli but he is not new in Serie A. In the past he was a coach of AS Roma and had some good seasons with Roma. He has enough experience in Serie A which will help him to have less difficulty for their management job in Napoli but he will have to mitigate effects from transfers of Napoli star players in this summer. Losing star players and attaching new players to a squad together are difficult task for Rudi Garcia.

I see if they can end a next season in top four, it will be an acceptable result for Napoli and Rudi Garcia.

It is too ahead of schedule to decide on the future of the newly appointed manager. He should be given enough ample opportunity to assess whether he would be a good short-term or long-term coach for the club. Rudi Garcia should be given a chance before proclaiming that he is unfit to lead Napoli to victory in Serie A. We all know what happened to Napoli; of course, they've been highly competitive for the scudetto for quite some time; the club winning it last season was completely unsurprising, because we all expected them to win it, albeit after a more difficult work out by the coach and his squad.

At Napoli, they usually don't have too long-term plan with their coaches. Their President Aurelio De Laurentiis does not want to have long term plans with coaches or he just does not have enough patience to complete such plans. Many coaches came and went away in Laurentiis era as their club president and I really believe that Rudi Garcia will not be different.

If Laurentiis did not keep Spaletti after a great successful season, how will he has enough patience to keep Rudi Garcia in Napoli if results are worse than his expectation?

[rendravolt]

Inter announced that the player who will use the number 9 jersey next season is Marcus Thuram and we can see that with this the Lukaku era at Inter will come to an end. As we know, Marcus Thuram is their new recruit this season and he may be brought in as a replacement for Edin Dzeko, who had previously joined Fenerbahce.

I think the polemic between Lukaku and Inter has officially ended because we know that there was news that Lukaku was more interested in Juventus' offer and soon Inter withdrew to make Lukaku permanent from Chelsea. Moreover, this annoyed one of the Inter Curva Nord ultras group who even made a statement of disappointment towards Lukaku. It's clear that Inter don't need to be confused with Serie A next season and Marcus Thuram is felt to be enough to fill in next season's starters.

It's clear that Inter Milan are very disappointed with Lukaku did, when he chose to be close to Juventus. It reasonable if Inter withdraw, considering that Marcus Thuram also already at there, who clearly has more potential in the future. Meanwhile, currently Lukaku get bad situation, reportedly Juventus prefer to recruit Folarin Balogun from Arsenal or Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid rather than Lukaku.

After all, which team would want to be played by a player whose performance is not even that stable. Maybe Inter want to show they can afford another striker even if Lukaku doesn't want to accept Inter's offer. As one of Europe's big teams, I think this provides a real example so that all players have more respect for the team they are defending as long as they provide support and are willing to accept everything, instead of having a big head trying to accept offers from other teams.

But I also heard that Juventus are now starting to stay away from Lukaku because they are getting a lot of pressure from the fans to cancel the contract with Lukaku. This also made Lukaku finally contact Inter again to ask about his availability to defend Inter again starting next season, but in my opinion it was too late and there was no place for Lukaku to be at Inter. I think the attacking options for Juventus are quite good, especially if they bring in Alvaro Morata it will actually make Juventus so comfortable with the experience they have.

[Hvdv]

Ronaldo is just talking nonsense to me. He is seeing the Saudi League like the best now. He believes this league will soon be getting past the Turkish Super League and Eredivisie in quality also. I believe there is no way the Saudi League is doing all that anytime. Because winning the league doesn't get the champion team anywhere. That team can't join the Champions League for example. Where is the prestige in that league then? Just because they are signing mostly old stars does he think the league quality will be topping others?

Some young players also go there but the general situation is like this. I will never be expecting that league to get ahead of any big European league including the Serie A.

Ronaldo have feature in the major popular leagues, he basically knows how they operatee. Cristiano Ronaldo is bluffing, the Saudi Arabian league is just getting started, they need the balance to compete with European football, and despite Saudi Arabian clubs making huge offers to European players, some accept while others declining condition. Facts indicate that Saudi Arabia league clubs continue to be the most active in terms of signings and investment. Their primary objective is to increase the popularity of their league in comparison to European football. 

They just use the money to increase the popularity of the league. Actually, this is a problem because the Chinese league has attempted such a thing in the past years, and today they are far from that level and they are facing big economic problems. I think we can see similar things for the Saudi Arabian league in the near future. They look very interesting right now, but next year will be important.

[armanda90]

After all, which team would want to be played by a player whose performance is not even that stable. Maybe Inter want to show they can afford another striker even if Lukaku doesn't want to accept Inter's offer. As one of Europe's big teams, I think this provides a real example so that all players have more respect for the team they are defending as long as they provide support and are willing to accept everything, instead of having a big head trying to accept offers from other teams.

