Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[piebeyb]

For the scudetto this season, to be honest, fans of other teams, of course they have to give up if Intermilan wins the Scudetto this season, for Juventus and AC Milan fans, of course, they no longer have more hope for chasing Intermilan this season, at this time Intermilan has running Juventus and AC Milan even far enough with 16 points and it is impossible for rival teams to catch up with only 10 games left at this time,  There is only one word I can say to Juventus and AC Milan fans: Patience guys, there is still next season for the Scudetto.

It's a little disappointing when I see that my favorite club has failed to win the Scudetto again this season. I also hope that Juventus can play better next season, at least they have new players for their front line and back line so they can minimize games on the field, at least looking for players. who are really hungry for goals and know how to score goals, I have to admit that Inter Milan this season really deserves to get the Scudetto this season because they have played very consistently since the start of the season and maybe until the end of this season.

Even though Inter Milan already has points that are difficult for Juventus and AC Milan to catch up with, they remain consistently on the path of calm and are not merciful or underestimate their opponents, even though they have to play against lower-class clubs, they still beat their opponents, whatever it is, with a landslide score, that's why Inter Milan is really serious about the title race this season because they are also playing very well apart from in the domestic league like in the UCL, but today we also need to see Inter Milan whether they can really beat Atletico Madrid or not, but I'm sure Inter Milan will not lose their title in the Italian league this season.

[Ndabagi01]

It is very unlikely that Napoli will finish in the European league zone because their performance has not improved so far, so there is nothing to expect from Napoli.
Their elimination in the last 16 of the Champions League was not surprising, this was predicted from the start.

If you look at the difference in points and mathematically it is still possible to compete fiercely, but we also have to be realistic in looking at the strength of the Napoli team as a whole so I think that in the remaining matches this season Napoli will not be able to take full advantage of it and that is the reason I am so sure that Napoli will not can finish in the European league zone this season.

This is a far too hasty conclusion about Napoli, in my opinion. Before the match, I was confident that they would not be eliminated easily from the Champions League. I rated them based on how they performed in the first leg against Barcelona and how impressive they were in maintaining the game's level until the end. Barcelona was a stronger team at home, so their victory could be attributed to that.

Napoli's fate in Serie A this season remains uncertain, and nothing is certain for them at this time. Before their Champions League round of 16 first leg match, we saw an improvement in their performance, and many people believed that Napoli could make a comeback and remain in the top four of the standings. Their current performance is poor, but we cannot conclude that they can’t do anything else and will not even qualify for the Europa League next season. Let unpredictable football decide Napoli's fate soon.

[hahay]

Lautaro continue to score... now 23 goals!

Lautaro Martínez appeared very impressive. Initially, I thought Vlahovic would be a tight competitor for top scorer in Serie A this season. but the result is surprising that Lautaro Martínez is quite far ahead at the moment. he is productive, but I don't think that can be separated from the support of a good team. he is a fairly easy player to pair with others. He is also good with Sanchez or with Thuram.
with the player's current performance, the Serie A trophy may not be separated from Inter this season.

Individually Lautaro Martínez is a very good player and this season Lautaro Martínez can shine even more thanks to the strong support from his teammates which gives Lautaro Martínez more freedom to score goals and contribute to the team on the front lines.
This is not a surprise, with Lautaro Martínez's quality he deserves and deserves everything this season.

After all, in the last two seasons, Lautaro Martinez has alwaysmanaged to be in the topthree and toptwo in the top score list and this season, Lautaro Martinez managed to become the first in the list of temporary top scorers in Serie A. With Lautaro Martinez achievements this season, it is clear that Lautaro Martinez really went through a process to get to the top of the top scorers, and that is a great way and achievement ofcourse. Because after all, with such a longprocess, it certainly proves that Lautaro Martinez can still consistently score goals for Inter in Serie A. Last season Lautaro Martinez competed with Osimhen but yes, this season Osimhen and Napoli also experienced a decline in performance and got badresults . Therefore, it is clear that Lautaro Martinez can maximize this great opportunity to get a trophy with Inter and also become the top scorer this season.

