Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Mame89]

Jose Mourinho dismissal was certainly very surprising because he was the best coach who was able to present trophies for the team he coached, but Roma announced in recent days that they had parted ways with Jose Mourinho. I think Roma under his guidance performed quite well last season but this season they experienced a slight setback in their performance because many of their players were injured.

It's a shame that Mourinho's dismissal was such a shock, even though at the start he said he would build the squad slowly until it became a strong team, it took time, apparently As Roma couldn't wait. Even though Mourinho's financial limitations have succeeded in making AS Roma become true wolves, now under the guidance of coach De Rossi they are preparing to become kitchen cats again. Because I think Mourinho is great, he can give the conference league trophy and next season As Roma will be runners-up in the European League, indeed this season As Roam is not consistent as you said, many players are injured and several players are playing in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Daniele De Rossi has officially been appointed as Roma coach, but I see that he still lacks experience in his coaching career so it seems like he will also have difficulties in bringing Roma back from adversity. But we hope he can be successful in Roma because he is no stranger to Roma because Daniele is a legend in the Roma team so this time he will try to bring Roma back to winning ways from the tactics he will implement.

I'm not too sure that De Rossi can improve As Roma's standings in the remainder of this season and bring As Roma to the top 6 of the standings until the end of the season. because usually firing a coach in the middle of the season won't change anything. De Rossi needs adaptation to build the As Roma squad.

[legendbtc]

Juventus will do everything to win. They entered into a serious struggle in the championship race. They are playing near Inter. Inter made no mistake, beating Monza with 5 goals. Juventus is next. I have full faith that they will play flawlessly today and win. We will watch a good championship race between the two teams, probably until the end of the year.

The game has come to an end, and Juventus emerged victorious with a score of 3-0. Right from the start, it was evident that Juventus had a strong determination to win. The team was in high spirits, playing on their home turf, which added to their advantage. Comparing their current performance, Sassuolo seemed to be struggling and not in good form, making it less likely for them to pose a significant challenge to Juventus. I wasn't expecting any surprising outcome as I knew Sassuolo would find it challenging to defeat Juventus in their current state.

some people were hopeful that Sassuolo could secure a draw, pointing to their previous victory over Juventus in the first leg. However, I had confidence in Juventus maintaining their winning streak. It's difficult to imagine Juventus faltering in any game now, given their solid performance and determination.

The game between Juventus and Sassuolo was not really hard for Juventus, Allegri needed to win this game in order to remain in the race with Inter Milan and that's why they had attacking playing style in this match.
Also checking the stats for this match it's clear to me that both teams had nearly close performances in this match.

Juventus' attack had a great day to win 3-0 against Sassuolo at home. This season, Juventus has emerged as Inter Milan's biggest challenge in Serie A. Inter is still considered by many as the strongest club in Calcio. Juventus has developed from an unfinished team into a complete team. One weakness that Juventus must be concerned about is their shortage in midfield, especially after they lost Nicolo Fagioli and Paul Pogba for the rest of the season. Max Allegri is finding happiness with Juventus this season. And can he create the most successful season of his second term with Juventus? There are still 18 rounds left for Max Allegri and his team to reverse the situation.

[TelolettOm]

I'm not too sure that De Rossi can improve As Roma's standings in the remainder of this season and bring As Roma to the top 6 of the standings until the end of the season. because usually firing a coach in the middle of the season won't change anything. De Rossi needs adaptation to build the As Roma squad.

It seems that quite a lot of people actually doubt this decision, doubting whether De Rossi can replace Mou's role at Roma or even make Roma much better. Moreover, Rome certainly hoped that this would happen in a short time. Currently, Roma is experiencing quite a down period, not only because of the lack of a coach, but also because of the condition of the squad. But in any case, even though there are doubts, these parties will certainly still hope that De Rossi is really able to provide an extraordinary surprise in Rome and bring Roma to a much stronger condition. And hopefully it won't be like Napoli who were in a hurry to change coaches but were still unable to make changes in Napoli itself. Everything takes time, but how much time is given must still be optimized.

