Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[QueenVera]

The problem of many people's uncertainty right now is about the new coach.
What Rudi Garcia does will definitely be very different from Spalletti although with almost the same goal but the way of treatment and work done will be very different and Napoli's first defeat in the early match will definitely make more people skeptical for Napoli because in the previous 2 seasons despite the best achievement last season but Napoli never even lost at least until 10 matches but this time it's different.
Although like that, actually with the composition of their players now with the statistics of this season's matches I still feel they will be one of the clubs that can compete again in Serie A.

Indeed. Each manager (coach) must have a different treatment/approach to the players and probably applied a different tactics/strategy as well. With this fact, we can't expect the same result to repeat. Although it is not impossible, but we must understand if Napoli isn't as strong as the last season. They are no longer the same Napoli in the last year even they still keep most key players. Rudi Garcia may still adapt with his new players and the atmosphere of Serie A competition. So, since it is the first year of Rudi Garcia in Napoli, we can understand if he can't manage Napoli like Spalletti ever did the last season. It is not easy to maintain the best performance of a team, Rudi Garcia needs time.

Rudi Garcia is a good coach but i prefer Spalletti's approaching to football, he's more tactical and has more better strategy and experience than Rudi Garcia when I comes to attacking football and I believe they probably won't had lost the match against Lazio if he were presently their manager and with the way they played against Napoli I'm beginning to question if he'll perform better against Italian clubs like Acmilan or inter that are more fierce and eager to score goals.
 And you're right when you mentioned that he needs time and might not deliver them the trophy this  season but anyways I believe nothing is impossible when it comes to football and if he works better with his team they are capable of getting good performances like they did last season as well as defending the trophy, they've got good players with quality what the need is the right strategy and better performance in their next matches.

[Furious 7]

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Come on, it's only one loss although it's quite bad compared to the previous 2 seasons in the record of early season matches for Napoli but losing one match will not affect in a season so they remain a strong candidate again to defend the Scudetto.

Their performance is still quite good and if you look at the match against Lazio when Napoli lost they also played very well in this match it's just that they still have some gaps that Rudi Garcia as the new skipper for Napoli must fix.
As long as they can fix the gaps they will still be a candidate along with some big clubs like Milan or Inter.

[flipme]

Inter have extended Simone Inzaghi's contract until 2025. I think they made the right choice. Last season they reached the final of the Champions League. Also, they finished 3rd in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi is performing well for the squad he has. They started this season with 3 wins in 3 games. Their next game in the league will be against Milan. Before this derby match they gave Simone Inzaghi a boost with this new contract.

I think Inter are a better team than Milan, but I don't want to predict the result of the match because derby matches are always open to surprise results.

[ginsan]

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Come on, it's only one loss although it's quite bad compared to the previous 2 seasons in the record of early season matches for Napoli but losing one match will not affect in a season so they remain a strong candidate again to defend the Scudetto.

Their performance is still quite good and if you look at the match against Lazio when Napoli lost they also played very well in this match it's just that they still have some gaps that Rudi Garcia as the new skipper for Napoli must fix.
As long as they can fix the gaps they will still be a candidate along with some big clubs like Milan or Inter.

It's a normal thing in football where fans expect their favorite team to win in every match they play. But the fact is that they don't always win because sometimes they don't play well enough in that match so the final result is beyond their expectations. I think Napoli are still very strong and 1 defeat can't mean anything for their progress this season.

I have watched their game last season where Napoli were able to come back to winning ways after the defeat they had. So I think Napoli will be able to win in the next match and Napoli next opponent is Genoa. Rudi Garcia will make Napoli stronger this season and he just needs the support of the fans in every game this season.

[Leviathan.007]

I still don't know why Paolo Maldini left Ac Milan because, during the time when he was working there, Ac Milan had a good situation.
The former palyer of Ac Milan and current palyer of Bologna, Alexis Saelemaekers said if Maldini was still working on Ac Milan he would not leave that team.
I think this palyer was not really effective during the time when he was playing for AC Milan but I also think they could have a better situation with Maldini.

[Uruhara]

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When you look at matches at the start of the season like this, it is normal for Napoli to often lose, but in the middle of the season, Napoli will show their strength. Like last season, when they managed to take first place in the middle of the ongoing season, Napoli has the strength to win. In this season, they are currently in sixth place, and I am sure it will be easy to take first place because they are only three points away from victory to get into first place.

