Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[3meek]

I don't know if you can say that Juventus were lucky that Salernitana got a red card and only after that Juventus could score two goals... But Salernitana played well in the first half... Although bookmakers gave odds for Juventus to win 3.4 after the first goal... So there were still expectations that Juventus would win this match...

[rendravolt]

Roma and Atalanta only played a draw for 90 minutes and this was a very decent result for both teams considering that both of them were equally favored to win. I think sharing 1 point makes more sense than losing points altogether, but yes, every team definitely wants the full 3 points in each match. Here, Roma as the hosts had quite a difficult time facing Atalanta, especially considering that they conceded first to Atalanta, so Jose Mourinho's troops had to fight hard to equalize.

As a result, through a penalty kick from Dybala, Roma were only able to equalize in the first half to make it 1-1. However, seeing that the second half had a very long period of time, the result was that both teams were unable to get ahead of each other and were forced to not increase their advantage in the second half. What's worse is that Mourinho had to be sent off from the field at the end of the match and it looks like in the next match he won't be able to accompany his squad in the next match because of this punishment.

[$crypto$]

I don't know if you can say that Juventus were lucky that Salernitana got a red card and only after that Juventus could score two goals... But Salernitana played well in the first half... Although bookmakers gave odds for Juventus to win 3.4 after the first goal... So there were still expectations that Juventus would win this match...

You could say Juventus were lucky even though it was the favorite team, what I watched was that after the red card Salernitana Juventus players could open up opportunities to score goals, I think if this does not happen then the result could be a draw will not win, but we never know but Juventus' chances of winning exist after Salernitana players lose one player.

Those are high odds who takes those chances? And it is certain that Juventus turned their game around in the second half enough to pressure Salernitana, only to benefit from the red card.

[onecall123]

I don't know if you can say that Juventus were lucky that Salernitana got a red card and only after that Juventus could score two goals... But Salernitana played well in the first half... Although bookmakers gave odds for Juventus to win 3.4 after the first goal... So there were still expectations that Juventus would win this match...

But this Juventus team is really solid in defense. This Juventus team is doing really well, not losing any of their last 15 games in all competitions. They came back to win against Salernitana with a 2-1 scoreline in the last minute. Yes that last-minute goal is significant, with Dušan Vlahović scoring the crucial and winning goals for Juventus.

[shogun47]

I don't know if you can say that Juventus were lucky that Salernitana got a red card and only after that Juventus could score two goals... But Salernitana played well in the first half... Although bookmakers gave odds for Juventus to win 3.4 after the first goal... So there were still expectations that Juventus would win this match...

But this Juventus team is really solid in defense. This Juventus team is doing really well, not losing any of their last 15 games in all competitions. They came back to win against Salernitana with a 2-1 scoreline in the last minute. Yes that last-minute goal is significant, with Dušan Vlahović scoring the crucial and winning goals for Juventus.

So far they did a good job in games where they had to come back when they were one goal down, but allowing the other team to take the lead most of the time can be quite taxing physically and mentally. So on the one hand I agree that there defense is solid because it is this one goal and then they can rely on their defense to not concede any more goals than that, but the goal should be to keep a clean sheet and become even more clinical to ensure that one goal is enough to get the three points.

Now this is of course criticism on a high level, but when I see how Inter Milan is doing at the moment, I think despite their consistent performances Juventus Turin knows that it will be very difficult to claim the top in the Serie A for as long as Inter Milan keeps performing like that.

[marcous]

Roma and Atalanta only played a draw for 90 minutes and this was a very decent result for both teams considering that both of them were equally favored to win. I think sharing 1 point makes more sense than losing points altogether, but yes, every team definitely wants the full 3 points in each match. Here, Roma as the hosts had quite a difficult time facing Atalanta, especially considering that they conceded first to Atalanta, so Jose Mourinho's troops had to fight hard to equalize.

As a result, through a penalty kick from Dybala, Roma were only able to equalize in the first half to make it 1-1. However, seeing that the second half had a very long period of time, the result was that both teams were unable to get ahead of each other and were forced to not increase their advantage in the second half. What's worse is that Mourinho had to be sent off from the field at the end of the match and it looks like in the next match he won't be able to accompany his squad in the next match because of this punishment.

Roma match against Atalanta which ended in a draw was quite fair for both of them, and Mourinho getting a red card is a characteristic that is very difficult to change. There was previous speculation that Mourinho often used the red card trick to avoid his meetings with Inter. apart from that, The two clubs ambitions to get close to the top four in the standings had to be postponed. previously I had a tendency that Roma would win this match, But Atalanta managed to put up an interesting fight.

