Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Falconer]

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I think Napoli's performance has been very good. The victory that has been obtained will increase the team's confidence in this season. I didn't watch their pre-season matches. And so far Napoli has only played against mediocre teams and they haven't played against Brest and Girona. I think these last two teams will be the proof whether Napoli has returned to its best performance or not. But in my personal opinion Napoli has become a better team. They managed to score more than 2 goals and have not conceded in 3 friendly matches. This is a good statistic and will be able to increase their confidence when playing against Girona and Brest.

This is just a friendly match and I can't use it as a benchmark that Napoli have improved in performance.
Napoli will certainly try their best once the new season officially starts in a few weeks, so we'll just have to wait and see how they perform later instead of during pre-season.

Napoli's first match in Serie A will take place on 18 August 2024. Verona is the first team that Napoli will play against for the 2024-2025 season, so perhaps the probability of Napoli winning will be higher than the home team. Verona will certainly try their best later, but Napoli is better in my opinion.

[hahay]

-snip-There are still around two pre-season matches that Napoli will face, namely against Brest and Girona. And I think what will be interesting to watch is the match against Girona. We know that Girona's strength last season surprised everyone in Laliga. and yeah I think it was a good game to end the pre-season.

I think Napoli's performance has been very good. The victory that has been obtained will increase the team's confidence in this season. I didn't watch their pre-season matches. And so far Napoli has only played against mediocre teams and they haven't played against Brest and Girona. I think these last two teams will be the proof whether Napoli has returned to its best performance or not. But in my personal opinion Napoli has become a better team. They managed to score more than 2 goals and have not conceded in 3 friendly matches. This is a good statistic and will be able to increase their confidence when playing against Girona and Brest.

So, do you expect the quality of their gameplay in friendly matches to be the same as in official matches? I personally think that we cannot expect them to play with big ambitions when it comes about friendly matches, because they will also only play second-string players. Also, even though they played the main players too, but in fact only a few and in fact they still rotated in the second half.

With considerations like that, it doesn't seem right if you expect serious gameplay for their match in a friendly match. Indeed, I am also really looking forward to their gameplay next season but still, when it comes about friendly matches, I don't think anyone can expect much from the results later.

[dezoel]

AC Milan played great game against Manchester City. Colombo scored two amazing goals which helped his team to win. He scored first goal at 30 minutes and second goal at 34 minutes like you have already mentioned. He was best player in game and helped his team to win. Manchester City tried to catch up but Nasti scored a goal that sealed win for AC Milan. Team played smart and worked hard which paid off in end. Colombo played so well that it will probably make him feel even more confident and I am excited to see how he helps his team in the future.

AC Milan which is preparing for the next season doing good job in preseason games and their win against Manchester City is showing how things are going for them because they are giving their best for taking full charge in next season Lorenzo Colombo who is just 22 years old having good time as he score two goals for AC Milan win against Manchester City in this game this was third defeat for the Manchester City after having defeat against Manchester United in FA Cup.

Colombo who is spending his most of the time on loan now also having another season out of AC Milan as he is heading for the Empoli where he will stay until end of the next season after having good experience and improved skills we can expect good performance for the AC Milan from him because AC Milan usually like to have well mature players so we can expect things will be well for this youngster in coming years.

[Frankolala]

-snip-There are still around two pre-season matches that Napoli will face, namely against Brest and Girona. And I think what will be interesting to watch is the match against Girona. We know that Girona's strength last season surprised everyone in Laliga. and yeah I think it was a good game to end the pre-season.

I think Napoli's performance has been very good. The victory that has been obtained will increase the team's confidence in this season. I didn't watch their pre-season matches. And so far Napoli has only played against mediocre teams and they haven't played against Brest and Girona. I think these last two teams will be the proof whether Napoli has returned to its best performance or not. But in my personal opinion Napoli has become a better team. They managed to score more than 2 goals and have not conceded in 3 friendly matches. This is a good statistic and will be able to increase their confidence when playing against Girona and Brest.

From the outcome of their friendly matches, it shows that they are improving their performance but since they played with a mediocre team, I will not applaud them in their victory because when the season starts, Napoli will be playing with strong clubs.