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Well, defeat in front of their own supporters is a pretty bad defeat. But even so, Napoli in that match showed their very good dominance of the game. They were just careless because they perhaps underestimated Lazio's attack at that time. I am quite optimistic that in the next matches Napoli will return to collect full points again. But the problem is that if AC Milan continues to maintain its victory, Napoli will certainly find it difficult to overtake them. This is why you shouldn't be careless, even just a little. Because competition in Serie A this season seems to be much more difficult.

[Rockstarguy]

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Come on, it's only one loss although it's quite bad compared to the previous 2 seasons in the record of early season matches for Napoli but losing one match will not affect in a season so they remain a strong candidate again to defend the Scudetto.

Their performance is still quite good and if you look at the match against Lazio when Napoli lost they also played very well in this match it's just that they still have some gaps that Rudi Garcia as the new skipper for Napoli must fix.
As long as they can fix the gaps they will still be a candidate along with some big clubs like Milan or Inter.

Napoli performance against was not bad, even before Lazio scored their first goal against Lazio, Napoli had chances of scoring which didn't work out for them. Lazio won the match against Napoli but it wasn't as if Napoli performance was very bad , they played a good game but they wasn't lucky. Napoli losing the game to Lazio doesnt really mean napoli is weak, it is not expected that Napoli must win all their games but this lose will really help Napoli to sit up in their games.

[shinratensei_]

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When you look at matches at the start of the season like this, it is normal for Napoli to often lose, but in the middle of the season, Napoli will show their strength. Like last season, when they managed to take first place in the middle of the ongoing season, Napoli has the strength to win. In this season, they are currently in sixth place, and I am sure it will be easy to take first place because they are only three points away from victory to get into first place.

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.

No doubt those names have been nominated for ballon d'Or. Kvarat and osimhen were players with most contribution to the napoli last season. Those were able helping napoli to won scudetto after 18 years whch are very long.
A great comeback by napoli as a champion of italy last season even though napoli was failed in some competitions like UCL.

But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

It's not normal for a club who has been aiming to win the scudetto. It is still normal but getting perfect result has become the main target owned by napoli at this moment.
The club is trying so hard to repeat the perfect result like the previous season. Losing points are unacceptable result by the club.

It was also losing against lazio which has been also losing against garbage club like lecce. Napoli's competitors are still getting full points. Napoli cannot afford to lose points because they are trailing behind the current league leaders, and it is imperative for them to maintain their performance level to catch up.

[Uruhara]

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Come on, it's only one loss although it's quite bad compared to the previous 2 seasons in the record of early season matches for Napoli but losing one match will not affect in a season so they remain a strong candidate again to defend the Scudetto.

Their performance is still quite good and if you look at the match against Lazio when Napoli lost they also played very well in this match it's just that they still have some gaps that Rudi Garcia as the new skipper for Napoli must fix.
As long as they can fix the gaps they will still be a candidate along with some big clubs like Milan or Inter.

Napoli performance against was not bad, even before Lazio scored their first goal against Lazio, Napoli had chances of scoring which didn't work out for them. Lazio won the match against Napoli but it wasn't as if Napoli performance was very bad , they played a good game but they wasn't lucky. Napoli losing the game to Lazio doesnt really mean napoli is weak, it is not expected that Napoli must win all their games but this lose will really help Napoli to sit up in their games.

Yes, I also think that sometimes defeat is necessary to make a team more careful and so that the team is not careless in the next matches. And as you said, Napoli losing to Lazio doesn't mean Napoli are weaker. Well you are right. Because we also saw how Napoli dominated and continued to pressure Lazio's defense well. It's just that Napoli were focused on penetrating Lazio's defense when the Napoli defenders were a little off guard and well Lazio saw it as an opportunity. And losing to Lazio is nothing to be ashamed of. Because Lazio is also a quite strong team.

