Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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1-1 so far between Milan and Salernitana!

And Maignan saved a goal too...

[shogun47]

After two matches without a win, then in this match Lazio managed to beat Empoli even with a clean sheet . But ya, even though Laizo managed to win, it looks like Lazio only relied on counter attacks. Because after all, according to the statistics in this match, in reality Empoli still has quite good statistics but unfortunately, Empoli did not manage to score a goal.

So yes, Empoli's defeat this time will of course keep Empoli in the relegation zone, but even so, Empoli still has a points gap that is not too far from the teams above them. Also, even though Lazio looks like they won easily in this match, but I personally not too impressed because ya, basically Lazio this season is not as good as last season because last season Lazio managed to finish in second place.

For Lazio it was a clean win, but Empoli had more attacks than Lazio and more ball possession. I know that Lazio has never really put emphasis on having the ball a lot within their team, but it is still an indicator that Lazio is missing a lot of the good things they were usually known for. The efficiency was good in this game and the defense seems to have been good as well, but it might also have been the weakness of Empoli to not make use of any of their attempts. But Lazio is still far away from the upper part of the table.

AC Milan has to win this game or otherwise Fiorentina and Bologna will soon say hello to them. By the way, did anyone notice the positive trend for Bologna? I was surprised when I saw them so far up in the table and I only checked for them because they beat Inter Milan recently.

[Spaceman1000$]

But about Napoli, if Napoli manage to stay in the top four of course, that result is good enough because yes, just to stay in the top four is a difficult job for Napoli this season. Therefore, if Napoli are able to finish in the top four this season for me it is already a good result, because of course it is difficult for Napoli to defend the title.

It seems that it is difficult for Napoli to defend their title so it is possible that this season they will fail to win the title again and let Juventus and Inter Milan fight for the title this season, Napoli must be able to correct all the mistakes that have been made in several matches with bad results and it's not satisfying for their fans, changing several coaches still doesn't make any better changes, I think Napoli should be able to focus on maintaining their position in the top four, it seems that is their last hope apart from winning the league this season

Title defence is one of the most tedious task in football nowadays and Napoli's case is not exception, and am not surprised seeing them struggle the way they are doing this season but I expect to see them finish at the top four in the table log so they can have a place in the champions league, at least they deserve that even if there was a change in the coaching crew which i think is responsible for their recent decline but i think they will be fine as soon as because such is expected whenever a new coaching crew comes on board in any team, but as for the title race, count napoli out, they are not anywhere near that circle this season.

[Furious 7]

Talking about doubts actually in this case I saw from the beginning when Spalleti left that many doubted Napoli because they would experience a transition and it did happen and after a few games done at the beginning of the season towards the middle of the season now it continues and surely the doubts continue to grow as time goes by.

Yeah, because this doubt is quite basic. how we see Napoli's condition this season, how they failed with the first coach who replaced Spalletti, and how they also failed several times even when there was a new coach, Mazzarri. This time it will be very difficult for Napoli to win the Schudetto title again. This seems impossible...

Although there are some matches that Mazzari has let slip away without full points at the moment I still wouldn't say he is a failure even though this possibility is quite large because after all when looking at the situation now Mazzari will actually still be considered a form of adaptation for him and indeed this is not going too well.

But what is certain now regardless of whatever happens is that Mazzari will still be behind Napoli's coaching at least until the end of the season because honestly I doubt if Napoli will change their coach again even though they failed because after all it is not too ethical to see a change of coach done very quickly for a big club like Napoli especially this also refers to their finances of course.

[SUPERSAIAN]

After two matches without a win, then in this match Lazio managed to beat Empoli even with a clean sheet . But ya, even though Laizo managed to win, it looks like Lazio only relied on counter attacks. Because after all, according to the statistics in this match, in reality Empoli still has quite good statistics but unfortunately, Empoli did not manage to score a goal.

So yes, Empoli's defeat this time will of course keep Empoli in the relegation zone, but even so, Empoli still has a points gap that is not too far from the teams above them. Also, even though Lazio looks like they won easily in this match, but I personally not too impressed because ya, basically Lazio this season is not as good as last season because last season Lazio managed to finish in second place.