But I also heard that Juventus are now starting to stay away from Lukaku because they are getting a lot of pressure from the fans to cancel the contract with Lukaku. This also made Lukaku finally contact Inter again to ask about his availability to defend Inter again starting next season, but in my opinion it was too late and there was no place for Lukaku to be at Inter. I think the attacking options for Juventus are quite good, especially if they bring in Alvaro Morata it will actually make Juventus so comfortable with the experience they have.

Final decision not in Lukaku hand for accepting Inter Milan offering but depend with his team Chelsea are agree with bid transfer offer from Inter Milan still 35 million euro. Unbelievable with Inter and Juventus rival until respond from both fans, last rumor Juan Cuadrado get huge pressure from Juventus fans after rumor he will join with Inter Milan.

Lukaku future still unclear yet, he still not return not only with Chelsea has pre season match in United State but also with Inter Milan have start with pre season match too. Will Lukaku have other teams except Inter or Chelsea because both teams have begin training center for pre season match more than one week but Lukaku still not both teams squad for pre season match.

[Uruhara]

Well I hope AC Milan can stay in the ranks of clubs that are in the top order of the title race in Serie A this season. They buy players on a limited budget. and they were also forced to sell several players to stabilize their finances. but apart from all that, Ac Milan has always managed to deal with the crises that confronted them. Ac Milan is also always able to maximize the squad they have. But right now Ac milan does need some new strength for the team. because we know that at the end of last season AC Milan started to lose balance in their squad.

Yes, last season they failed to win a trophy, either Serie A or the Champions League. Because indeed they themselves are aware that their team is not as strong as other big clubs. We also know how their squad is, not strong enough for the various players. While on the other hand they do not have much money. That's why at least their coach, Stefano Pioli, has to work harder to get new players who are more talented and stronger this season. The arrival of several new players so far is quite a breath of fresh air for AC Milan, they are quite good. Hopefully it really suits AC Milan's coach and playing style. Even though it might not be as strong as the other clubs anymore.

But I was quite impressed with AC Milan's performance last season because they made it to the semi-finals in the UCL even though only with the modest squad they have. And AC Milan was even able to beat Napoli in the Champions League and of course it surprised everyone at that time. although at that time Napoli did become a little weak in attack because they played without Osimhen in the initial game against AC Milan. But still, Ac Milan's strength should be reckoned with at that time. Because when Osimhen returned, Napoli failed to beat AC Milan at that time. I think the Serie A clubs will not stop surprising even in the season to come.

[Velvet78]

Milan's performance was really interesting in the Champions League unlike the Serie A. They eliminated Napoli as well indeed and it is thanks to their experience in this tournament too. Because technically Napoli were the better playing side in that matchup but Milan still found a way to get past them. Reaching the semi finals there was definitely a success for Milan.

But on the other hand they might not have been able to qualify for the Champions League again if it weren't for Juventus' 10-point punishment. Juventus were going to take their place in that case. Milan should make a good improvement in their Serie A performance this time.

[marcous]

Milan's performance was really interesting in the Champions League unlike the Serie A. They eliminated Napoli as well indeed and it is thanks to their experience in this tournament too. Because technically Napoli were the better playing side in that matchup but Milan still found a way to get past them. Reaching the semi finals there was definitely a success for Milan.

But on the other hand they might not have been able to qualify for the Champions League again if it weren't for Juventus' 10-point punishment. Juventus were going to take their place in that case. Milan should make a good improvement in their Serie A performance this time.

It is true that Ac Milan has had the good fortune of deducting Juventus points, if there is no point deduction it is difficult for Milan to compete for a place in the Champions League Zone next season. So far Milan seems to have improved a lot to recruit several new players such as Loftus Cheek and Cristian Pulisic, although it is reported that they have internal problems with the dismissal of Maldini. Their own legend in the management chair has not stopped their steps from improving the squad.

Milan mentality in the Champions League is above any other club in Serie A, they have triumphed with Ancelotti in the 2005 period. They are the club from Italy who have won the Champions League the most, beating Juventus and Inter Milan.

[Juggy777]

Milan's performance was really interesting in the Champions League unlike the Serie A. They eliminated Napoli as well indeed and it is thanks to their experience in this tournament too. Because technically Napoli were the better playing side in that matchup but Milan still found a way to get past them. Reaching the semi finals there was definitely a success for Milan.

But on the other hand they might not have been able to qualify for the Champions League again if it weren't for Juventus' 10-point punishment. Juventus were going to take their place in that case. Milan should make a good improvement in their Serie A performance this time.

It is true that Ac Milan has had the good fortune of deducting Juventus points, if there is no point deduction it is difficult for Milan to compete for a place in the Champions League Zone next season. So far Milan seems to have improved a lot to recruit several new players such as Loftus Cheek and Cristian Pulisic, although it is reported that they have internal problems with the dismissal of Maldini. Their own legend in the management chair has not stopped their steps from improving the squad.