It is recorded that Mourinho has received 5 red cards in two seasons, perhaps they will receive another warning after not a single Roma representative commented to the media crew after the match. in the future Roma will welcome the arrival of Milan, without The Special One the match will be tough for their players.


Currently Roma is in 8th place with 29 points, while Atalanta is slightly better and is in 6th place with 30 points. breaking into the top four of the standings is still quite open, but it looks like Roma will lose points when facing the rossoneri.

[Oluwa-btc]

I don't know if you can say that Juventus were lucky that Salernitana got a red card and only after that Juventus could score two goals... But Salernitana played well in the first half... Although bookmakers gave odds for Juventus to win 3.4 after the first goal... So there were still expectations that Juventus would win this match...

But this Juventus team is really solid in defense. This Juventus team is doing really well, not losing any of their last 15 games in all competitions. They came back to win against Salernitana with a 2-1 scoreline in the last minute. Yes that last-minute goal is significant, with Dušan Vlahović scoring the crucial and winning goals for Juventus.

So far they did a good job in games where they had to come back when they were one goal down, but allowing the other team to take the lead most of the time can be quite taxing physically and mentally. So on the one hand I agree that there defense is solid because it is this one goal and then they can rely on their defense to not concede any more goals than that, but the goal should be to keep a clean sheet and become even more clinical to ensure that one goal is enough to get the three points.

Now this is of course criticism on a high level, but when I see how Inter Milan is doing at the moment, I think despite their consistent performances Juventus Turin knows that it will be very difficult to claim the top in the Serie A for as long as Inter Milan keeps performing like that.

Salernitana scored twice in the game they have played in the two games that they've played within the past few days. Juventus did well to come back and win, that's how a big team should play.
They're very consistent so far, they have been the only club chasing Inter Milan this season, when the Champions League Competition begins once again they may like drop off if they don't play well
If not for that late penalty miss, Juventus then should have taken the lead or they'll be currently at the same points on the Seria A Standing. They want to qualify for the champions league not win the league so they said.

[Velvet78]

Walter Mazzari I read has been backed by the management, they're trying to make some signatures into the squad, but I ask myself what impact these players would bring into the squad.
Walter Mazzari is not the right manager for them, come next season, even if he's incharge, they're going nowhere near winning that trophy, that'll lead to big names like Victor Oshime and Khivicha Kvaratskhelia leaving Napoli.

Rudi Garcia was given too much time and patience, they should have sacked him earlier enough, bit no much regrets since lessons have already been learnt.
They was linked with Antonio Conte but he rebuffed the offer since he wasn't interstate working with them.

Kvaratskhelia already had a contract running until 2027 but it is really possible for him to leave in the future to play bigger at other top teams. I would have expected this approach from Osimhen especially. I thought he would wait until this summer before making a contract extension with Napoli. Because he could have joined another big team in case of having a poor season.

But instead Osimhen chose to extend his contract by one more year which is until 2026 now. Besides they say there is a release clause on it as well but I don't know how much is needed to buy it out. Every source writes a different number. 

[Ndabagi01]

With the 3-0 away defeat to Torino, Napoli has lost 3 of their away matches in the Serie A league. Napoli has lost 5 of their last 8 matches in Serie A. If Napoli continues with this kind of form, I think they will not qualify for the uefa champions league next season.

Napoli's recent change in form is very discouraging, and if they continue in this manner, things will not go well for them. I understand that they are still in the Champions League and would prefer not to be eliminated now. But, by all indications, they won't make it to the Champions League final, and if they don't do well in the league, they won't qualify for the Champions League next season either.

They have been on a break in the champions league, and I expected them to perform well in Serie A and try to accumulate plenty of points before the champions league resumed, but their poor form has continued, and their hopes of qualifying for the champions league next season are fading. This is bad for them and they need to get back to winning as soon as possible.

[hahay]

With the 3-0 away defeat to Torino, Napoli has lost 3 of their away matches in the Serie A league. Napoli has lost 5 of their last 8 matches in Serie A. If Napoli continues with this kind of form, I think they will not qualify for the uefa champions league next season.

Now Napoli is in ninth place in the standings with a distance of five points from the teams in the top four standings. And in general, it is still quite possible for Napoli to catch up if in the next few matches they no longer lose like they experienced in the previous few matches. Because to be able to qualify for the Champions League you have to win more so you can get more points and compete with rivals in the top four zones.