Lazio's game plan is more counter-attacking intensive

It means Maurizio trusts this game more. I was not impressed with the goals scored because there was a bit of force in the goals. Empoli's defense could not clear it. How many times did the ball return from the goalkeeper or the defender?

If you cannot clear the ball more than necessary in the dangerous area, eventually a goal will be scored and that is how Lazio scored their goals. A new page after two defeats, let's see if they can continue this page, it seems a little difficult with the game they are playing.

[QueenVera]

Yes, it must be admitted, even though Milan and Napoli are quite far behind Inter and Juventus, that doesn't mean they can't catch up or overcome their unstable performance, but Milan and Napoli have quality players who are able to face challenges. and develop. their performance. Apart from that, in Italian football the competition is always tight and the results of the matches cannot always be predicted with certainty, but what is certain is that I want to see the competition between these 4 teams until the last match in the league to determine who will be the team. champion.
However, it cannot be denied that Inter and Juventus have a strong position as candidates to win the title, but in the world of football, anything can happen.
and Frosinone's positive result against Napoli may give them confidence, but Juventus have a different history and quality. This match is still interesting to follow and anyone can win.

The Italian league seems to get tougher and teams are rapidly growing into high worth, quality and class. The growth is evident and enviable too. This makes for the widespread fun in the league race too. It's not so easy to predict the outcome of the games too. Juventus are good, so is Milan, Napoli and even Frosinone too. But among the above stated team Frosinone is the least of them all.

 Inter Milan too are in good form and these teams are lasting threats. The race for the trophy is tough and all teams are determined and unwavering at their goal. The strongest teams of the league are Juventus and Inter and the odds for the trophy for these teams are very very much alike. Inter are faced with the European contest and for Juventus, they've still got extra time to prepare ahead for the league games.

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Although there are some matches that Mazzari has let slip away without full points at the moment I still wouldn't say he is a failure even though this possibility is quite large because after all when looking at the situation now Mazzari will actually still be considered a form of adaptation for him and indeed this is not going too well.

But what is certain now regardless of whatever happens is that Mazzari will still be behind Napoli's coaching at least until the end of the season because honestly I doubt if Napoli will change their coach again even though they failed because after all it is not too ethical to see a change of coach done very quickly for a big club like Napoli especially this also refers to their finances of course.

Mazzarri might be facing challenges, but labeling him as a failure prematurely indeed overlooks the complexities of such transitions, because adapting to a new team and league is a process that takes time. The Serie A is known for its tactical intricacies where where a team will fall short if the team play the quite same tactics every season. The Manager often needs time to implement their strategies and get the best out of their players.

A club need stability and continuity to regain their peak form. Tjis is why changing a coach mid-season, especially for a club of Napoli's stature, is not a good idea. Frequent coaching changes can disrupt the team's rhythm and hinder long-term planning. It's not just about the results of a few matches, but it's about building a foundation for sustained success. management's change is also a rapid changes in coaching staff that can lead to financial strain, not only in terms of paying off existing contracts but also in securing new coaching talent. Clubs must balance the desire for immediate success with the need for a stable and ethical approach to managing their resources.

[Velvet78]

1-1 so far between Milan and Salernitana!

And Maignan saved a goal too...

The game has just finished by a 2-2 draw. It is really unbelievable that Milan lost two points in the easiest game in their fixture. Salernitana even got ahead by 2-1 and could have really won the game as well. Jovic's goal was a life saver for Milan there in the 90th minute. I don't know how Milan couldn't beat even the last team in the standings. 

They aren't competitive for the league title this season that's for sure. Juventus and Inter will get away from them more by this week probably. The title competition is very likely to be only between these two teams considering the performances of other teams below.

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1-1 so far between Milan and Salernitana!

And Maignan saved a goal too...

The match is very tough because Milan almost lose the match because they conceded a second goal before Olivier Giroud score the equalizer for Milan in 90 plus minutes. Milan performance is not as consistent as Inter Milan and Juventus that is why they are nine points behind Inter Milan. they are also not playing as a team that is competing for the Seria A title because they are not reliable anymore since they couldn't make it to the Champions League round of 16, and today again they almost lost to bottom table team that has won just one match so far since the beginning of the 2023/24 Seria A campaign; they need to improve in order to challenge for the title.