[bitpotter]

I am very happy to welcome Napoli's victory over Fiorentina and they really deserved it. Fiorentina played quite well, but every time they got a chance they failed to score a goal. Like when they got a penalty kick but Fiorentina failed to do it and Napoli had to concede after that. Osimhen's absence doesn't seem to be a problem for Napoli and they are firmly on their way to the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana.

[coinlocket$]

According to the latest, if Allegri will not renew his contract he will leave at the end of the season whatever this position in the leaderboard it will be.

[temple]

Mourinho is not a stupid man. I think he knows that going to Saudi Arabia is somehow the end of his career. It doesn't have to be, but it feels like it would signal that the last years are about to come for him as a coach would usually prefer to spend the most of his energy in one of the European top leagues.

But the question is still interesting and in my opinion not answered yet. What would Mourinho do if he gets an amazing offer from a great club in the next few days or weeks? He loves challenges and I don't know whether he is as much about money as other people are.

There is no one (especially a coach) who does not like money in any case if an offer comes to him, but if the amount is not too large than the offer made by a great club. Of course Mourinho would choose to coach a great club rather than have a career in a certain league with a club that is not great, but if the offer could be quite tempting for him. I think he will also go to Saudi Arabia if someone wants to use his services as a coach who is experienced and also great at football.

This is a question that involves a lot of hefty details. You literally say that money is above all. "Does not like money in any case". I think there are still people and businessmen out there who think twice before they sign a contract. I believe that you are right when the offers someone receives reach ridiculous levels where someone would call you stupid if you don't accept it. That is the world we live in, yes. But I am still wondering if Mourinho loves to live on a Portuguese beach most of the time or if he says a few hundred million more don't hurt. Tell me who he is

[snipie]

I'm not too sure that De Rossi can improve As Roma's standings in the remainder of this season and bring As Roma to the top 6 of the standings until the end of the season. because usually firing a coach in the middle of the season won't change anything. De Rossi needs adaptation to build the As Roma squad.

It seems that quite a lot of people actually doubt this decision, doubting whether De Rossi can replace Mou's role at Roma or even make Roma much better. Moreover, Rome certainly hoped that this would happen in a short time. Currently, Roma is experiencing quite a down period, not only because of the lack of a coach, but also because of the condition of the squad. But in any case, even though there are doubts, these parties will certainly still hope that De Rossi is really able to provide an extraordinary surprise in Rome and bring Roma to a much stronger condition. And hopefully it won't be like Napoli who were in a hurry to change coaches but were still unable to make changes in Napoli itself. Everything takes time, but how much time is given must still be optimized.

Roma lost its good performance since the departure of the old squad and barely no coach, how good he was, were able to put the team in the correct road again..
Mourinho results with the team were fluctuating and he was always blaming an outside problem for the issues of the team until the owners got pissed from him and were pretty sure that the team doesn't stand any chance to advance.

[Asiska02]

I am very happy to welcome Napoli's victory over Fiorentina and they really deserved it. Fiorentina played quite well, but every time they got a chance they failed to score a goal. Like when they got a penalty kick but Fiorentina failed to do it and Napoli had to concede after that. Osimhen's absence doesn't seem to be a problem for Napoli and they are firmly on their way to the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana.

This match is not a problem to Napoli to win with or without Osimehn’s presence. They’ve shown that they can do without him in some matches but I believe it won’t be in all matches. A three goals difference in this match that gave them a victory was well deserved for them. Fiorentina is a smaller team compared to Napoli. In their last five encounters, Napoli have won three matches, drew one and loss one to them. This has shown a clear record that Napoli is not their match and they’ll win them again and again if they harping to meet again this season.

[Leviathan.007]

Finally and after three years Roma got Muriniho fired from this team. They are in the 9th place of the Serie A and that isn't acceptable for Roma to be in this situation, so far in the league they got only 29 points.
But now Roma is going to take some risks and they started working with Daniele De Rossi, their former player.

Jose Mourinho dismissal was certainly very surprising because he was the best coach who was able to present trophies for the team he coached, but Roma announced in recent days that they had parted ways with Jose Mourinho. I think Roma under his guidance performed quite well last season but this season they experienced a slight setback in their performance because many of their players were injured.