Milan mentality in the Champions League is above any other club in Serie A, they have triumphed with Ancelotti in the 2005 period. They are the club from Italy who have won the Champions League the most, beating Juventus and Inter Milan.

@marcous it seems that Milan has learnt it’s lesson and they have spend wisely during this transfer window and these new recruits should definitely help them succeed in this league. Further I’m very excited to see Pulisic on the field because so far at Chelsea he wasn’t performing that well and now I hope that he can rediscover his form and go on to become a legendary player at Milan.

[babo]

Milan's performance was really interesting in the Champions League unlike the Serie A. They eliminated Napoli as well indeed and it is thanks to their experience in this tournament too. Because technically Napoli were the better playing side in that matchup but Milan still found a way to get past them. Reaching the semi finals there was definitely a success for Milan.

But on the other hand they might not have been able to qualify for the Champions League again if it weren't for Juventus' 10-point punishment. Juventus were going to take their place in that case. Milan should make a good improvement in their Serie A performance this time.

It is true that Ac Milan has had the good fortune of deducting Juventus points, if there is no point deduction it is difficult for Milan to compete for a place in the Champions League Zone next season. So far Milan seems to have improved a lot to recruit several new players such as Loftus Cheek and Cristian Pulisic, although it is reported that they have internal problems with the dismissal of Maldini. Their own legend in the management chair has not stopped their steps from improving the squad.

Milan mentality in the Champions League is above any other club in Serie A, they have triumphed with Ancelotti in the 2005 period. They are the club from Italy who have won the Champions League the most, beating Juventus and Inter Milan.

you also need luck in this game, it's not just skill that counts
Do you know how many teams I've seen take posts and crossbars and lose by a stroke of bad luck
this is precisely the beauty of football, the part we love, the fact that it is certainly nothing

[JeffBrad12]

It has been a long time since MSC Cruises has become a sponsor for acmilan. The company is finally back again to be the main sponsor for rossoneri. Im happy right now caused by intermilan gets additional funds from this partnership.
MSC Cruises has been absence from being a sponsorship for acmilan for almost a decade ago. A bit surprised this company is coming back again after last partnership with acmilan.

AC Milan has united with MSC Cruises as the firm becomes the Principal Partner and the Official Sleeve Partner of the Rossoneri.

The deal will see the group’s logo printed on the sleeves of the shirts worn by the men’s first team (both in domestic competitions and Champions League), the women’s first team as well as the Primavera sides.

Casper Stylsvig, AC Milan’s Chief Revenue Office, said: “We’re happy to welcome MSC Cruises back to the Rossoneri family as a Principal Partner and Sleeve Partner of our Men’s and Women’s First Teams and our Primavera teams.

https://insidersport.com/2023/07/19/ac-milan-scores-new-sleeve-sponsor-for-upcoming-serie-a-season/

Cruises will be replacing bitmex which is not extending its contract with acmilan. The money raised from a partnership with cruises was not so big but that's really helpful for the club in adding more funds.

[masulum]

Cruises will be replacing bitmex which is not extending its contract with acmilan. The money raised from a partnership with cruises was not so big but that's really helpful for the club in adding more funds.

This sponsorship deal is estimated to be worth 5 million euros per year (plusmin), it can't help much to buy new players though  , but this is still become positive, because despite losing BitMex, Milan got a replacement. If I'm not mistaken, the sponsorship with Emirates & Puma is also almost over. Hopefully they can reach a renewal with higher sponsorship value.

[Pulsar77]

Inter are moving on with keeping Inzaghi in the manager position. I think they are doing the right thing as well. Because I call their last season performance successful. They won two titles like Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup first of all. After that they qualified for the Champions League finale and made quite big difficulties for Manchester City there as well. Maybe they weren't in a title race in the Serie A. But there was a reason for that as well. They couldn't start the season well and it was late when they started to do better.

They had defensive issues at the first times of that season. They should make sure now that they don't have the same experience this season.

[shogun47]

Inter are moving on with keeping Inzaghi in the manager position. I think they are doing the right thing as well. Because I call their last season performance successful. They won two titles like Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup first of all. After that they qualified for the Champions League finale and made quite big difficulties for Manchester City there as well. Maybe they weren't in a title race in the Serie A. But there was a reason for that as well. They couldn't start the season well and it was late when they started to do better.

They had defensive issues at the first times of that season. They should make sure now that they don't have the same experience this season.

