Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Jody.Drummer]

A good way to kick off the season for Juventus, this win should be a morale booster for the team for the coming games. I have a feeling that Juventus will perform better from last season. They look prepared and ready to go head to head against other top teams for titles this season. Allegri is an experienced coach, the club have faith in him to deliver them this season and comoete for trophies.

Juventus confidently embraced three points to stand in the second position in the Italian league table, to encourage their fans that they have what it takes to go far in this season to maintain a good position to make their fans happy. Juventus really showcased some new tactics that made people to believed that they are well organized in this season, because they were able to achieve three goals in the 45 minutes to silent their opponent despite the mighty players they used to played the match. I think, Juventus will not end up the way they ended up last season competition, because they showed a good step in their first match to prove that they will withstand any strong teams in this season.

There's one thing I'm interested in about their win, and that's their defense. Udinese didn't attack at all, they also attacked several times, even their attempts were recorded more than Juventus'. It's just that the Juventus defense worked solidly in this match so they could keep their goal so that not a single goal was scored.
Their attacking line for this match I saw more creative, and could take advantage of the gaps that existed to be able to create opportunities that they could ultimately use to create a goal. And we can see, they can create 3 goals in this match.

[Unknown Op]

I think all the consequences of last season have been passed by Juventus and they have received the punishment they deserve. And I think that UEFA has also finished its work on the investigation effort.

This season will be a momentum for Juventus to get up and will return to mastering Serie A. It is not without reason, the Bianconeri, who were disqualified from European competition, can now only focus on domestic competition. The first win this season proves that the Old Lady is ready to become a serious challenger for the Scudetto this season. I'm pretty sure Allegri's men will be able to reign supreme in Serie A, they have everything to go on the throne.

Juventus successful start to the season is a morale booster and paves the way for improved play. The team seems set to compete with top competitors for titles this year under Allegri experienced leadership. There are memories of point deductions, but it is unlikely that they will happen again. Juventus has displayed some outstanding performance that shows they are capable of competing against even formidable foes like Napoli. They are ready for supremacy this season because they are exclusively focused on Serie A and it appears that their previous penalties have been resolved allowing them to fully concentrate on their football aspirations.

[rendravolt]

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Talking about Massimiliano Allegri leaving Juventus next season in my opinion is just a rumour, I have also read even from reliable sources that Massimiliano Allegri has received an offer from the FIGC to handle Italy, because Roberto Mancini resigned as Italy coach some time ago. announced the situation of the resignation of Roberto Mancini from the Italian football Federation, whether the news is true or not I think it could happen that Massimiliano Allegri will accept an offer from the FIGC to continue Roberto Mancini in managing Italian to bring about a change in Italian football which has lost its consistency in a big event...

I think Allegri will stay at Juventus because he is still a coach who is quite important for the Juventus squad. Moreover, even though Juventus are often harmed by punishment from the Italian football federation, he persists and continues to motivate his players to continue to be confident no matter what.


The rumors about Roberto Mancini's dismissal were true and now the FIGC has appointed a new coach for the Italian national team, namely Luciano Spalletti who was Napoli's coach last season. With Spalleti Napoli won its first Scudetto in decades and therefore that is probably the reason why the FIGC appointed him as Roberto Mancini's replacement. Spalleti will start managing the Italian national team starting September 1.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66548262

[Swordsoffreedom]

I think all the consequences of last season have been passed by Juventus and they have received the punishment they deserve. And I think that UEFA has also finished its work on the investigation effort.
This season will be a momentum for Juventus to get up and will return to mastering Serie A. It is not without reason, the Bianconeri, who were disqualified from European competition, can now only focus on domestic competition. The first win this season proves that the Old Lady is ready to become a serious challenger for the Scudetto this season. I'm pretty sure Allegri's men will be able to reign supreme in Serie A, they have everything to go on the throne.