[Mayor of ogba]

It seems that many people suspected that Barcelona would ultimately win the match easily. In fact, I personally am also grateful for betting on Barcelona. We can't really hope for Napoli at the moment. In fact, I doubt they can handle the remaining 10 games of the season in Serie A well. The reason is that there are several matches that will be difficult for them to win, for example against Inter Milan, Atalanta, Milan, Roma and even Bologna. So I personally even doubt that Napoli will be able to finish in the European league zone.

But if you look at the difference in points between Roma and Napoli, which is not much different at the moment, then the opportunity is still wide enough for Napoli to catch up with Roma in points, which is currently ranked 5th. But the problem is that Roma is currently much more consistent than Napoli. Roma became better after De Rossi arrived to fill the coaching bench there.

It is very unlikely that Napoli will finish in the European league zone because their performance has not improved so far, so there is nothing to expect from Napoli.
Their elimination in the last 16 of the Champions League was not surprising, this was predicted from the start.

If you look at the difference in points and mathematically it is still possible to compete fiercely, but we also have to be realistic in looking at the strength of the Napoli team as a whole so I think that in the remaining matches this season Napoli will not be able to take full advantage of it and that is the reason I am so sure that Napoli will not finish in the European league zone this season.

I agree with you; I think it is too late for Napoli to challenge for the top four of the Serie A league because Bologna is leading Napoli with 7 points in the Serie A league table. Bologna's consistency this season will not allow Napoli to overtake Bologna in the fourth position of the Serie A table. If Napoli are consistent enough, they can qualify for the European League next season.

[imamusma]

Sarri will probably leave Lazio at the end of the season (if not before)

Rumors are going in Tudor direction as new coach.

As said, few hours later he dismissed himself.

Not clear yet if the decision was due his results or his personal problems.

Maurizio Sarri failed to manage Lazio so they could compete in the top four of the Serie A standings, the defeat to Udinese was his last guarantee as head coach, now Lazio management has appointed Giovanni Martusciello as interim coach. Lazio experienced a serious setback this season, after last season managed to finish in runner-up position behind Napoli. In the last five matches in Serie A, Lazio experienced four defeats and was only able to win once. Finish in European routes is the target we want to achieve in the remaining 10 matches. It seems like it will be very difficult for Lazio to create a turning point in their performance.

Meanwhile, another hope that Lazio still has is to win the Italian Cup trophy, but their opponent in the semifinals is quite difficult, namely Juventus. Giovanni Martusciello will certainly try his best to stabilize the club for the remainder of this season even though the challenges are quite tough. Maurizio Sarri resignation had been circulating some time before, the announcement of this separation occurred after they suffered a surprising defeat to Udinese.

[bestcoins1]

Napoli is in trouble this year. They were great last year and had a dream season. This year, there is not even a trace of last year. I don't recognize Naples. After seeing this poor performance this year, I think they should prepare harder for next year. I think they will fight for the Scudetto again next year.

Napoli, who this season are still ranked seventh in the Serie A standings, will also not be able to take the top five positions to be in the Europa League next season. Because Atalanta and Roma are still much better than the current Napoli, the Napoli team has really experienced setbacks this season and they can't expect more good things unless they can improve their way of playing quite well in the remainder of this season.

[FanEagle]

I think seventh goes to Conference league right? I mean Napoli could do that, it looks like it would be possible for them to finish seventh. To be fair Fiorentina is right there too and it is not unheard of that they would not be able to get there, Fiorentina could take up that seventh place in which case they would not be able to go to conference neither.

I think Roma versus Bologna is the real deal, that looks like the biggest news of all the season, whichever one will go to UCL is a big question that we are watching very closely. Inter will win, that much is guaranteed, and Milan or Juventus will be second with the other third, but fourth is a big deal and could make a lot of changes for both teams at the end of the season and during the summer.

[len01]

For the scudetto this season, to be honest, fans of other teams, of course they have to give up if Intermilan wins the Scudetto this season, for Juventus and AC Milan fans, of course, they no longer have more hope for chasing Intermilan this season, at this time Intermilan has running Juventus and AC Milan even far enough with 16 points and it is impossible for rival teams to catch up with only 10 games left at this time,  There is only one word I can say to Juventus and AC Milan fans: Patience guys, there is still next season for the Scudetto.