I didn't follow the manager discussion for Inter Milan recently, but have there been discussions about Inzaghi for real? Or did Inzaghi hesitate and think about leaving the club? The club has absolutely no reason to sack him nor have discussions about him. Actually, I would rather expect the club to raise the incentives for Inzaghi to stay for longer and try even harder. Though I could see Inzaghi having some doubts whether he will be able to repeat or even come close to what he achieved last season. The Champions League final is unrealistic, but they should make the Serie A title the priority number 1.

[Rockstarguy]

Well I hope AC Milan can stay in the ranks of clubs that are in the top order of the title race in Serie A this season. They buy players on a limited budget. and they were also forced to sell several players to stabilize their finances. but apart from all that, Ac Milan has always managed to deal with the crises that confronted them. Ac Milan is also always able to maximize the squad they have. But right now Ac milan does need some new strength for the team. because we know that at the end of last season AC Milan started to lose balance in their squad.

Yes, last season they failed to win a trophy, either Serie A or the Champions League. Because indeed they themselves are aware that their team is not as strong as other big clubs. We also know how their squad is, not strong enough for the various players. While on the other hand they do not have much money. That's why at least their coach, Stefano Pioli, has to work harder to get new players who are more talented and stronger this season. The arrival of several new players so far is quite a breath of fresh air for AC Milan, they are quite good. Hopefully it really suits AC Milan's coach and playing style. Even though it might not be as strong as the other clubs anymore.

Last season Ac milan performance was not impressive, it was even too difficult for  them to be among the top four league.  Ac Milan was even beating by small teams in different time, the lack of quality players was a big challenge for ac milan.  The signing of several talented player will  really make a difference for ac milan this season,   ac milan need to be strong  back like the way they have always been. I just hope ac milan will be better this season in their performance.

[babo]

Inter are moving on with keeping Inzaghi in the manager position. I think they are doing the right thing as well. Because I call their last season performance successful. They won two titles like Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup first of all. After that they qualified for the Champions League finale and made quite big difficulties for Manchester City there as well. Maybe they weren't in a title race in the Serie A. But there was a reason for that as well. They couldn't start the season well and it was late when they started to do better.

They had defensive issues at the first times of that season. They should make sure now that they don't have the same experience this season.

Finally they understood that you need to have a stable team! MIRACLE
he worked well despite everything against him, I like him as a coach
at least he doesn't complain like Antonio Conte, that was continuous crying and shifting the blame to others

[len01]

Last season Ac milan performance was not impressive, it was even too difficult for  them to be among the top four league.  Ac Milan was even beating by small teams in different time, the lack of quality players was a big challenge for ac milan.  The signing of several talented player will  really make a difference for ac milan this season,   ac milan need to be strong  back like the way they have always been. I just hope ac milan will be better this season in their performance.

it's not a problem that Milan lacks quality player but last season AC Milan appeared inconsistent, sometimes it can be stronger, sometimes it becomes weak when it's almost the end of the season. on the one hand, Milan performance last season may not look impressive because we know that last season was not an easy time for AC Milan, who had to maintain the performance of their players in Serie A and also maintain their physique for the European League.
with this it's clear that maybe you misunderstood the bad thought last season about Milan because the AC Milan coach has tried his best to be in the top 4 in Serie A and can do well in the European League.

[Raflesia]

Thats right. In the end these are interconnected but still the focus may be between Mbappe and PSG as this could leave some transfers open if Mbappe leaves.
On the other hand this could also encourage some players including Dusan and Osimhen who are at Napoli.
But that only refers to a few for the case of Chelsea there might be a difference because with Mbappe leaving or not they will try to get Dusan if that is the best option from Pochettino but if Mbappe leaves and Dusan is one of the options for a replacement then maybe Chelsea should be prepared for the competition that will occur between them and PSG.

I wonder if Vlahovic is the breakthrough striker that Chelsea is looking for. They tried their luck with a number of strikers and although Vlahovic is a good one, is he really that strong? Vlahovic scored 10 goals in the last season, which also includes 2 penalties. To me this is still one of those average performances that would make doubt that he gets along any better in the Premier League with Chelsea. If this doesn't work out it could end the same way as it did with Felix or Havertz when they tried to let him play the striker position.

It's up to Poche if he really wants Dusan as a striker at Chelsea.
Dusan is actually a pretty good striker, it's just that sometimes the performance depends on how the coach exploits him.
He can shine at Fiorentina even though for Juventus he still hasn't shown anything that can be said to be great until now.
Joao Felix came during the previous era and Pochettino did not really expect it because it did not fit the scheme he was going to do as for Havertz actually for me personally this is a little regrettable especially since several Chelsea players who left joined other big clubs which of course this makes Arsenal who brought Havertz, Manchester United who brought Mount and Manchester City who brought Kovavic clearly benefited.
At the moment we only need to see how this will end whether Dusan will indeed go to the EPL or not at this time it is still uncertain.