Juventus successful start to the season is a morale booster and paves the way for improved play. The team seems set to compete with top competitors for titles this year under Allegri experienced leadership. There are memories of point deductions, but it is unlikely that they will happen again. Juventus has displayed some outstanding performance that shows they are capable of competing against even formidable foes like Napoli. They are ready for supremacy this season because they are exclusively focused on Serie A and it appears that their previous penalties have been resolved allowing them to fully concentrate on their football aspirations.

The Juventus team looks very organized this season. Although their performance was erratic last season, they have managed to start the season very well this season. Their match strategy was good. Although they didn't attack too much, each attack was very powerful. In this match only 9 shots were made by Juventus players. And 4 were on target. They managed to score in three of them. Udinese were not weak opponents. Udinese players attacked a lot. However, the performance of Juventus's defence was very good. Due to the good performance of the defenders, the team did not concede any goals in this match. The bonding between the players was very good. And if they are able to continue such performance then Juventus will be the favorite for the title this year. And I think Juventus will return to their former glory this season.

[Velvet78]

I don't know whether Inter really need another striker right now. Therefore they might not want to sign back Alexis Sanchez. Because the number of alternatives will be a lot and this can cause some unhappiness among the attacking players maybe. Because there is no way each one of them can have a good amount of playing time.

I'm saying that although Inter are playing with two forwards on the front. If they didn't bring Arnautovic as well then it would have still been logical to sign Alexis Sanchez. But now I don't think there is any transfer need left for this area.

[len01]

I'm not saying Alexis Sanchez is not a good player for Inter Milan but still, I think hiring a player like him at this age is not a smart move from Inter Milan, they were trying to keep Lukaku for the next season and even the fans were thinking Inter Milan can't score a goal without Lukaku but we saw in the last game they had not a problem.
I think Alexis Sanchez is already an old player and he can't be useful for Inter Milan unless they sign a short-term contract with him with a low salary.
 

Inter Milan is a competitive club in Seria A, they aiming for the scudetto again this time. We know how tough Seria A is and most of these players will not be able to reached out for the top competition in the club. Alexis Sanchez is a pro player and he knows what he needs and what he doesn't. We know what Alexis Sanchez is capable of doing and in league games, he got that fire in him but I don't think he would be able to hold on much longer. He's old and Inter Milan needs lengthy prominent players that will deliver the club in crucial times, Sanchez is vulnerable to injuries which basically means he will missed out on games.

as long as Napoli still have their mainstay player (Osimhen) it will be a little difficult to win the Scudetto title and in terms of actual performance Inter Milan is not far behind Napoli, its just that the strategy is a little less precise and Inter do not have reliable players or talented strikers to strengthen attacks. and if Inter can bring in Alexis Sanchez it not be a problem even though he is quite old but look at how his career was in the previous season he was able to perform well and score a pretty good score but it seems Inter officials doubt it because he is a little old.

if this season Inter fail again to win the Scudetto title I think next season they have to get a reliable striker to help contribute in attack and win the title that Inter wants.

[wmaurik]

Inter Milan is a competitive club in Seria A, they aiming for the scudetto again this time. We know how tough Seria A is and most of these players will not be able to reached out for the top competition in the club. Alexis Sanchez is a pro player and he knows what he needs and what he doesn't. We know what Alexis Sanchez is capable of doing and in league games, he got that fire in him but I don't think he would be able to hold on much longer. He's old and Inter Milan needs lengthy prominent players that will deliver the club in crucial times, Sanchez is vulnerable to injuries which basically means he will missed out on games.

As long as Alexis Sanchez is still not injured, Inter Milan will continue to use him to maximize the potential of his team this season while making old players stand out more, because competition in Serie A this season will probably still be quite fierce in terms of fighting for the scudetto title. So that Inter Milan itself must be able to get better and also be aware of its rivals such as Napoli and Juventus, even though Inter Milan has the opportunity to get full points again in the next match because Inter Milan's opponent is a promoted team whose strength is still very small in Serie A.