[Alpha Marine]

But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Winning a league title is very hard because you need consistency. For a team to win the league, especially a league as competitive as the Serie A that team has to be consistent all season.
Right now the only teams in Serie A that have a 100% record are Inter Milan and AC Milan. Only time will tell if they can maintain this consistency.
So Napoli's loss against Milan doesn't count much in the grand scheme of things if they'll be able to sit up and be consistent. The season is still very long and it's too early to determine how it will end

[Leviathan.007]

I do not think the defeat for napoli against lazio can affect their title chances; There are no guarantees that other leaders (Inter, AC Milan etc) will winn their big games; what Napoli needs to do is similar to what they did last season, thrash all the lower teams and get the maximum points from them; worry less about the big guns in the league.

There was too much optimism from the fans for Napoli. OK, Scudetto to beat. But instead of freeing Garcia, ask him to learn Serie A, which he may not remember very well.
A game like the one against Lazio must have been a cause for concern, especially considering what seemed to be Garcia's tactical idea.
The happiness Spalletti gave to fans last year cannot be undone by one wrong move.

We can see that in the match against Lazio, Napoli's performance is actually still very good. It's just that Lazio in that match did focus on defending and counterattacking when Napoli were off guard. Even though Napoli lost the match against Lazio, we can see that the quality of play of the Napoli players was still the best even in that match. It's just that Napoli was too eager to attack in that match. They were careless at the back. Yes, that is a mistake that Napoli should not have made. Rudi Garcia is actually quite good at making strategies for Napoli. And well one or two defeats in a season is normal. If Napoli still has defeats in the next match against a weak team. So only then can we conclude that Napoli's performance is getting worse.

Lazio's performance against Napoli wasn't bad at all but I can see Napoli had a better performance because Napoli had many more shots on the target and more goal opportunities I think Napoli could easily win the game if they could finish the balls they had. Because Lazio didn't have control over the game against Napoli.
  
      

[Uruhara]

We can see that in the match against Lazio, Napoli's performance is actually still very good. It's just that Lazio in that match did focus on defending and counterattacking when Napoli were off guard. Even though Napoli lost the match against Lazio, we can see that the quality of play of the Napoli players was still the best even in that match. It's just that Napoli was too eager to attack in that match. They were careless at the back. Yes, that is a mistake that Napoli should not have made. Rudi Garcia is actually quite good at making strategies for Napoli. And well one or two defeats in a season is normal. If Napoli still has defeats in the next match against a weak team. So only then can we conclude that Napoli's performance is getting worse.

Lazio's performance against Napoli wasn't bad at all but I can see Napoli had a better performance because Napoli had many more shots on the target and more goal opportunities I think Napoli could easily win the game if they could finish the balls they had. Because Lazio didn't have control over the game against Napoli.

That is very correct. Napoli were just unlucky as they couldn't finish every attack and chance they had very well. And in this match Napoli actually played very comfortably. But sometimes comfort does make a team let down for a moment and this is what happened to Napoli. Because overall you can see that Napoli is superior in all respects in the statistical table for the match. It's just that Lazio's defense in this match was really strong. And Napoli were a little careless because they were too focused on attacking. I hope this is an important lesson for Rudi Garcia and the Napoli squad. So that they don't let their guard down when facing a team that they think is easy.

[OcTradism]

That is very correct. Napoli were just unlucky as they couldn't finish every attack and chance they had very well. And in this match Napoli actually played very comfortably. But sometimes comfort does make a team let down for a moment and this is what happened to Napoli. Because overall you can see that Napoli is superior in all respects in the statistical table for the match. It's just that Lazio's defense in this match was really strong. And Napoli were a little careless because they were too focused on attacking. I hope this is an important lesson for Rudi Garcia and the Napoli squad. So that they don't let their guard down when facing a team that they think is easy.

Napoli dominated the match, created many chances but only scored one goal and at the end they lost it to Lazio. It can be an unlucky match for Napoli but fortunately it helped them to look deeply at their mistakes in the match, weaknesses shown by Lazio in the match. It is very helpful for them to learn lessons from the defeat and improve themselves for rest of the long season. Rudi Garcia must deeply analyze midfield and defense areas of Napoli because to go far, win titles, they can not too many holes in their defense system that starts from midfield area.