[Palakka]

1-1 so far between Milan and Salernitana!

And Maignan saved a goal too...

The game has just finished by a 2-2 draw. It is really unbelievable that Milan lost two points in the easiest game in their fixture. Salernitana even got ahead by 2-1 and could have really won the game as well. Jovic's goal was a life saver for Milan there in the 90th minute. I don't know how Milan couldn't beat even the last team in the standings. 

They aren't competitive for the league title this season that's for sure. Juventus and Inter will get away from them more by this week probably. The title competition is very likely to be only between these two teams considering the performances of other teams below.

AC Milan threw away 3 points in today match because they couldn't beat the bottom team in the standings. There is nothing interesting with AC Milan this season, they are not too focused on what they are aiming for in Serie A. They lost full points in today match due to their unstable play after leading 1-0. I think AC Milan is not a team that is competing for the Scudetto this season.

Salernitana was able to play better than Ac Milan. Salernitana even put AC Milan behind after successfully coming back with goals scored by Fazio and Candreva, but in the final minutes, AC Milan managed to score another goal which made this match end in a draw.  good results for Salernitana but not the results that AC Milan wants.

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Ended 2-2.

2 more points lost from Milan, and now they will have almost an impossible task to catch up Inter.

It is December but Inter almost already won the title at this point.

[Oluwa-btc]

After two matches without a win, then in this match Lazio managed to beat Empoli even with a clean sheet . But ya, even though Laizo managed to win, it looks like Lazio only relied on counter attacks. Because after all, according to the statistics in this match, in reality Empoli still has quite good statistics but unfortunately, Empoli did not manage to score a goal.

So yes, Empoli's defeat this time will of course keep Empoli in the relegation zone, but even so, Empoli still has a points gap that is not too far from the teams above them. Also, even though Lazio looks like they won easily in this match, but I personally not too impressed because ya, basically Lazio this season is not as good as last season because last season Lazio managed to finish in second place.

That counter attacking football to the first goal was damn beautiful, iv seen that goal for more than three times now this evening. You could see how selfish the player was to set up his mate for that goal. Even the fans was happy to see that goal. Genoa tried to fight back to score but it wasn't a easy task. Genoa players kept the  Sassuolo keeper quite occupied and busy.
Genoa pressured hard to score goals regardless but Sassuolo held the first half until the whistle was blown.

I still don't think that the penalty given wasn't well rewarded or awarded. But that was a good spot kick taking decisions to level things up. Some defenders and defending errors though tonight led to Genoa winning the game.
It was good and lovely to see them celebrating with the fans.

[Mustang Shelby]

But about Napoli, if Napoli manage to stay in the top four of course, that result is good enough because yes, just to stay in the top four is a difficult job for Napoli this season. Therefore, if Napoli are able to finish in the top four this season for me it is already a good result, because of course it is difficult for Napoli to defend the title.

It seems that it is difficult for Napoli to defend their title so it is possible that this season they will fail to win the title again and let Juventus and Inter Milan fight for the title this season, Napoli must be able to correct all the mistakes that have been made in several matches with bad results and it's not satisfying for their fans, changing several coaches still doesn't make any better changes, I think Napoli should be able to focus on maintaining their position in the top four, it seems that is their last hope apart from winning the league this season

Realistically, their chances of winning the league this year are quite low. This year, they will fight to finish the league in the top four places without winning the Scudetto again. I interpret this performance in Napoli this year as quite disappointing. At the end of the year, they will probably part ways with most of their players and return to the Napoli image of trying to finish at the top of the league.

[tiCeR]

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I will never understand why some people think that sports professionals get disturbed when they play in the biggest competitions possible. There is a strong team playing in the Champions League for good reasons and instead of saying that this will motivate them to dominate across all competitions, people think that they would be distracted. Is there some logic behind that which I don't understand? A team that is good enough to win everything becomes weaker because they compete for everything...