[Hirose UK]

I don't know whether Inter really need another striker right now. Therefore they might not want to sign back Alexis Sanchez. Because the number of alternatives will be a lot and this can cause some unhappiness among the attacking players maybe. Because there is no way each one of them can have a good amount of playing time.

I'm saying that although Inter are playing with two forwards on the front. If they didn't bring Arnautovic as well then it would have still been logical to sign Alexis Sanchez. But now I don't think there is any transfer need left for this area.

Arnautovic and also Alexis Sanchez are actually good options for Inter Milan with the aim of getting an attacking player who can create chances to win.
But Arnautovic has joined since August 16 and Alexis Sanchez is only a backup option if Inter Milan cannot sign Arnautovic.
These two strikers have previously played for Inter Milan and it will be easier for them to adapt to other Inter players if they bring in one of them even though both are of an age that is no longer productive.
Simone Inzaghi really hopes that Arnautovic can give a good game and help Inter Milan win every game so that it will be easier to get closer to having a championship.

[emrecemsan]

... Juventus just need to sign a new striker to replace vlahovic.

Vlahovic actually started very well to this season. It surprised me as well because he didn't look good in the previous season. Many people were thinking that he wasn't good enough or he was just not the right player for Allegri's system. But who knows maybe he started to adapt to the current system finally. A performance with a goal and an assist in the Udinese match was impressive. This performance hopefully improves his confidence in himself at the same time to be consistent.

You know it was even on Juventus' agenda that they would make a swap deal with Chelsea between Lukaku and Vlahovic. Let's see if it will be worth keeping Vlahovic here.

[masulum]

Yes, I also think so and Alexis Sanchez is too old to play in a team like Inter Milan, of course, at the age of Alexis Sanchez, who is already 34 years old, his performance will decline.
I believe the Inter Milan team will be realistic now, this is just a back issue and I don't think Inter Milan will realize this transfer.
Now Inter Milan's front line has many options so they no longer need players in the front positions.

34 years may not be too old in Serie-A. Ibrahimovic is older than him, However, he is still able to provide trophies for AC Milan. The most important thing is how he plays on the fields, and how he takes the chances to score goals or make opportunity to other to scoring goal. Indeed, Sanchez and Ibrahimovic cannot be compared, but I believe that at the age of 34, he can still be relied in Serie A. Giroud is also older than Sanchez, but he is still the coach's choice. There are many of old players who can still play in Serie-A, because Serie-A is not like EPL with a fast tempo, so i think is still possible for 33-year-old players to continue playing in Serie-A. The problem for older players is usually injuries, sometimes their performance is still good, unfortunately injuries prevent them from playing.

[topbitcoin]

I don't know whether Inter really need another striker right now. Therefore they might not want to sign back Alexis Sanchez. Because the number of alternatives will be a lot and this can cause some unhappiness among the attacking players maybe. Because there is no way each one of them can have a good amount of playing time.

I'm saying that although Inter are playing with two forwards on the front. If they didn't bring Arnautovic as well then it would have still been logical to sign Alexis Sanchez. But now I don't think there is any transfer need left for this area.

Yes, I also think so and Alexis Sanchez is too old to play in a team like Inter Milan, of course, at the age of Alexis Sanchez, who is already 34 years old, his performance will decline.
I believe the Inter Milan team will be realistic now, this is just a back issue and I don't think Inter Milan will realize this transfer.
Now Inter Milan's front line has many options so they no longer need players in the front positions.

For Serie A, age is actually not an obstacle in my opinion because if you say Alexis is too then what Dzeko is doing at the moment so in this case it is not a matter of old or young but whether it fits or not because in the end it comes down to fit.

Indeed, the presence of older players can also be a bit of a hindrance especially for the speed of the attacking line but in other conditions when there is experience and Alexis knows the conditions of Inter because he has been there before this can also be another advantage.
It's just that if they really want to improve on pace bringing back Alexis is not the right choice but when it comes to price this could be an exception.