Lazio actually did their great jobs, took advantage of opportunities they got in the match and finalized some chances well to grab three points to their home.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

That is very correct. Napoli were just unlucky as they couldn't finish every attack and chance they had very well. And in this match Napoli actually played very comfortably. But sometimes comfort does make a team let down for a moment and this is what happened to Napoli. Because overall you can see that Napoli is superior in all respects in the statistical table for the match. It's just that Lazio's defense in this match was really strong. And Napoli were a little careless because they were too focused on attacking. I hope this is an important lesson for Rudi Garcia and the Napoli squad. So that they don't let their guard down when facing a team that they think is easy.

Napoli dominated the match, created many chances but only scored one goal and at the end they lost it to Lazio. It can be an unlucky match for Napoli but fortunately it helped them to look deeply at their mistakes in the match, weaknesses shown by Lazio in the match. It is very helpful for them to learn lessons from the defeat and improve themselves for rest of the long season. Rudi Garcia must deeply analyze midfield and defense areas of Napoli because to go far, win titles, they can not too many holes in their defense system that starts from midfield area.

Lazio actually did their great jobs, took advantage of opportunities they got in the match and finalized some chances well to grab three points to their home.

It's hard to imagine Napoli losing this match, but in fact Lazio played better and Lazio should have won by 4 goals but 2 other goals were disallowed for offside
On the other hand, Napoli dominated with several accurate shots but as if luck was not on their side from my records at least 4 shots hit the goal post although the accuracy is very precise. I don't know if this is Napoli weakness or if they were just unlucky in this match what is clear Lazio played very well and compact.

[borovichok]

[quote author=Uruhara
Napoli dominated the match, created many chances but only scored one goal and at the end they lost it to Lazio. It can be an unlucky match for Napoli but fortunately it helped them to look deeply at their mistakes in the match, weaknesses shown by Lazio in the match. It is very helpful for them to learn lessons from the defeat and improve themselves for rest of the long season. Rudi Garcia must deeply analyze midfield and defense areas of Napoli because to go far, win titles, they can not too many holes in their defense system that starts from midfield area.

Lazio actually did their great jobs, took advantage of opportunities they got in the match and finalized some chances well to grab three points to their home.

Maurizio Sarri is the mastermind behind Biancocelesti's brilliance versus Napoli. It was an challenging match to watch because the home team dominated both halves. Their only issue in the game was scoring, but the more they tried, the more their own defensive lines became intrigued by the visitors, who scored goals that were ruled out by VAR. It's shocking to see Napoli lose to a mediocre team this season. Lazio won their first game of the season after fleeing to Diego Marandona Stadium and putting forth one of their best performances this season.

[Awaklara]

It's hard to imagine Napoli losing this match, but in fact Lazio played better and Lazio should have won by 4 goals but 2 other goals were disallowed for offside
On the other hand, Napoli dominated with several accurate shots but as if luck was not on their side from my records at least 4 shots hit the goal post although the accuracy is very precise. I don't know if this is Napoli weakness or if they were just unlucky in this match what is clear Lazio played very well and compact.

Napoli have brought out their abilities through the many opportunities they have created. but it really seems that Lazio's game discipline and also luck were not with Napoli in that match.
it's still early in the season and Napoli can fix it in the next game. facing Genoa, Napoli should be able to win. they can't just play nice. they must score a goal to win. Their performance is not bad, but they also have to maintain their appearance before the group phase of the Champions League season starts.

Maurizio Sarri is the mastermind behind Biancocelesti's brilliance versus Napoli.

yes, Maurizio Sarri knows very well how strong Napoli is. and he made a strategy that made Napoli quite frustrated. so many attacks that Lazio's defense could anticipate. It must have been a tiring fight, but they managed to win.

[Razmirraz]

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When you look at matches at the start of the season like this, it is normal for Napoli to often lose, but in the middle of the season, Napoli will show their strength. Like last season, when they managed to take first place in the middle of the ongoing season, Napoli has the strength to win. In this season, they are currently in sixth place, and I am sure it will be easy to take first place because they are only three points away from victory to get into first place.

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

Victories over Frosinone and Sassuolo were very natural and nothing extraordinary for Napoli because their quality was superior to those of the two teams. The defeat against Lazio was a tragedy that Rudi Garcia had to evaluate, especially since this defeat occurred at their headquarters. The effects of Spalletti departure are starting to show in the Napoli squad. They have just lost three points and suffered their first defeat in Serie A this season.

