Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[DaNNy001]

Juventus have made a decent start for now. Despite not bringing new players much they looked strong against Udinese. The second half was one-sided for Udinese maybe but the reason why was Juventus' being already in the lead by 3-0 of course. Considering Udinese's not being a weak team Juventus did a great work.

Vlahovic was another surprising name in this match for me. Because he was below expectations previously but entered this season strongly. Consistency will be the key factor for him to be an important player here. If he keeps this up there would be no need for Juventus to look for a new striker.

To be honest I never expected juventus to have such comfortable win over udinese because I know for a certain that these guys a very good side so at the pick of the game I started to wonder if it's juventus that did brilliantly or udinese that defended and played very poorly.

Juventus secure a very nice victory and will be hoping to see them continue the same feat in their next match although the season is still young and there are still a lot of ups and downs but it's better to start strong than poor.

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[QueenVera]

Juventus have made a decent start for now. Despite not bringing new players much they looked strong against Udinese. The second half was one-sided for Udinese maybe but the reason why was Juventus' being already in the lead by 3-0 of course. Considering Udinese's not being a weak team Juventus did a great work.

Vlahovic was another surprising name in this match for me. Because he was below expectations previously but entered this season strongly. Consistency will be the key factor for him to be an important player here. If he keeps this up there would be no need for Juventus to look for a new striker.

To be honest I never expected juventus to have such comfortable win over udinese because I know for a certain that these guys a very good side so at the pick of the game I started to wonder if it's juventus that did brilliantly or udinese that defended and played very poorly.

Juventus secure a very nice victory and will be hoping to see them continue the same feat in their next match although the season is still young and there are still a lot of ups and downs but it's better to start strong than poor.

I think Juventus played very brilliantly and deserved the win against Udinese, I expected a slow or poor start from them but their performance in the last match was superb and one player that caught my attention was Vlahovic because his form was very poor last season forcing Juventus to almost offload him in the present transfer window.

 Well they player well and some new signings adapted fast but i can't tell if it's udinese very poor performances that lead to the brilliant performance of Juventus I'll be more convinced they're fully back in form when they win their next 3-5 matches with a  brilliant performance such as they did against Udinese, but one thing I'm very sure of is that if they continue with this form they'll be very strong contenders of the league.

[Stepstowealth]

I think Juventus played very brilliantly and deserved the win against Udinese, I expected a slow or poor start from them but their performance in the last match was superb and one player that caught my attention was Vlahovic because his form was very poor last season forcing Juventus to almost offload him in the present transfer window.

Juventus may well be on the target to battle with Napoli and make things difficult for them defending their title from last season. This is a new season and a new period for players who did not impress very much last season due to various reasons to make this new season their season. Players like Vlahovic are one of those players who have this at their mind. He played well and was able to get an assist and a goal even though it was from a penalty. He was taken off in almost the last minute of the game, which shows that his performance impressed the coach to have kept him in the game for that long.

[tiCeR]

So solidly played by Juventus and I think that that was expected by most. They are putting their focus where it belongs for now and it pays off. I believe that we are going to see an incredibly strong Juventus for this season and they are just getting going.

Probably better compared with last season. Juventus would be placed at the second place last season without being sanctioned. I expect juventus to achieve better this season. Winning Scudetto? It's possible. Juventus is considerably as the strongest team in italian league now.
Juventus is the strongest candidate to win scudetto and i do believe it will be far better this season compared with napoli last season. Udinese was strong enough to last season.

This is too early if you ask me. I also think that Juventus Turin is among the teams who have a good chance to win the Scudetto, but calling them the strongest team after a single game into the season sounds a bit premature to me. There is AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, all of which I think wouldn't be shocking anyone if they would lead the table after some time. They all have decent teams and last season it all seemed a bit weird because Napoli had this massive lead in points, which made the other teams look so much weaker. It is also true of course that they were weaker, but I don't expect one team to get an advantage like that this season. The rest was quite close and this is what I think will happen in the next few weeks and months.

[Falconer]

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To be honest I never expected juventus to have such comfortable win over udinese because I know for a certain that these guys a very good side so at the pick of the game I started to wonder if it's juventus that did brilliantly or udinese that defended and played very poorly.