Yes indeed, even though Napoli is in 9th position with a difference of 5 points to Fiorentina who is currently in 4th position, but at least Napoli still has a chance to recover . But yes, an important note is that Napoli must succeed in becoming more consistent in every match by getting points. But yes, if for example Napoli fails to be consistent then of course, it will still be difficult for Napoli to return to the top four.

With a collapse like this, I might wonder whether Napoli will plan to look for a new coach or not because yes, I personally am not very sure about Mazzarri quality. Therefore, if for example Napoli keeps Mazzarri until the season ends, then it seems very likely that Napoli will only finish in the middle of the standings.

[Pandu Geddon]

With the 3-0 away defeat to Torino, Napoli has lost 3 of their away matches in the Serie A league. Napoli has lost 5 of their last 8 matches in Serie A. If Napoli continues with this kind of form, I think they will not qualify for the uefa champions league next season.

Napoli's recent change in form is very discouraging, and if they continue in this manner, things will not go well for them. I understand that they are still in the Champions League and would prefer not to be eliminated now. But, by all indications, they won't make it to the Champions League final, and if they don't do well in the league, they won't qualify for the Champions League next season either.

They have been on a break in the champions league, and I expected them to perform well in Serie A and try to accumulate plenty of points before the champions league resumed, but their poor form has continued, and their hopes of qualifying for the champions league next season are fading. This is bad for them and they need to get back to winning as soon as possible.

I think Napoli's chances are closed to compete for Champions League tickets next season from Serie A tickets. The only way is maybe they have to win the Champions League, which I think is very difficult with their current performance.
Last season's Serie A champions finally had to struggle to defend their title. This season's Serie A competition will belong to Inter and Juventus. and there will be no other teams to interfere.

[Godday]

I agree about Napoli's condition. There is really no way they are getting back into the title competition from here. They must be wishing they didn't lose so many points at the beginning of the season. They just can't find the right manager for themselves after Spalletti parted ways with them. This is their main problem why they can't play like the previous season.

Mazzarri also doesn't look like the right manager for now as long as he doesn't surprise us in the coming days. I wouldn't be surprised if he also gets sacked at the end of the season at worst. It would still be nice at least if Mazzarri manages to carry the team into top four but we will see.

Napoli's performance was truly disappointing. They lost 3 times, drew once and only won once from the last five matches. Currently they are ranked 9th in the league. This is a really bad result for the defending champions. I think they will have no chance of qualifying for the champions league next season. They are also 4 points behind Bologna in fifth place in the standings and I think it will also be difficult for them to qualify for the European league next season. I think those who bet that Napoli will win the title this season should give up their money to the bookie.

[shogun47]

Salernitana scored twice in the game they have played in the two games that they've played within the past few days. Juventus did well to come back and win, that's how a big team should play.
They're very consistent so far, they have been the only club chasing Inter Milan this season, when the Champions League Competition begins once again they may like drop off if they don't play well
If not for that late penalty miss, Juventus then should have taken the lead or they'll be currently at the same points on the Seria A Standing. They want to qualify for the champions league not win the league so they said.

Do you know that almost all clubs work with understatements during the season for as long as they can and it is still credible and authentic?

Juventus Turin doesn't gain anything if they now announce that their plan is to win the Scudetto. There is no point in shouting out loud what they ambitions are. But if a team has 46 points after the first half of the season, do you really think that they are not internally talking about the title or at least thinking about it?

I am sure that the players know what this season is all about. The Champions League qualification is safe one goal for them, but the Scudetto is what they really want.

[Docnaster]

I don't know if you can say that Juventus were lucky that Salernitana got a red card and only after that Juventus could score two goals... But Salernitana played well in the first half... Although bookmakers gave odds for Juventus to win 3.4 after the first goal... So there were still expectations that Juventus would win this match...

Salernitana isn't one of the best performing teams in the Italian Serie A this season but their Italian Serie A game yesterday against Juventus, they really played well in that game and would've won either win the game or at least get a point from the had their midfield player Maggiore did receive a red card in that very match. And despite playing most of the second half of that game with 10-man, Salernitana still held on till the end of normal time. It took Vlahovic's stoppage time goal to seal victory for Juventus in that very important game.

That being said, we must not feign ignorance to the fact that Juventus have been immensely impressive this season in the Italian league and are doing everything possible to make sure to overtake Inter Milan in the league table. The Old Ladies doesn't even look like a team who's gonna give up on their chase any time soon but one thing that's very sure if you ask me is that they'll have to remain this consistent to overtake Inter Milan because the Italian league leaders are also determined to remain at the top of the league table and win the title at the end of the season.