It's a little disappointing when I see that my favorite club has failed to win the Scudetto again this season. I also hope that Juventus can play better next season, at least they have new players for their front line and back line so they can minimize games on the field, at least looking for players. who are really hungry for goals and know how to score goals, I have to admit that Inter Milan this season really deserves to get the Scudetto this season because they have played very consistently since the start of the season and maybe until the end of this season.

Even though Inter Milan already has points that are difficult for Juventus and AC Milan to catch up with, they remain consistently on the path of calm and are not merciful or underestimate their opponents, even though they have to play against lower-class clubs, they still beat their opponents, whatever it is, with a landslide score, that's why Inter Milan is really serious about the title race this season because they are also playing very well apart from in the domestic league like in the UCL, but today we also need to see Inter Milan whether they can really beat Atletico Madrid or not, but I'm sure Inter Milan will not lose their title in the Italian league this season.

you don't need to be disappointed with the extraordinary results achieved by Juventus because they succeeded in making other popular serie A teams very messy, but when all these teams return to focus on the serie A matches, it is certainly very natural that Juventus will start to lose performance.
I'm not saying that Juventus failed, but to survive and finish in the best position this season, getting a ticket to the UCL would be much better and in the next season, Juventus still has a big chance of replacing Inter to get the Scudetto title.

[Oneandpure]

This is a far too hasty conclusion about Napoli, in my opinion. Before the match, I was confident that they would not be eliminated easily from the Champions League. I rated them based on how they performed in the first leg against Barcelona and how impressive they were in maintaining the game's level until the end. Barcelona was a stronger team at home, so their victory could be attributed to that.

Napoli's fate in Serie A this season remains uncertain, and nothing is certain for them at this time. Before their Champions League round of 16 first leg match, we saw an improvement in their performance, and many people believed that Napoli could make a comeback and remain in the top four of the standings. Their current performance is poor, but we cannot conclude that they can’t do anything else and will not even qualify for the Europa League next season. Let unpredictable football decide Napoli's fate soon.

I watched Napoli match against Barcelona last night and they had very poor performance with difficulty from defense until less shots on target almost 90 minutes, many of fatal mistake with fault until wrong pass make Barcelona easily to control ball possession and won above 3-1. Its over for Napoli their participants in Champion League and right now have focus how to finish better standings position in domestic league with potential qualifying to UEFA Champion League next season or Europe League spot standings.
Currently, Napoli remaining 7 points behind Bologna as the 4th standings place and not large opportunity for qualifying to Champion League next season if can playing consistency with ten matches left, but has most difficult matches left from facing Inter Milan, Atalanta, AS roma and Bologna are the teams have motivate for finishing on the top fourth position.

[Slow death]

the situation in the table starts to become very clear what the final position of each team will be, at this moment I can say with 100% certainty that inter will become champions of series A, the difference in points that inter has in relation to the team which currently occupies the number 2 position is a very large difference in points, we are talking about a difference of 16 points and in my opinion this difference in points will still increase, I reach this conclusion because both the team that currently occupies the number 2 position It's an inconsistent team and the same I can say about the team that occupies position number 3. So when I compare the quality of the inter

With the quality of Milan and Juventus, I see that Inter is at a much higher level than Juventus and Milan. That's why I have no doubt that Inter will become champions and Juventus and Milan will occupy positions 2 and 3. My question is what can be expected from Juventus next season, because there are already many seasons in which Juventus is very far away from winning Serie A, that way even next season Juventus won't have any chance of becoming Serie A champions, in my opinion with the current coach Juventus won't improve at all, they won't win anything relevant anytime soon . If Juventus management wants to win Serie A, then they need to hire another coach

and this other coach will need to focus on improving the quality of the Juventus squad and fighting for Juventus to once again become a strong team capable of winning Serie A and perhaps going very far in the European Champions League. Milan despite being inconsistent this and last season, they could still very well become champions next season if Inter are weak next season. Also if Roma management keeps the current coach next season, I also see Roma getting very far in Serie A

[QueenVera]

Currently, Juventus' performance is a bit disappointing because they have lost the opportunity to regain the title they have always won, even though they have a very big opportunity to win the league but Juventus are not able to take advantage of it well and are actually getting further away from Inter Milan who are at the top standings. I don't know what's wrong with Juventus this season. The mentality of the Juventus players doesn't seem to have the motivation to have the ambition to win the league title. They seem to play like players in general. We can see from the total goals scored by Juventus this season, they are not really like the Juventus we have known for a long time this is with the strong performance they have had over the years.