Rudi Garcia will find it difficult to bring Napoli back to winning the Scudetto like Spalletti achieved last season. This season the League is getting more competitive, Juventus are slowly starting to get to their best form, AC Milan and Inter Milan are also still consistently maintaining their best performance. I think Napoli's best achievement this season under the guidance of Rudi Garcia was only being able to finish in the top four, while in the UCL they were unable to progress further because the competition was very competitive.

[rendravolt]

Lecce may be the only team that is quite underrated and currently they are in 4th position. They were able to beat Lazio early in the match and also held Fiorentina to a draw. That's especially impressive for a team that finished 16th last season. It seems that Lecce is very confident for this season and they don't want to experience the same thing as last season which required them to fight very hard to avoid the relegation zone. In the next match, Lecce will face quite comparable opponents, such as Monza and Genoa, but when they face Juventus, they may encounter difficulties again, because Allegri's troops are currently full of motivation to focus fully on the Serie A competition.

at the beginning the little ones play well, it often happens if you pay attention and follow the history of the various seasons
but then during the season fatigue sets in and also turnover which cannot be done given that they have a small squad
and the decline begins

in fact they must score as many points as possible to accumulate them in view of salvation

It's true what you say, because a small team like Lecce will be very prone to having a bitter season when they are in the middle of a season and that happens a lot. Indeed, with the depth of the squad that Lecce has, it is very likely that they will finish at the bottom of the standings so they must do their best to avoid that. I think it seems impossible to keep scoring points, especially since Lecce is only a team like Verona or Salernitana. But we don't know the luck factor for this team and of course the chances are very small. That said, I won't expect much from Lecce until the end of the season and otherwise what they've got so far is only temporary.

[Sebas.tian]

Inter have extended Simone Inzaghi's contract until 2025. I think they made the right choice. Last season they reached the final of the Champions League. Also, they finished 3rd in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi is performing well for the squad he has. They started this season with 3 wins in 3 games. Their next game in the league will be against Milan. Before this derby match they gave Simone Inzaghi a boost with this new contract.

I think Inter are a better team than Milan, but I don't want to predict the result of the match because derby matches are always open to surprise results.

This new contract will enable Simone Inzaghi to display potential skills in this season that will make their team to achieve what they have not achieve before in the Italian league and champions league competition. Inter started well last season that made them to maintain a good position, because their players was performing well until they begin to experience some challenges at the middle of the tournament because some of their players was experiencing injuries  that gave Napoli opportunity to top the Italian league table to win the trophy Last season. If Milan play what they played last match to defeated their opponent to embraced three points that made them to be among the top teams in the Italian league table this season, I think Inter will loose points from this match because Milan will never allow draw 1-1 to happen in this match.

[flyingcarpet]

Inter have extended Simone Inzaghi's contract until 2025. I think they made the right choice. Last season they reached the final of the Champions League. Also, they finished 3rd in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi is performing well for the squad he has. They started this season with 3 wins in 3 games. Their next game in the league will be against Milan. Before this derby match they gave Simone Inzaghi a boost with this new contract.

I think Inter are a better team than Milan, but I don't want to predict the result of the match because derby matches are always open to surprise results.

This new contract will enable Simone Inzaghi to display potential skills in this season that will make their team to achieve what they have not achieve before in the Italian league and champions league competition. Inter started well last season that made them to maintain a good position, because their players was performing well until they begin to experience some challenges at the middle of the tournament because some of their players was experiencing injuries  that gave Napoli opportunity to top the Italian league table to win the trophy Last season. If Milan play what they played last match to defeated their opponent to embraced three points that made them to be among the top teams in the Italian league table this season, I think Inter will loose points from this match because Milan will never allow draw 1-1 to happen in this match.

Last year, Inter played an excellent game in the Champions League final, but were defeated in the final because their squad was weaker in terms of quality than their opponent. Simone Inzaghi looks in tune with his team and knows what to expect from his players. This increases the performance of the players. The names in the squad consist of players who can win the league championship. They started the league well this season and I think they will continue like this. Both teams can win the Milan match, I can't say anything clearly yet. But it's sure to be a good match.

Extending the coach's contract also provides confidence to the team. In this way, they can make their plans more easily. If the team is as successful as last year, Inter can become league champions.