[Frankolala]

Most disheartening is seeing defending Champions lacking behind and they're currently ten points behind Inter Milan who be currently taking the lead.
There's no way possible Napoli can comeback into the top four clubs to compete for the league this season believe me, winning the league league is far from what they can be able to achieve this season.

Inter Milan almost lost three points against Verona Yesterday, they did well though I hope they get to leave the relegation zones soon enough. Verona number nine player missed that player as he played a weak penalty that went in contact with the woodwork.

Juventus will do their best, they have a good record this season with defending though. The goals will come but not too much this season.

I agree about Napoli's condition. There is really no way they are getting back into the title competition from here. They must be wishing they didn't lose so many points at the beginning of the season. They just can't find the right manager for themselves after Spalletti parted ways with them. This is their main problem why they can't play like the previous season.

Mazzarri also doesn't look like the right manager for now as long as he doesn't surprise us in the coming days. I wouldn't be surprised if he also gets sacked at the end of the season at worst. It would still be nice at least if Mazzarri manages to carry the team into top four but we will see.

Spaletti's departure was felt in Napoli's body, the aggressive game he built with Napoli last season could not be continued by their new coach. Whether you like it or not there will be many people who start comparing the coach who brought great success and their current coach, because the standards on the suporters will be higher when Napoli won the Scudetto last season, because from there they will definitely see that they can actually take it from other big clubs in this Serie A. There's no guarantee that when Spaletti stays they'll be the same as last season, but that expectation grew after he left after leading Napoli to the title.
I also think Osimhen's form has declined this season, I don't know if it's because of a different strategy that might not suit him or if he's declining due to natural factors for a player.

Apparently Spaletti was indeed extremely important for the club, in many ways it was with him that Napoli's championship was attributed. Although it is possible to understand Spalletti, after all, he left not for the sake of money in the Saudi League, but began to coach his national team and perhaps he will be able to win the European Championship with it.
The choice of Garcia after Spalletti was extremely unsuccessful and weakened the team even more and now Napoli will have to play without Osimhen, who left for the African Cup.

All in all, Napoli are going through a difficult time. 

I wasn't in support of Gracia to succeed Spalleti because he has no good record of victory in his coaching career, as if I saw this coming. It is quite unfortunate that Napoli did the wrong choice by allowing Spalleti to go, because he is the one that understands these players strength and capacity in various wings and positions, since he was the one that built these players and achieved victory with them, it means he knows how to bring out the best in them.

Osimhen not in the club currently, is another problem to Napoli because he is one of their goal scoring machine that makes use of any good opportunitiy that comes his way to net the post. Napoli should learn from their mistake and make it right next season because I don't see them putting themselves back in the top four this season.

[arimamib]

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Napoli's performance was truly disappointing. They lost 3 times, drew once and only won once from the last five matches. Currently they are ranked 9th in the league. This is a really bad result for the defending champions. I think they will have no chance of qualifying for the champions league next season. They are also 4 points behind Bologna in fifth place in the standings and I think it will also be difficult for them to qualify for the European league next season. I think those who bet that Napoli will win the title this season should give up their money to the bookie.

It's strange to see a defending champion sitting 9th in the league standings. The string of losses and the current 9th position in the league indeed indicate they have been losing character as a team who won the league just last season. Falling behind in the race for Champions League qualification adds the concerns. It's a tough situation for Napoli and their fans. The competition in the league is intense, and recovering from the current position will require a significant turnaround in form.

The probability of securing a Champions League spot may seem distant at the moment. Giving up on their chances entirely might be premature, but it's clear that Napoli needs to address the issues affecting their current form and focus on everything that hinders their improvement. The upcoming matches will likely need a strategic and tactical reassessment to improve their chances of achieving European qualification.

[Marvell1]

Salernitana scored twice in the game they have played in the two games that they've played within the past few days. Juventus did well to come back and win, that's how a big team should play.
They're very consistent so far, they have been the only club chasing Inter Milan this season, when the Champions League Competition begins once again they may like drop off if they don't play well
If not for that late penalty miss, Juventus then should have taken the lead or they'll be currently at the same points on the Seria A Standing. They want to qualify for the champions league not win the league so they said.

Do you know that almost all clubs work with understatements during the season for as long as they can and it is still credible and authentic?

Juventus Turin doesn't gain anything if they now announce that their plan is to win the Scudetto. There is no point in shouting out loud what they ambitions are. But if a team has 46 points after the first half of the season, do you really think that they are not internally talking about the title or at least thinking about it?