Juventus secure a very nice victory and will be hoping to see them continue the same feat in their next match although the season is still young and there are still a lot of ups and downs but it's better to start strong than poor.

Instead of being curious about Juventus' performance against Udinese, I think you can watch the match highlights here: Udinese 0-3 Juventus | Serie A 23/24 Match Highlights

Juventus' performance was good in that match, but Udinese really did well throughout the match even though they failed to score. Juventus had difficulty controlling the movements of the Udinese players in that match, but Massimiliano Allegri should be grateful because Juventus managed to play cleanly without conceding a single goal until the end of the game.

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So solidly played by Juventus and I think that that was expected by most. They are putting their focus where it belongs for now and it pays off. I believe that we are going to see an incredibly strong Juventus for this season and they are just getting going. Their offensive line with Vlahovic and Chiesa is quite promising as well.

Yes, like that. We all know how the condition of Juventus was last season, they really experienced extraordinary difficulties and quite heavy sanctions. And this is a pretty heavy blow for the players when they have been playing quite optimally but still cannot enter the top standings because of the sanction. Therefore, this season, I'm sure they will really fight even more enthusiastically, especially when they are no longer receiving sanctions such as deducting points. They definitely miss being in the UCL, and that is one of their targets. And their early performance was pretty good for a start. It's just a matter of how they improve the consistency and solidity of their squad when they appear against other clubs, because it's definitely not easy.

[snipie]

Yes, like that. We all know how the condition of Juventus was last season, they really experienced extraordinary difficulties and quite heavy sanctions. And this is a pretty heavy blow for the players when they have been playing quite optimally but still cannot enter the top standings because of the sanction. Therefore, this season, I'm sure they will really fight even more enthusiastically, especially when they are no longer receiving sanctions such as deducting points. They definitely miss being in the UCL, and that is one of their targets. And their early performance was pretty good for a start. It's just a matter of how they improve the consistency and solidity of their squad when they appear against other clubs, because it's definitely not easy.

Without counting the indirect effect of the sanctions on players performance and the psychology of the team, Juventus would end in top of the list. Maybe not the first one since Napoli was great but the second place isn't that hard to get.
This season they started good and should continue staying in top for several rounds since they are facing weaker teams like Empoli, Bologna...up to middle of October they have two challenging games vs Lazio and Atalanta. Juventus should keep winning and make Serie A more interesting and challenging

[AndySt]

Without counting the indirect effect of the sanctions on players performance and the psychology of the team, Juventus would end in top of the list. Maybe not the first one since Napoli was great but the second place isn't that hard to get. This season they started good and should continue staying in top for several rounds since they are facing weaker teams like Empoli, Bologna...up to middle of October they have two challenging games vs Lazio and Atalanta. Juventus should keep winning and make Serie A more interesting and challenging

I am always against subjunctive moods and maybe on the contrary, if there were no sanctions against the club and the withdrawal of points, Juventus could perform worse, because difficulties on the contrary could mobilize the team and force the players to be more focused. Therefore, I wonder how Juventus will play this season, when the sword of Damocles of sanctions does not seem to be brought over it (and this is not true and investigations inside Italy against the club are still ongoing and can hurt the club in the most unexpected place and at the most inopportune time).

[Leviathan.007]

Juventus have made a decent start for now. Despite not bringing new players much they looked strong against Udinese. The second half was one-sided for Udinese maybe but the reason why was Juventus' being already in the lead by 3-0 of course. Considering Udinese's not being a weak team Juventus did a great work.

Vlahovic was another surprising name in this match for me. Because he was below expectations previously but entered this season strongly. Consistency will be the key factor for him to be an important player here. If he keeps this up there would be no need for Juventus to look for a new striker.

To be honest I never expected juventus to have such comfortable win over udinese because I know for a certain that these guys a very good side so at the pick of the game I started to wonder if it's juventus that did brilliantly or udinese that defended and played very poorly.

Juventus secure a very nice victory and will be hoping to see them continue the same feat in their next match although the season is still young and there are still a lot of ups and downs but it's better to start strong than poor.

I was waiting for this result and my prediction was right about this game.
Just like I said in my posts before Juventus in the last season had many rama because of losing posts and they couldn't have enough focus that's why we can't judge about the previous season about them. While we can see they have had much better performance in this season and so far they proved it.