Indeed, seeing the appearance of Inter Milan, who seems to be playing very well this season, makes it a little difficult for Juventus to compete, but that doesn't mean that Juventus can't because if Juventus continues to put pressure on Inter Milan then Juventus still has a chance to win the title, but instead they lose points in several matches so making the distance with Inter Milan even further and now Juventus no longer has the opportunity to catch up, and currently Juventus' position is in 3rd place because the previous position has been taken over by Milan because Juventus only achieved a draw against Atalanta while Milan themselves took advantage of that moment to achieve victory and overtake Juventus.

The season hasn't been quite adventurous for Juventus as they've been indicted to not taking part in the Europa League. They've been focusing their strength on the domestic Serie A league and they've been doing excellently well in it. They've even got a greater chance of being far ahead in the standings than the likes of Inter Milan because for others, after the league games, they'd still have to play the continental tournament and this will definitely affect players' physical capabilities too.

 Although, in as much as a lengthy gap is expected of them, Inter Milan has made it difficult because they've also been in their best form. At thesame time, it'll not be hard to stay in shape to earn a ticket to next season's European contests. They've been able to play resiliently and the results so far is fit to help them earn this ticket but the difficulty they may face this season is the trophy of the Serie A, the top contenders won't let it slip away from them, they're in their own way and end putting streanous efforts to ensure that they get the maximum number of points to keep the gaps and help them win the trophy.

 There's really no time to make a difference but they themselves know it's not going to be as easy as it ought to be considering the intensity in games this season. Inter Milan are ahead with a reasonable point gap and undeniably, they're are proving to keep up with consistencies which if met, Juventus no matter what won't be able to catch up to them. Inter Milan are faced with the European contest and for Juventus, they've still got extra time to prepare ahead for the league games.

[Weawant]

Napoli, who this season are still ranked seventh in the Serie A standings, will also not be able to take the top five positions to be in the Europa League next season. Because Atalanta and Roma are still much better than the current Napoli, the Napoli team has really experienced setbacks this season and they can't expect more good things unless they can improve their way of playing quite well in the remainder of this season.

Napoli's set back this season is at this point seemingly taking a toll on them because they are no longer performing as much bas they once did at the beginning of the season and fro me it's a problem enough to be bothered about especially for a team who was the champions last season as also has happened to be the top team in the serie A earlier at the beginning of the season and we taught they would defend the trophy.

I had taught that at this point Napoli would have been getting a very good progressive improvement which could been some form of hopes around them in the fact that they can still get something out of this season even if It will means just qualifying for the next champions league because they are not looking like they are even going to get a  chance even at the Europa but nevertheless I will still give them benefits of doubts, Napoli even in the champions league had a poor performance which has caused them their champions league journey as they have crashed out.

Roma ha gotten thst progressive improvement that Napoli failed to have and so looking much better than Napoli is definitely expected of them and they have actually been performing well except when they meet some bigger team they will see to have some kind of. Challenge winning them but then in the end their efforts are always been seen that they actually did tried their best well enough and could win if they improve next time.

[TelolettOm]

Juventus failed several times, not even able to play optimally in the last 5 matches. Yes, although it cannot be denied that some of the opponents are quite strong. So Juventus seemed to be having difficulties, including in their last match yesterday, against Atalanta. If they can still stay in their current position, or at worst in 4th place, they still have a chance. With the condition that they have to be open and really have that effort to defend it. Don't let them miss the moment again.

Atalanta should not be a tough opponent for Juventus because it was proven that they managed to balance the game, even though in the first half Atalanta managed to penetrate Juventus' defense.
I think Juventus no longer has a chance to get into the top two positions, and it looks like they have to accept the fact that they will probably only end up in the top three of the standings. Hopefully, next season, Juventus will be successful in fixing this problem and using a new strategy to maximize their performance.

Juventus' position is also decreasing. Currently, Milan has become more consistent. So, it seems, the hopes of people who at the start of the season were trumpeting Juventus as the winner of Serie A, seem to have ended. Because with conditions like this and the distance between Inter and Inter being too big in points, there is no longer a chance. Juventus must admit this situation, they only need to stay consistent in struggling. So, at least, they'll be on UCL qualification next season. Maybe many people are quite disappointed, but that doesn't mean it just stops. The struggle is not over yet, and at least they can give their best performance in this almost final matches.