Daniele De Rossi has officially been appointed as Roma coach, but I see that he still lacks experience in his coaching career so it seems like he will also have difficulties in bringing Roma back from adversity. But we hope he can be successful in Roma because he is no stranger to Roma because Daniele is a legend in the Roma team so this time he will try to bring Roma back to winning ways from the tactics he will implement.

We all know Jose Mourinho is not a coach to stay jobless and without a team for a long time, he usually gets interesting offers and even if they fired him from Roma but still, he is still close to joining another team.
Mourinho's agent, Jorge Mendes started talking about this coach with Aurelio De Laurentiis and there is a high possibility of seeing an agreement between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Mourinho which means Mourinho can be the next coach for Napoli.
Since they lost Luciano Spalletti they couldn't find a good coach and maybe Mourinho can save them from this situation.

[Belarge]

I am very happy to welcome Napoli's victory over Fiorentina and they really deserved it. Fiorentina played quite well, but every time they got a chance they failed to score a goal. Like when they got a penalty kick but Fiorentina failed to do it and Napoli had to concede after that. Osimhen's absence doesn't seem to be a problem for Napoli and they are firmly on their way to the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana.

Supercoppa Italiana is an essential tournament were we gets to watch the very stellar performance of elite and average clubs. Napoli have succeeded in eliminating Fiorentina who's consider to be a threat. Napoli resounding victory against Fiorentina who did their best to ensure they're victorious. Walter Mazzarri is doing a good job and he has secured his position as headcoach in forthcoming matches. Without the presence of Victor Osimhen, Napoli can stand tall above their opponents and become stronger before anyone could realize, they lack consistent actions and that's one of the weak points of the club.

[udidrone]

This match is not a problem to Napoli to win with or without Osimehn’s presence. They’ve shown that they can do without him in some matches but I believe it won’t be in all matches. A three goals difference in this match that gave them a victory was well deserved for them. Fiorentina is a smaller team compared to Napoli. In their last five encounters, Napoli have won three matches, drew one and loss one to them. This has shown a clear record that Napoli is not their match and they’ll win them again and again if they harping to meet again this season.

Yes Napoli can prove that they have the ability even though they play without Osimhen. If Napoli can play like this in the League maybe they can still be in the top 4 or maybe they still have a chance to defend the trophy. But somehow Napoli never played consistently and more often waste opportunities in every easy game. Napoli need 4 points to move up to 4th position, do you think Napoli will be able to do it before the end of the season?

[Weawant]

I am very happy to welcome Napoli's victory over Fiorentina and they really deserved it. Fiorentina played quite well, but every time they got a chance they failed to score a goal. Like when they got a penalty kick but Fiorentina failed to do it and Napoli had to concede after that. Osimhen's absence doesn't seem to be a problem for Napoli and they are firmly on their way to the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana.

This is a good result for Napoli,  I mean it's such a good heads up and it would definitely give give them the chance to have both the fans and the management of Napoli believe and have some good confidence in their ability and what they  can possibly achieve with the team probably by the end of the season.

The problem is not with this good performance today, but their ability to maintain this performance and continually such that the team will be able to have this form in a long period of time enough to help them still make something out of this season, let's not also forget that a key player in Napoli isn't present as at this time of this little wins they are making, which means by the time he will be back to join them again ,they will be able to achieve much more because their form is in a good shape and they aswell have got a complete squad in place able to help them achieve much success.

[MAAManda]

I am very happy to welcome Napoli's victory over Fiorentina and they really deserved it. Fiorentina played quite well, but every time they got a chance they failed to score a goal. Like when they got a penalty kick but Fiorentina failed to do it and Napoli had to concede after that. Osimhen's absence doesn't seem to be a problem for Napoli and they are firmly on their way to the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana.

The absence of Osimhen in the team because he has to play for Nigeria in AFCON isn't a problem for Napoli, this is proven by the results of Napoli's match this time, they managed to beat Fiorentina even with a clean sheet.

BTW, regarding their journey in the Italian Super Cup, they will not go to the semifinals, because this match itself is a semifinal, their next step is to play in the final, and the opponent that awaits them next is Inter Milan or Lazio who will play tomorrow.