I am sure that the players know what this season is all about. The Champions League qualification is safe one goal for them, but the Scudetto is what they really want.

There was no doubt in my mind that Juventus was going to win against Salernitana. Because it was the second team in the table against the last. So it was always going to be 3 points for Juventus. But I was a little surprised to see Juventus conceding in this match. To be honest, was also surprised to see the score 1-0 not in favour of Juventus. But Juventus was able to turn things around. And it is not going to be wrong to say that Juventus was actually a little lucky to be able to get 3 points by scoring after 90 minutes in the match.

If we talk about Juventus saying that they are not very serious about the title, they are just saying that to divert the mind of their opponent to some other team because there is no reason for them to say that otherwise. Especially when they are in 2nd position. I also think that they are saying that to make sure if they face any kind of disaster later on they can say that winning was not their plan and they wanted to fix other problems first, kind of like damage control.

[borovichok]

It's strange to see a defending champion sitting 9th in the league standings. The string of losses and the current 9th position in the league indeed indicate they have been losing character as a team who won the league just last season. Falling behind in the race for Champions League qualification adds the concerns. It's a tough situation for Napoli and their fans. The competition in the league is intense, and recovering from the current position will require a significant turnaround in form.

The probability of securing a Champions League spot may seem distant at the moment. Giving up on their chances entirely might be premature, but it's clear that Napoli needs to address the issues affecting their current form and focus on everything that hinders their improvement. The upcoming matches will likely need a strategic and tactical reassessment to improve their chances of achieving European qualification.

Napoli last match, they lost to Torino 3-0 which was very dissapointing and frustrating on Napoli end, they would barely recover from this heavy loss. What's wrong with the reigning scudetto champion? They have no ground this season, not good enough to win matches and this is hardly a worst season for Napoli. The president have fought so hard to reclaim the good features and formidable form of the club but it seems nothing is working. Napoli current form is complicated because they've failed to win the important matches and inconsistent in their choice of matches.

[W Jr.]

It's strange to see a defending champion sitting 9th in the league standings. The string of losses and the current 9th position in the league indeed indicate they have been losing character as a team who won the league just last season. Falling behind in the race for Champions League qualification adds the concerns. It's a tough situation for Napoli and their fans. The competition in the league is intense, and recovering from the current position will require a significant turnaround in form.

The probability of securing a Champions League spot may seem distant at the moment. Giving up on their chances entirely might be premature, but it's clear that Napoli needs to address the issues affecting their current form and focus on everything that hinders their improvement. The upcoming matches will likely need a strategic and tactical reassessment to improve their chances of achieving European qualification.

Napoli last match, they lost to Torino 3-0 which was very dissapointing and frustrating on Napoli end, they would barely recover from this heavy loss. What's wrong with the reigning scudetto champion? They have no ground this season, not good enough to win matches and this is hardly a worst season for Napoli. The president have fought so hard to reclaim the good features and formidable form of the club but it seems nothing is working. Napoli current form is complicated because they've failed to win the important matches and inconsistent in their choice of matches.

They are a far cry from their amazing performance last year. The defeat against Torino was humiliating for them. I expected them to be better this year because they mostly managed to maintain the champion squad. However, some external factors must have changed the squad completely. This year Napoli is unrecognizable. They are having a difficult season.

[fuguebtc]

With the 3-0 away defeat to Torino, Napoli has lost 3 of their away matches in the Serie A league. Napoli has lost 5 of their last 8 matches in Serie A. If Napoli continues with this kind of form, I think they will not qualify for the uefa champions league next season.

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They have been on a break in the champions league, and I expected them to perform well in Serie A and try to accumulate plenty of points before the champions league resumed, but their poor form has continued, and their hopes of qualifying for the champions league next season are fading. This is bad for them and they need to get back to winning as soon as possible.

I think Napoli's chances are closed to compete for Champions League tickets next season from Serie A tickets. The only way is maybe they have to win the Champions League, which I think is very difficult with their current performance.
Last season's Serie A champions finally had to struggle to defend their title. This season's Serie A competition will belong to Inter and Juventus. and there will be no other teams to interfere.

Napoli's performance recently is very abysmal. Who would have said that they are the defending champions right now after losing to Torino with that margin and drawing with Monza? They are currently in 9th position and the way things are looking right now, they are not even going to play in the Uefa Conference League.

I actually don't think they will be winning the game between them and Barcelona either. I know Barcelona themselves are struggling but Napoli's current situation is very dire. Maybe they can do something about their bad performance in the January transfer market.