Poor Inter Milan in UCL
Inter was defeated by Atletico Madrid through penalty shootout.

Now, Inter just need to focus  more in Serie A, even though we already know that Inter will be the winner, cz their point is far away higher than other. But, exactly this is quite disappointing to see Inter failed this time.

[Lillominato89]

Napoli is in trouble this year. They were great last year and had a dream season. This year, there is not even a trace of last year. I don't recognize Naples. After seeing this poor performance this year, I think they should prepare harder for next year. I think they will fight for the Scudetto again next year.

Napoli, who this season are still ranked seventh in the Serie A standings, will also not be able to take the top five positions to be in the Europa League next season. Because Atalanta and Roma are still much better than the current Napoli, the Napoli team has really experienced setbacks this season and they can't expect more good things unless they can improve their way of playing quite well in the remainder of this season.

It is difficult to say whether or not Napoli will manage to reach at least sixth place in the league table, there are still 10 matches to be played and nothing is decided yet, only the field will be able to tell us whether or not Napoli deserve to go to the Europa League, very difficult instead will be to reach fourth place, so by now Napoli's goal will be either Europa League or Conference League

[Leviathan.007]

Aurelio De Laurentiis the chairman of Napoli start attaking the agent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
That's very important for Napoli to extend the contract of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for a longer time because his performance was good and that good supering at all to see him have some other offers
But the Agent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia said everything is possible and if there is any worthy offer they will check the offer for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. This made Aurelio De Laurentiis angry and he said any offer for the players should be sent to Napoli first and he can check the offer before the agent and other people but we expect Kvaratskhelia to extend his contract with Napoli.
  

[makishart]

Napoli is in trouble this year. They were great last year and had a dream season. This year, there is not even a trace of last year. I don't recognize Naples. After seeing this poor performance this year, I think they should prepare harder for next year. I think they will fight for the Scudetto again next year.

Missing spalletti and min jae were enough to destroying this club until it was not a good club anymore. That's amazing to see that how napoli bottled various competitions in terms of a few months after it was winning scudetto last season. There have been numerous things happeened to the napoli and this is also greatly impacting the performance from the cub. Im only wondering what's the solution for the problem owned by napoli. The club has changed the coach several times, but it's still gives nothing. This is another setback for Napoli because it has been wasting a lot of money but still gets nothing from all of its efforts. It's very disappointed result to lose against barcelona.
This also proves that if the club is not even capable enough to play in UCL next season, this can become the end for Napoli. There will be no good coach like Spalletti. Napoli wants to get someone who can coach the club like him. Things are moving so fast for napoli.
The club needs urgently to perform better to make sure it can at very least reach europa league this season. I do believe that if there will be a lot of things to happen soon. Napoli may be looking for a new coach to handle the club again this season.
This club never feel boring to sign a new coach to get someone who was able giving like what spalletti did.

[dzungmobile]

Aurelio De Laurentiis the chairman of Napoli start attaking the agent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
That's very important for Napoli to extend the contract of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for a longer time because his performance was good and that good supering at all to see him have some other offers

They only try to expand the contract with him and wait for good offers from other clubs to sell him. They know that if they don't expand the contract, time flies fast and they can lose him as a free player.

But the Agent of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia said everything is possible and if there is any worthy offer they will check the offer for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. This made Aurelio De Laurentiis angry and he said any offer for the players should be sent to Napoli first and he can check the offer before the agent and other people but we expect Kvaratskhelia to extend his contract with Napoli.

De Laurentiis is known as habit of buy low, sell high with Napoli star players. It will not be different with Osimhen and Kravatskhelia and I believe he will let these players go to bigger clubs while Napoli will receive huge money in return to rebuild their squad.

It's hard to say he is wrong by doing this. He has been doing this for years and he also helped Napoli won a first Scudetto after about 3 decades. It's massive success for Napoli after many years and he will be remembered by Napoli fans in future.