[Uruhara]

I am very happy to welcome Napoli's victory over Fiorentina and they really deserved it. Fiorentina played quite well, but every time they got a chance they failed to score a goal. Like when they got a penalty kick but Fiorentina failed to do it and Napoli had to concede after that. Osimhen's absence doesn't seem to be a problem for Napoli and they are firmly on their way to the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana.

Now it seems that Napoli are slowly starting to improve even without Osimhen. Which means this club can reduce their dependence on their mainstay striker, Osimhen.
But in this match Fiorentina also played quite well and even Fiorentina's pass accuracy was better than Napoli. But Fiorentina were poor at finishing their attacks. And this is because Napoli's defense is quite good. Meanwhile, Napoli were able to take advantage of the opportunities they got into goals. And the 3-0 score was actually quite surprising too. Because I initially thought this match would end with a narrow victory against Napoli. I just hope Napoli scores 1 or 2 goals. But it was great to see Napoli score. Now Napoli just have to wait to see who will win today's match between Inter Milan vs Lazio.

[MusaMohamed]

We all know Jose Mourinho is not a coach to stay jobless and without a team for a long time, he usually gets interesting offers and even if they fired him from Roma but still, he is still close to joining another team.
Mourinho's agent, Jorge Mendes started talking about this coach with Aurelio De Laurentiis and there is a high possibility of seeing an agreement between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Mourinho which means Mourinho can be the next coach for Napoli.
Since they lost Luciano Spalletti they couldn't find a good coach and maybe Mourinho can save them from this situation.

I really believe that Mourinho will not take over the coach position of Napoli. Because I don't need to be a coach or an expert to see that Napoli will continue to fall down. They will lose their star players in the next summer or two more seasons so if Mourinho joins Napoli, he will have to rebuild that club from nearly beginning. Even Napoli can spend more money for transfer market than Roma, it is not a situation Mourinho wants to be in.

Rumor is Mourinho is waiting for an offer from Newcastle United to return to Premier League and I see it is a highest bid for his future now.

[Fara Chan]

Yes Napoli can prove that they have the ability even though they play without Osimhen. If Napoli can play like this in the League maybe they can still be in the top 4 or maybe they still have a chance to defend the trophy. But somehow Napoli never played consistently and more often waste opportunities in every easy game. Napoli need 4 points to move up to 4th position, do you think Napoli will be able to do it before the end of the season?

If it is only for a top four position by the end of this season, I think Napoli still have the ability to do it as long as there is improvement in the way they play in the League and there is also a good level of consistency in each upcoming game. But to defend the trophy again this season, it seems very difficult for Napoli because now the team is ranked in the top eight and is very far from first place in the Serie A standings. Winning a landslide win in the Italian Super Cup should be more encouraging for Napoli when they are starting to return to action in Serie A this season.

[Hanadawa]

This match is not a problem to Napoli to win with or without Osimehn’s presence. They’ve shown that they can do without him in some matches but I believe it won’t be in all matches. A three goals difference in this match that gave them a victory was well deserved for them. Fiorentina is a smaller team compared to Napoli. In their last five encounters, Napoli have won three matches, drew one and loss one to them. This has shown a clear record that Napoli is not their match and they’ll win them again and again if they harping to meet again this season.

And talking about rankings in the league, Fiorentina is currently in 4th place in the standings and Napoli is in 8th place with a difference of only 3 points. It wasn't a big difference even though the rankings were a little far off. The next match is Fiorentina vs Inter Milan and I think it is very likely that Fiorentina will lose. Atalanta, Lazio and Bologna have a big chance of passing Fiorentina after the 21st match.

[zaim7413]

Roma lost its good performance since the departure of the old squad and barely no coach, how good he was, were able to put the team in the correct road again..
Mourinho results with the team were fluctuating and he was always blaming an outside problem for the issues of the team until the owners got pissed from him and were pretty sure that the team doesn't stand any chance to advance.

The match vs Girona is Roma first match without Mourinho in the team coaching chair, this time Roma will be accompanied by a new coach who does not have much experience as a coach. Roma's journey this season has become increasingly difficult due to the team having to adapt again to the strategy used by the new coach. The statistics of both teams will probably lead Roma to victory, but there is no guarantee that Roma will be in the top six because there are still many problems being faced after Mourinho's departure.