[Velvet78]

A good start from Milan but we will see whether they can be consistent at the same time. They are one of the top teams with most amount of transfers this summer. These transfers should show their effect on the team during the season of course. This must mean that Milan really want to be more competitive this time.

Giroud is still impressive. He had a great start with a goal and an assist. I have been doubting his performance for this season but this was like an answer to me. However it is still early of course. Milan should be able to get efficiency from their attackers as much as possible.

[arimamib]

A good start from Milan but we will see whether they can be consistent at the same time. They are one of the top teams with most amount of transfers this summer. These transfers should show their effect on the team during the season of course. This must mean that Milan really want to be more competitive this time.

Giroud is still impressive. He had a great start with a goal and an assist. I have been doubting his performance for this season but this was like an answer to me. However it is still early of course. Milan should be able to get efficiency from their attackers as much as possible.

I will see Ac Milan full strength when they face equally strong teams like Napoli, Juventus or inter milan because these teams can provide a balanced game for them this season. If you look at the changes in the Ac milan squad, of course they already have an attacker who has the instinct to score goals every game like Pulisic.

In the previous match when AC Milan faced Bologna, where in that match if we look at the AC Milan defense, of course they had a little trouble in breaking the attacks carried out by Bologna players. Because Bologna was able to create many attacks in that match. So that Pioli must be able to make his team perform optimally in maintaining their line of defense in the upcoming matches.

[Uruhara]

Juventus have made a decent start for now. Despite not bringing new players much they looked strong against Udinese. The second half was one-sided for Udinese maybe but the reason why was Juventus' being already in the lead by 3-0 of course. Considering Udinese's not being a weak team Juventus did a great work.

Vlahovic was another surprising name in this match for me. Because he was below expectations previously but entered this season strongly. Consistency will be the key factor for him to be an important player here. If he keeps this up there would be no need for Juventus to look for a new striker.

Actually, Juventus really have to defend Vlahovic no matter what. Because we see a great contribution from him. But Juventus still open opportunities for other clubs to take him if there is a suitable offer. Juventus is indeed a club that always surprises and always meets the expectations of its fans very well. But it's a shame this club has had a lot of problems and they have to face some sanctions. I hope Juventus can qualify for the UCL this season. By landing in the top 4.

[Ayers]

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

The failure of Juventus in European competition due to a penalty from UEFA made Juventus have more opportunities to focus on the Italian league this season, the many failures they experienced last season from deducting points that made them fail to participate in the European competition championship also failed to win the Italian league title, I think this season is Juventus' chance to chase Italian league title.

Some of the top clubs may have divided their focus so that they are not too consistent when European competition events start, it will disturb their concentration and their match schedules make the players' performance really decrease because of fatigue, I think Juventus can take this opportunity to win the Italian league this season consistently on the winning path and earn points in every game until the end of the season.

There is no other choice for Juventus this season besides focusing on domestic competition (Serie A). Even though Juventus chances of winning the Scudetto this season are greater than any other team due to their lack of matches, this does not mean that it will reduce Juventus competition with teams like Inter Milan, Napoli and AC Milan to win the Serie A trophy. We can also see how Juve moves in the market transfer, then compare with AC Milan this summer. It would seem that Juve can't say much in the transfer market, I doubt Juve in these conditions.

Being dropped from the European Competition resulted in a loss of some revenue for Jeventus. Luckily for Allegri, if his players stay and don't leave the club in the remaining time of this transfer, and hope that Juve can get through this situation by utilizing a makeshift squad. I hope they don't make the same mistake again.

I agree with both of you that Juventus being dropped from European competition, is actually going to give them more opportunities to perform better in the Italian league. At the same time, it is also true that they do not have any other option other than performing well in the Italian league because otherwise, Allegri is going to face a lot of questions which he already has been facing.

And people are going to attack him for exactly this point, that he did not have anything to worry about other than the Serie A. So he should be bringing good results in the Serie A.

Anyway, I do think that Juventus is actually going to be a big competitor for the title this season. They will have to be really focused by the way.

[Jatiluhung]

A good start from Milan but we will see whether they can be consistent at the same time. They are one of the top teams with most amount of transfers this summer. These transfers should show their effect on the team during the season of course. This must mean that Milan really want to be more competitive this time.