[RaltcoinsB]

I don't know whether Inter really need another striker right now. Therefore they might not want to sign back Alexis Sanchez. Because the number of alternatives will be a lot and this can cause some unhappiness among the attacking players maybe. Because there is no way each one of them can have a good amount of playing time.

I'm saying that although Inter are playing with two forwards on the front. If they didn't bring Arnautovic as well then it would have still been logical to sign Alexis Sanchez. But now I don't think there is any transfer need left for this area.

Yes, I also think so and Alexis Sanchez is too old to play in a team like Inter Milan, of course, at the age of Alexis Sanchez, who is already 34 years old, his performance will decline.
I believe the Inter Milan team will be realistic now, this is just a back issue and I don't think Inter Milan will realize this transfer.
Now Inter Milan's front line has many options so they no longer need players in the front positions.

Friends, the concept of old is changing now. If you remember last year, Dzeko made the UCL final with Inter at the age of 37. Moreover, he took part in the first 11 and produced dangerous positions. Look at Giroud, he's still playing very well at AC Milan. I think Alexis Sanchez can be given a chance. A quality player.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

For Serie A, age is actually not an obstacle in my opinion because if you say Alexis is too then what Dzeko is doing at the moment so in this case it is not a matter of old or young but whether it fits or not because in the end it comes down to fit.

Age is still a barrier for all players in all leagues exclusively Serie A but Serie A has a slower intensity than other big leagues in Europe so it is more adaptive possible for old players in Serie A to prolong their career as well as to play with acceptable contributions for their clubs. However, human bodies have limits and all players have to say goodbye like months ago we witnessed a retirement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Indeed, the presence of older players can also be a bit of a hindrance especially for the speed of the attacking line but in other conditions when there is experience and Alexis knows the conditions of Inter because he has been there before this can also be another advantage.
It's just that if they really want to improve on pace bringing back Alexis is not the right choice but when it comes to price this could be an exception.

Old players will be used carefully and depends on match situations and they will not be used in all matches as their bodies need more time to recover than young players. In addition, old players don't fit with tactics against all types of opponent. Therefore coaches have to be more carefully selective with old players to avoid negative effects from old players if they use those ones. Usually when a player returns to a club, it is often at an older age so usually they have less contributions and many players have disappointed returns.

[Lordhermes]

I don't know whether Inter really need another striker right now. Therefore they might not want to sign back Alexis Sanchez. Because the number of alternatives will be a lot and this can cause some unhappiness among the attacking players maybe. Because there is no way each one of them can have a good amount of playing time.

I'm saying that although Inter are playing with two forwards on the front. If they didn't bring Arnautovic as well then it would have still been logical to sign Alexis Sanchez. But now I don't think there is any transfer need left for this area.

Yes, I also think so and Alexis Sanchez is too old to play in a team like Inter Milan, of course, at the age of Alexis Sanchez, who is already 34 years old, his performance will decline.
I believe the Inter Milan team will be realistic now, this is just a back issue and I don't think Inter Milan will realize this transfer.
Now Inter Milan's front line has many options so they no longer need players in the front positions.

Friends, the concept of old is changing now. If you remember last year, Dzeko made the UCL final with Inter at the age of 37. Moreover, he took part in the first 11 and produced dangerous positions. Look at Giroud, he's still playing very well at AC Milan. I think Alexis Sanchez can be given a chance. A quality player.

Body type is important, experience matter too regardless of age. They're players who are old but more valuable to a club than the young ones. Alex is good for Inter Milan he still has the stamina and ability to lead the Milan attacking line. No one should underrate Alex, he's one of my favorite winger in the world.

Inter Milan should so sign him, since Lukaku deal has been terminated.

[Ayers]

I also liked the way Juventus performed in that match. They were definitely very dominating. In the first half, they were really very good. I actually thought that as it is the start of the season, Juventus will probably not perform as expected and maybe not even get the whole three points. But I was satisfied with the performance that I saw. And another thing is, the way Juventus played in that match, we could see that they had done their homework.