[klidex]

We all know Jose Mourinho is not a coach to stay jobless and without a team for a long time, he usually gets interesting offers and even if they fired him from Roma but still, he is still close to joining another team.
Mourinho's agent, Jorge Mendes started talking about this coach with Aurelio De Laurentiis and there is a high possibility of seeing an agreement between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Mourinho which means Mourinho can be the next coach for Napoli.
Since they lost Luciano Spalletti they couldn't find a good coach and maybe Mourinho can save them from this situation.

I really believe that Mourinho will not take over the coach position of Napoli. Because I don't need to be a coach or an expert to see that Napoli will continue to fall down. They will lose their star players in the next summer or two more seasons so if Mourinho joins Napoli, he will have to rebuild that club from nearly beginning. Even Napoli can spend more money for transfer market than Roma, it is not a situation Mourinho wants to be in.

Rumor is Mourinho is waiting for an offer from Newcastle United to return to Premier League and I see it is a highest bid for his future now.

This could possibly happen if Jose Mourinho still wants to coach another team in Serie A and does not intend to move to another league, if an agreement can be reached by both parties. To be honest, I'm not too sure about the coach that Napoli currently has because after firing Rudi Garcia and replacing him with Walter Mazzari, Napoli continues to experience decline, not improvement, Napoli fans are very worried about Napoli's current performance, especially when facing the last 16 of the Champions League and their opponents are quite I really think Jose Mourinho could be a good choice considering he has more experience than Mazzari.

In fact, I doubt that Jose Mourinho will be well received by Premier League clubs because Jose Mourinho's coaching system looks old school and the strategy used for the strongest league feels like it will be impossible to compete easily, previously he was sacked by Chelsea and Manchester United so I think waiting for Newcastle to appoint him as coach is still quite doubtful.

[joniboini]

I know but I believe it is a reason on tip of iceberg and there is no coincidence for that investigation against Juventus. It happened after Super League seemed to come closely to activation day. It is also not coincidence that after got the serious punishment, Juventus announced that they left Super League.

From my understanding of the investigation, it happened way earlier than the Super League scandal while the punishments were given near when the scandal broke out[1]. They released the statement arguing that the previous punishment was unfair IIRC, hence why they managed to wiggle out from getting a 15-point deduction[2]. A few months after is when they released another statement saying they would quit the Super League. Regardless of whether there is pressure from Seria A to force them to quit or not, what they did can be investigated publicly since the deal was already done (related to player swap etc). Other leagues seem to be quite direct in that they promise to ban any club from participating in the national league if they join the Super League iirc.

In fact, I doubt that Jose Mourinho will be well received by Premier League clubs because Jose Mourinho's coaching system looks old school and the strategy used for the strongest league feels like it will be impossible to compete easily, previously he was sacked by Chelsea and Manchester United so I think waiting for Newcastle to appoint him as coach is still quite doubtful.

Newcastle can be a good place for him assuming he got the players he wanted. A mid-table club that has a good deal amount of money, assuming they can bypass the FFP somehow. That being said, if the fans are not happy with counter-attacking football and want something more like what they've seen from their current head coach, he probably won't last long unless he brings results like some FA/Carabao Cup. Personally, though, I'd suggest Mourinho join punditry instead. Seems like he can do that job quite well with his persona.

And talking about rankings in the league, Fiorentina is currently in 4th place in the standings and Napoli is in 8th place with a difference of only 3 points. It wasn't a big difference even though the rankings were a little far off.

It is interesting to see that stats-wise they are not that different. 3 points difference is quite fair considering how close their offensive and defensive results are. Not really surprising since clubs other than the top 3 beat each other quite often[3].

[1] https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/juventus-appeal-explained-date-time-whats-next-club-challenges-15-point-deduction-in-serie-a-table/
[2] https://www.juventus.com/en/search?q=press+release
[3] https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/108/Tournaments/5/Seasons/9659/Stages/22143/TeamStatistics/Italy-Serie-A-2023-2024