Yeah, it's a little bit strange. Even though being in the UCL is the dream of all football clubs, of course. So when they were struggling in the UCL, it was a very valuable moment, a moment when they could show off their abilities and prove that they really deserved it. And of course this also spurs their enthusiasm to be even more on fire in every match, whether in the UCL or their own league. So, it doesn't quite make sense if someone says something like that.

This really deserves 2 merits although I don't give out merits very often. But I have a lot of them left. Since finally someone agrees with me I thought it is time to hand some out. Everyone is entitled to their own points of view and I would even merit a post if I tend to disagree, but it is well explained. But this talk about teams to lose focus when they play the best matches possible in professional football, I don't get it. ItÄs like saying that Klitschko will lose every fight because he was too focused to get to the top that now he isn't as focused anymore and instead distracted. lol -> I know he is retired, no worries!

I am fully convinced that players who play in all tournaments, who feel they can beat everyone, who play the most games because they are in all competitions, will get the best out of themselves. Even more than players that play less games with more recovery. Do you remember when Napoli began to lose games last season? It was when they lost this unbelievable fight with Milan in the Champions League. Then they lost focus in the league because it extinguished some of their inner fire. So people around here, it is the other way around! The harder a football player's life, the stronger they compete! The harder the upcoming box fight, the harder the training and the higher the focus.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

For Lazio it was a clean win, but Empoli had more attacks than Lazio and more ball possession. I know that Lazio has never really put emphasis on having the ball a lot within their team, but it is still an indicator that Lazio is missing a lot of the good things they were usually known for. The efficiency was good in this game and the defense seems to have been good as well, but it might also have been the weakness of Empoli to not make use of any of their attempts. But Lazio is still far away from the upper part of the table.

AC Milan has to win this game or otherwise Fiorentina and Bologna will soon say hello to them. By the way, did anyone notice the positive trend for Bologna? I was surprised when I saw them so far up in the table and I only checked for them because they beat Inter Milan recently.

One quick goal from Matteo Guendouzi slightly changed the way Lazio played I mean, they just need to maintain their lead and try to play more defensively that's why Lazio wasn't too aggressive in this match. On the other hand, Empoli as the home team certainly wants to try to catch up so they played all out and kept pressing but unfortunately Lazio knows how to anticipate it. This is a good win for Lazio they want to get out of a bad session and compete in the European League and Conference zones, it just takes a few more points to get there. Now the elite teams in Serie A are in the top 10 they had reached the first safe zone then hunt for their respective places in European competitions but some of them will fail Serie A only provides limited places.

Regarding Salernitana vs AC Milan yeah it's a bit disappointing for Milan fans because AC Milan is considered to have wasted an opportunity against a weak team like Salernitana and Milan should be able to win easily because they are at a better level but this kind of thing is normal in Serie A especially Milan is not one of the candidates for the title so they will play without ambition except to stay in the champions league zone. On the other hand, Salernitana was a little relieved because they got 1 point and they could still continue their struggle to get out of relegation.

[Docnaster]

But about Napoli, if Napoli manage to stay in the top four of course, that result is good enough because yes, just to stay in the top four is a difficult job for Napoli this season. Therefore, if Napoli are able to finish in the top four this season for me it is already a good result, because of course it is difficult for Napoli to defend the title.

It seems that it is difficult for Napoli to defend their title so it is possible that this season they will fail to win the title again and let Juventus and Inter Milan fight for the title this season, Napoli must be able to correct all the mistakes that have been made in several matches with bad results and it's not satisfying for their fans, changing several coaches still doesn't make any better changes, I think Napoli should be able to focus on maintaining their position in the top four, it seems that is their last hope apart from winning the league this season

Realistically, their chances of winning the league this year are quite low. This year, they will fight to finish the league in the top four places without winning the Scudetto again. I interpret this performance in Napoli this year as quite disappointing. At the end of the year, they will probably part ways with most of their players and return to the Napoli image of trying to finish at the top of the league.

This season under former manager Rudi Garcia, Napoli started the season on a very poor note and that's made it very difficult for them to be considered as one of the strongest contenders for the Italian scudetto. In their recent games, Napoli has improved their performances as they've been getting good results hence the sudden media hype of their ability of still winning the league at the end of the season. I don't think it'll be possible for the team to win the league title this season rather I believe they can manage finish the season in the top four in other to be able to play in the UEFA Champions League competition next season.