[Arenga pinnata]

Last season several clubs from Serie A managed to advance further in the UCL. Like AC Milan, Napoli and Inter Milan. Even Inter Milan was able to reach the final. But this season seems to be the worst season for Italian clubs participating in the UCL. because now there are no Italian clubs that have qualified for the quarter-finals. Today Inter Milan also failed after losing on penalties to Atletico Madrid. Even though the biggest hope for representatives from Serie A is Inter Milan.

But with this, all teams from Serie A can focus their clubs on competing more fiercely in Serie A. Because the UCL is over for them. Inter Milan just have to maintain their position at the top. Meanwhile, Napoli have to work hard to improve their ranking in the standings.

[klidex]

Last season several clubs from Serie A managed to advance further in the UCL. Like AC Milan, Napoli and Inter Milan. Even Inter Milan was able to reach the final. But this season seems to be the worst season for Italian clubs participating in the UCL. because now there are no Italian clubs that have qualified for the quarter-finals. Today Inter Milan also failed after losing on penalties to Atletico Madrid. Even though the biggest hope for representatives from Serie A is Inter Milan.

Yes, it is a shame that the Serie A representative clubs had to be eliminated first in the big Champions League competition, Milan was eliminated in the group stage, Napoli an,d Inter Milan were eliminated in the round of 16. But what is difficult to accept is Inter Milan. I thought Inter Milan would advance further in the Champions League like last season, which reached the final match, but it turned out that Inter Milan had to be eliminated by Atletico Madrid, even though if you look at Atletico Madrid's performance in the domestic league, it is not that good. consistent while Inter Milan is more consistent, but this is not a guarantee because they are in different leagues. Moreover, Atlettico Madrid playing at home is certainly a big advantage for him because Inter Milan also only scored 1 goal in the first leg so it is an opportunity for Atlettico Madrid in the second leg.

This is of course very disappointing for fans and club management who had full hopes for the Serie A representative club, but again, this is a big competition and not easy to get through, now Inter Milan can focus more on playing in Serie A to win this title. This defeat should not be a problem mental damage to players that causes a decline in performance.

[Gallar]

Last season several clubs from Serie A managed to advance further in the UCL. Like AC Milan, Napoli and Inter Milan. Even Inter Milan was able to reach the final. But this season seems to be the worst season for Italian clubs participating in the UCL. because now there are no Italian clubs that have qualified for the quarter-finals. Today Inter Milan also failed after losing on penalties to Atletico Madrid. Even though the biggest hope for representatives from Serie A is Inter Milan.

But with this, all teams from Serie A can focus their clubs on competing more fiercely in Serie A. Because the UCL is over for them. Inter Milan just have to maintain their position at the top. Meanwhile, Napoli have to work hard to improve their ranking in the standings.

Yes, I was also very surprised because all the Italian League clubs taking part in the Champions League this year experienced defeat. Even Inter Milan, which has the best performance in Serie A, also lost to Atletico Madrid, which is only ranked 4th in La Liga, which was really beyond my predictions. Because before the match started, I felt that Inter Milan was capable of winning the match against Atletico Madrid. Because I always follow Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid matches in their respective leagues. And in my opinion, Inter Milan is indeed superior to Atletico Madrid. That's why I really believe that Inter Milan can definitely beat Atletico Madrid and qualify for the top 8 of the UCL. But in fact all my assumptions turned out to be wrong and Inter Milan had to suffer a dramatic defeat in the penalty shootout. So with Inter Milan's defeat, currently the clubs that have qualified for the top 8 of the UCL are dominated by Laliga clubs and not a single club from Serie A has qualified.

So currently clubs in Serie A have no other competition apart from the domestic league. However, the competition in Serie A at the end of this season will be even fiercer. Although basically the one with the greatest potential to win the Scudetto is Inter Milan, the competition for second to fourth positions can still be occupied by other clubs in Serie A.

And if we talk about Napoli, they are currently ranked 7th, 3 points different from Atalanta who is ranked 6th and 4 points different from AS Roma who is ranked 5th. So in my opinion this season Napoli will have difficulty reaching the top 4 in Serie A The reason is that Napoli's performance this season has dropped drastically and is not like last season. Apart from that, in this week's match, Napoli will also face Inter Milan, which will certainly make it very difficult for Napoli to win. So this season I personally will not expect more from Napoli.