Is it possible for them to even improve on what they have shown in the first match? Obviously. But I think their performance is only going to get better as the season goes on.

As I repeated last year, Allegri is a capable and smart coach. Those who attacked him simply don't understand anything about football. More than anything else too many injured last year, we have to ask ourselves some questions about the summer athletic training.
my 2 cents

Allegri is definitely doing it decent job with Juventus. The thing is that The situation has not been in his favour. They have also not been very good from Juventus. And sometimes I think people even do not know about the fact that they had to finish really low on the table because 10 points had been taken away from them. And without knowing the fact, they start talking about how badly Juventus has performed in the season.

I definitely believe that the performance is going to be better from Juventus in the ongoing season.

[giammangiato]

Good morning guyz
AC Milan - Torino FC 2023-08-26 20:45
I think AC Milan win the game because Torino FC seems to have lost motivation and AC Milan is playing with excellent precision and technique and want to win for stay at top
in my opinion
statistics: prev year and this year

corner: 187 assist t: 49 assist v: 49 cross t: 458 cross v: 204 goal f: 64 goal s: 43 V: 20 P: 10 S: 8
corner: 6 assist t: 2 assist v: 2 cross t: 5 cross v: 5 goal f: 2 goal s: 0 V: 1 P: 0 S: 0

corner: 172 assist t: 34 assist v: 34 cross t: 429 cross v: 201 goal f: 42 goal s: 41 V: 14 P: 11 S: 13
corner: 8 assist t: 0 assist v: 0 cross t: 11 cross v: 5 goal f: 0 goal s: 0 V: 0 P: 1 S: 0

[topbitcoin]

For Serie A, age is actually not an obstacle in my opinion because if you say Alexis is too then what Dzeko is doing at the moment so in this case it is not a matter of old or young but whether it fits or not because in the end it comes down to fit.

Age is still a barrier for all players in all leagues exclusively Serie A but Serie A has a slower intensity than other big leagues in Europe so it is more adaptive possible for old players in Serie A to prolong their career as well as to play with acceptable contributions for their clubs. However, human bodies have limits and all players have to say goodbye like months ago we witnessed a retirement of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The problem is the financial conditions themselves, usually for young players they require to give something more in terms of price and salary which makes this difficult with the financial conditions that are in Serie A and one of the alternatives is an old player.
Not a few old players who still exist today and are iconic maybe Buffon and Zlatan who decided to retire last season but there are still some players like Giroud who are currently still in Milan.

Indeed, the presence of older players can also be a bit of a hindrance especially for the speed of the attacking line but in other conditions when there is experience and Alexis knows the conditions of Inter because he has been there before this can also be another advantage.
It's just that if they really want to improve on pace bringing back Alexis is not the right choice but when it comes to price this could be an exception.

Old players will be used carefully and depends on match situations and they will not be used in all matches as their bodies need more time to recover than young players. In addition, old players don't fit with tactics against all types of opponent. Therefore coaches have to be more carefully selective with old players to avoid negative effects from old players if they use those ones. Usually when a player returns to a club, it is often at an older age so usually they have less contributions and many players have disappointed returns.

It depends on the club's conditions too if they have some options then using the older players as options is still possible but when there are no players who can be used as options like last season Dzeko at Inter and Giroud at Milan or maybe before that there was also Dries Mertens at Napoli I think it is optional to use them as the core line-up because it also adjusts the conditions of the club.