[bering]

After two matches without a win, then in this match Lazio managed to beat Empoli even with a clean sheet . But ya, even though Laizo managed to win, it looks like Lazio only relied on counter attacks. Because after all, according to the statistics in this match, in reality Empoli still has quite good statistics but unfortunately, Empoli did not manage to score a goal.

So yes, Empoli's defeat this time will of course keep Empoli in the relegation zone, but even so, Empoli still has a points gap that is not too far from the teams above them. Also, even though Lazio looks like they won easily in this match, but I personally not too impressed because ya, basically Lazio this season is not as good as last season because last season Lazio managed to finish in second place.

Empoli was playing slightly better than Lazio because they were taking innitiative to playing attacking since the beginning of match but indeed i have to says Lazio goalkeeper Provedel was performing well because he was made several crucial save which make Lazio defensive lines is not conceding goals until end of this match and actually before this match i was slightly doubt Lazio can able to beat Empoli because previously Lazio away matches records was quite poor but seems this time Lazio can able to bounce back and collect 3 points from this match

For other match Milan was gets disappointing result today because they only can get draw result from weak team Salernitana and actually Milan was very dominate the game and during the match they got several opportunities to scores but i have to says Salernitana players were playing with very discipline even Salaernitana almost win this match before Luka Jović can appears as super subs and equalized the scored at the end of second half so Milan have to satisfied to get 1 point from this match

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It seems that it is difficult for Napoli to defend their title so it is possible that this season they will fail to win the title again and let Juventus and Inter Milan fight for the title this season, Napoli must be able to correct all the mistakes that have been made in several matches with bad results and it's not satisfying for their fans, changing several coaches still doesn't make any better changes, I think Napoli should be able to focus on maintaining their position in the top four, it seems that is their last hope apart from winning the league this season

Realistically, their chances of winning the league this year are quite low. This year, they will fight to finish the league in the top four places without winning the Scudetto again. I interpret this performance in Napoli this year as quite disappointing. At the end of the year, they will probably part ways with most of their players and return to the Napoli image of trying to finish at the top of the league.

As the defending champion team this season, of course Napoli performance is not as good as last season, they are not consistent in every match and they have had many problems this season. Never mind saying they are champions this season, it is even difficult for Napoli to maintain their position in the top 4 before the first half of this season ends. Napoli have suffered 5 defeats this season which is the worst point for their status as defending champions and it is not impossible that their progress will stagnate this season. just like you, I think they are only targeting the top 4 places until the end of the competition and maybe that will be easy for them to do.

In tomorrow match, Roma will face Napoli and both teams want to improve their ranking in the standings table. Roma have never won in their 5 meetings with Napoli and what will be interesting to watch in this match whether Napoli will be able to maintain their winning trend when facing Roma. If Napoli manages to emerge victorious, it's possible they will return to the top 4 this week and that could happen if Bologna loses tomorrow's match.

[Balmain]

Milan lost two points to Salernitana, the last team in the rankings. With this loss, AC Milan should completely forget about the leadership, there is no leadership anymore, they can only try to maintain their current position. Inter is the team with the most points and playing the best in Seria. I don't think it would be otherwise. Salernitana had many shots on target, they really pushed the Milan goal, they deserved more than a point. The host Salernitana almost beat Milan until the 90th minute.

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Realistically, their chances of winning the league this year are quite low. This year, they will fight to finish the league in the top four places without winning the Scudetto again. I interpret this performance in Napoli this year as quite disappointing. At the end of the year, they will probably part ways with most of their players and return to the Napoli image of trying to finish at the top of the league.

This season will also not be easy for Napoli in terms of getting a top four place even though Napoli will try hard to get that this season. Because everyone can see for themselves how the points competition is happening now where Napoli is very close to several other teams such as Bologna, Atalanta and Fiorentina, all three of which are not bad enough teams this season so their competition will continue and continue until the end of the season later and this will certainly make it difficult for Napoli to get fourth place in Serie A this season.