Giroud is still impressive. He had a great start with a goal and an assist. I have been doubting his performance for this season but this was like an answer to me. However it is still early of course. Milan should be able to get efficiency from their attackers as much as possible.

In fact, what a player like Olivier Giroud has shown has far exceeded everyone's expectations. Well in 1 match he has bagged 1 goal and 1 assists. Isn't that good enough? Well that's very good. And AC Milan does look more to be expected this season.

But for Inter Milan I feel their attack line has lost its sharpness a bit. Well they also managed to get a win with a score of 2-0. But I still feel something is missing. Maybe it's just my feeling. But I feel AC Milan's performance at the moment is above Inter Milan. Unlike last season, Inter Milan's performance was much better than AC Milan. But what disappointed me the most for now is Lazio. Well my bet on this club is pretty big. But they ended in defeat.

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Saturday 26th August
Frosinone 17:30 Atalanta
Monza 17:30 Empoli
AC Milan 19:45 Torino
Verona 19:45 Roma

Sunday 27th August
Fiorentina 17:30 Lecce
Juventus 17:30 Bologna
Lazio 19:45 Genoa
Napoli 19:45 Sassuolo

Monday 28th August
Salernitana 17:30 Udinese
Cagliari 19:45 Inter Milan


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

Not big games yet

Yes, it's a tour with almost no big signs, but Milan - Torino, Verona - Roma and Juventus - Bologna will be interesting games at a high level. Hope to see Roma win. As for Milan, I think the probability of 1-1, as always, is as high as possible. The rest of the games look like a foregone conclusion, so the top of the standings shouldn't change much after this round (except some lucky in first round underdogs will start to drop).

Roma are chasing their first win, so they will play their utmost to get the win in week 2, whereas Juventus are in high confidence after getting good results and also playing quite well in the first game.
And AC Milan, I don't think that they will have any trouble against Torino at home, AC Milan played quite well in the first match and that should be a benchmark for them to return to positive results this weekend.
I think that Week 2 of Serie A will not have any tough matches and it is unlikely that there will be any surprises.

[bering]

Roma are thinking possibilities to loan Lukaku from Chelsea but Chelsea hasn't respond it yet this rumour because their priority is want to sell Lukaku but until now there was no team who very serious want him although previously Inter Milan and Juventus are linked to Lukaku but seems these rumours won't be happend because whether it Juventus and Inter Milan has closed the possibility to gets Lukaku this summer
Lukaku currently still training with Chelsea U-21 and he even didn't gets jersey number for Chelsea senior team so it's clearly Chelsea doesn't want him anymore however summer transfer window deadlines has 7 days remaining although Chelsea priority was to sell Lukaku immediatelly but if there is no team who interested to him in the next few days i think big possibilities they will accept the offers from Roma

[Strongkored]

Juventus have made a decent start for now. Despite not bringing new players much they looked strong against Udinese. The second half was one-sided for Udinese maybe but the reason why was Juventus' being already in the lead by 3-0 of course. Considering Udinese's not being a weak team Juventus did a great work.

Vlahovic was another surprising name in this match for me. Because he was below expectations previously but entered this season strongly. Consistency will be the key factor for him to be an important player here. If he keeps this up there would be no need for Juventus to look for a new striker.

Juventus beat Udinese, which is a team that has lost more in each of their meetings, even from their last eight meetings Udinese could only achieve a draw once as the best result against Juventus, so getting three points is like a certainty for Juventus in the first match.
Vlahovic scoring goals is a good record for him and will give him the confidence to stay at Juve because this club had wanted to let him go in order to get another striker, namely Lukaku.
After only playing in local competitions this season, Juventus will have the opportunity to improve their position and also have a big chance of getting the Scudetto.

In the second week of the match, promotion team Frosinone will again face an opponent who is difficult to beat, so there is a big chance for them to lose 3 points again because Atlanta will maximize the opportunities that exist to get 3 points when facing a team that is considered weak and they can beat easily.

[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.

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.

It's not just the age issue that's being looked at but the benefits of bringing Alexis in on a free agent reunion is one of the strongest reasons for Inter at the moment.
It's rumored that in the next few days we'll see Alexis back in an Inter shirt.

But in other news there is news of Correa leaving for Marseille and the possibility of bringing Alexis back to the Nerazzurri is one of the strong reasons for Correa's departure.