[QueenVera]

Good morning guyz
AC Milan - Torino FC 2023-08-26 20:45
I think AC Milan win the game because Torino FC seems to have lost motivation and AC Milan is playing with excellent precision and technique and want to win for stay at top
in my opinion
statistics: prev year and this year

corner: 187 assist t: 49 assist v: 49 cross t: 458 cross v: 204 goal f: 64 goal s: 43 V: 20 P: 10 S: 8
corner: 6 assist t: 2 assist v: 2 cross t: 5 cross v: 5 goal f: 2 goal s: 0 V: 1 P: 0 S: 0

corner: 172 assist t: 34 assist v: 34 cross t: 429 cross v: 201 goal f: 42 goal s: 41 V: 14 P: 11 S: 13
corner: 8 assist t: 0 assist v: 0 cross t: 11 cross v: 5 goal f: 0 goal s: 0 V: 0 P: 1 S: 0

Acmilan are the favourites to win but it's not going to come easy because if you check their last stats in previous 5 league matches you'll see that both had won twice and  had a draw, it shows that winning Torino have not been really easy for then if not they would had dominated in their last 5 league matches how the winning probability for Acmilan in their next match against Torino is 60%.
 A good number of people would not totally be convinced of Acmilan winning comfortably and would rather bet them to win or draw the match but I think I'm going for a straight win, because of the composure the team this season, they've bluster their squad to a more decent and stronger side than the previous season there, winning their first 5 matches in the beginning of the season shouldn't be a difficult task for them, moreover the new signings seems to be in good form and that's one thing that would boost them this season.

[Ndabagi01]

I'm not saying Alexis Sanchez is not a good player for Inter Milan but still, I think hiring a player like him at this age is not a smart move from Inter Milan, they were trying to keep Lukaku for the next season and even the fans were thinking Inter Milan can't score a goal without Lukaku but we saw in the last game they had not a problem.
I think Alexis Sanchez is already an old player and he can't be useful for Inter Milan unless they sign a short-term contract with him with a low salary.
 

When it comes to signing a player, his age does not always matter. What matters most is the value he can provide to the team. Alexis Sanchez may be considered an old player, but despite his age, he performed admirably for Marseille last season. Having multiple striker options is beneficial to a team and can boost their chances of winning a match since the coach will have numerous options to choose from that can fit into the match nicely. I don't see anything wrong with Alexis Sanchez coming to Inter Milan; it will only strengthen the team rather than weaken it.

[hyudien]

... Juventus just need to sign a new striker to replace vlahovic.

Vlahovic actually started very well to this season. It surprised me as well because he didn't look good in the previous season. Many people were thinking that he wasn't good enough or he was just not the right player for Allegri's system. But who knows maybe he started to adapt to the current system finally. A performance with a goal and an assist in the Udinese match was impressive. This performance hopefully improves his confidence in himself at the same time to be consistent.

Vlahovic plays without a suitable partner so he will become blunt, because of that his performance is decreasing from season to season. If Juventus are able to bring in several strikers who can support Vlahovic in the senior line then the results could be even better. Relying only on Vlahovic for appearances on the front lines is still not able to provide a big breakthrough for Juventus growth. Chiesa is good but if Juventus are able to use 3 strikers the results could be even more different.

For Serie A, age is actually not an obstacle in my opinion because if you say Alexis is too then what Dzeko is doing at the moment so in this case it is not a matter of old or young but whether it fits or not because in the end it comes down to fit.

Indeed, the presence of older players can also be a bit of a hindrance especially for the speed of the attacking line but in other conditions when there is experience and Alexis knows the conditions of Inter because he has been there before this can also be another advantage.
It's just that if they really want to improve on pace bringing back Alexis is not the right choice but when it comes to price this could be an exception.

I think in Serie A the age is still quite decent even like most of the players who are almost likely to continue in Serie A. So it's not just an age problem as you say Italian game rhythm is slow but the sharpness is very wary. Meanwhile, if you look at other European Leagues, of course there are characteristics that can be seen clearly. Talking about Alexis Sanchez development is experienced by almost all players who are facing age and are no longer productive, but it all depends on fitness, Ibrahimmovic, for example, showed that age is not a measure of being able to continue playing. Only here Alexis is not included in the category that Ibrahimovic said.