If this is true then my hopes for Alexis are high and I hope that the events of the previous few seasons don't happen where there was a tense relationship between Alexis and the club officials that destroyed their previous partnership and hopefully this doesn't happen again.

[Texac]

I think people are underestimating the level of quality that can literally drop when a player becomes old. So it is definitely not going to be a good idea to actually depend on Alexis Sanchez, who is 34 right now. I’m not saying it is going to be a bad idea to get him on the team. But to actually playing him as the main striker is probably not going to be in the best interest for Inter Milan. They should look for other options. Preferably much more younger and someone who will perform consistently. I don’t think at this age, they are going to get a consistent performance from Alexis Sánchez.

Sanchez is indeed not going to be a starter at Inter Milan, he came only as a coating for the third option after Martinez and Marcus Thuram, apart from that Inzaghi also did not prioritize it, it's just that Sanchez is currently in a free agent position so he won't spend money to recruit him and Sanchez also agreed with the salary he will receive. I think the deal will benefit both parties and even though he is 34 years old I am sure he will still be able to make a contribution to the Nerazzurri.Sanchez is indeed not going to be a starter at Inter Milan, he came only as a coating for the third option after Martinez and Marcus Thuram, apart from that Inzaghi also did not prioritize it, it's just that Sanchez is currently in a free agent position so he won't spend money to recruit him and Sanchez also agreed with the salary he will receive. I think the deal will benefit both parties and even though he is 34 years old I am sure he will still be able to make a contribution to the Nerazzurri.

In terms of age, Alexis Sanchez cannot be relied on anymore, but thanks to his experience, Inzaghi still believes he can be an option if his main striker fails to carry out his duties properly. Maybe Inzaghi has also considered it because Inzaghi also wants to get rid of Correa, for that reason Sanchez will fill the empty slot left by Correa. But what is clear is that Alexis can still play well even though he is no longer as strong as before but thanks to his experience it will really help young players in the Inter Milan squad.

last season Alexis Sanchez still scored 14 goals and 3 assists in Ligue 1. His performance has indeed decreased, but he still shows that he can still be relied on. especially if later at Inter he can get support from colleagues who can support him. he could be quite productive again on the Inter front line.
Inter currently needs more power to strengthen the attack line. hopefully, if the transfer occurs Alexis Sanchez can return in good form and bring Inter to achievements. we know he is not young.

Even though he scored 14 goals and three assists in the last season, he is not getting any younger and his physical attributes are not getting better with age. And let’s be honest, he is not Cristiano Ronaldo who will be able to carry the whole team on his back even at the age of 37.

So no,  I don’t think if a club is actually interested in winning the league title, they should depend on Alexis Sánchez as the main striker. Instead, he should serve as a backup option and only be entrusted with the role of the main striker in the unfortunate event that the designated first-choice striker sustains an injury.

[len01]

Roma are thinking possibilities to loan Lukaku from Chelsea but Chelsea hasn't respond it yet this rumour because their priority is want to sell Lukaku but until now there was no team who very serious want him although previously Inter Milan and Juventus are linked to Lukaku but seems these rumours won't be happend because whether it Juventus and Inter Milan has closed the possibility to gets Lukaku this summer
Lukaku currently still training with Chelsea U-21 and he even didn't gets jersey number for Chelsea senior team so it's clearly Chelsea doesn't want him anymore however summer transfer window deadlines has 7 days remaining although Chelsea priority was to sell Lukaku immediatelly but if there is no team who interested to him in the next few days i think big possibilities they will accept the offers from Roma

in the past Lukaku made mistakes that caused 3 teams to be disappointed with his attitude such as Inter Milan, Juventus and also Lukaku owner (Chelsea) so that interest in buying Lukaku disappeared and currently Lukaku is confused about where to go even though at that time Lukaku was going to be permanent at Inter but already disappointed and Chelsea are also disappointed with the difficulty of selling Lukaku while Chelsea do not want Lukaku to stay and if indeed only Roma are bidding on Lukaku there is no choice but to keep selling with the offer that is currently being submitted.
but Im not sure if Lukaku will do well in Rome because it looks like Roma is not the team Lukaku want and we all see what will happen in the remaining time before transfer market closes.