Friendly match is not also what one can use to conclude the performance of a team because some teams might not take the match serious by playing the match with their second choice players but I believe that Conte will perform well with Napoli next season.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Inter is indeed the best club in Serie A this time. The reason is, becoming Serie A champions this season is quite clear proof that Inter is superior to other clubs in Serie A. Even a team as big as Juventus cannot match Inter, because currently in pre-season matches Inter are already superior. won 2 games so far. Meanwhile, Juventus suffered a defeat against Nurnberg, the second league team in the Bundesliga. I think this explains enough that the current levels of Juventus and Inter are very different. Because, Juventus' defeat against Nurnberg can be a clear benchmark for whether Juventus' performance can be said to be still the same as this season or if it has even decreased. So, in this way, Inter can be said to be a strong candidate again to become Serie A champions next season. Because as we know, currently Inter does not have a club that can compete with it in Serie A. Apart from that, Inzaghi, as Inter's coach, is carrying out his duties very well. Because it was proven that while Inter was coached by him, Inter made quite good progress. For example, being able to become champion in the serie A and being able to enter the Champions League final last season. So I wouldn't be surprised if Inzaghi currently has a long contract with Inter, namely until 2027.

And it really wouldn't be bad at all, I personally think that Inzaghi is a master, he has achieved a lot and continues to maintain his leadership, I think he knows very well what he is doing, he quickly adapts to the pace of football that they propose in his league, he adapts to the higher leagues like the UCL, I think that is something that we have to praise, besides it is an Italian team and almost everyone thinks that Italian teams are weak and lack something in the big competitions, but Inzaghi proves the opposite, that is why all my admiration for him and his team.

Inter have been scouring the market for a young center-back as their ownership wishes, but coach Simone Inzaghi would like it if they signed a veteran instead, Ricardo Rodriguez in particular, Corriere dello Sport informs (via Tuttomercatoweb).

His personal terms wouldn’t be a burden. He’d settle for a one-year contract with €1.5M. That’s the main difference with Mario Hermoso, who demands a longer deal and a much higher salary.

Inzaghi prefers limiting the spending for a left-footed ‘braccetto’ to back up Alessandro Bastoni, and Rodriguez has handled the role for several years at Torino, to use the resources to address a more urgent need in his opinion: a pacey attacker.

The Nerazzurri have downplayed their interest in Albert Gudmundsson but haven’t set sights on any other forward for now. However, something could occur only after they find a way to ship off Joaquin Correa and Marko Arnautovic.

The gaffer believes a band-aid would suffice since Matteo Darmian, Carlos Augusto, Yann Aurel Bisseck, and Benjamin Pavard can all take care of the role in a pinch.

Source:https://cultofcalcio.com/inzaghi-trying-to-change-inter-brass-mind-in-the-back/

[red4slash]

-snip-There are still around two pre-season matches that Napoli will face, namely against Brest and Girona. And I think what will be interesting to watch is the match against Girona. We know that Girona's strength last season surprised everyone in Laliga. and yeah I think it was a good game to end the pre-season.

I think Napoli's performance has been very good. The victory that has been obtained will increase the team's confidence in this season. I didn't watch their pre-season matches. And so far Napoli has only played against mediocre teams and they haven't played against Brest and Girona. I think these last two teams will be the proof whether Napoli has returned to its best performance or not. But in my personal opinion Napoli has become a better team. They managed to score more than 2 goals and have not conceded in 3 friendly matches. This is a good statistic and will be able to increase their confidence when playing against Girona and Brest.

The actual result can grow the players' mentality but indeed when they win with the capacity of the coach and players who are much better than the opponent I think it will only be impressed in the end because after all their level is still higher even though last season's performance was not too good.

But on the other hand, I am also quite happy with this result because after all, with the conditions that occurred, it is certain that with a fairly slick performance even in a friendly match at least we can see that Conte is not messing around in training Napoli and that is a plus that I think is a very good thing.
At least with this result there is a hope that Napoli can continue their good results next season unlike last season where they were like a different club because of the downturn they got.

[ginsan]

From the outcome of their friendly matches, it shows that they are improving their performance but since they played with a mediocre team, I will not applaud them in their victory because when the season starts, Napoli will be playing with strong clubs.

Friendly match is not also what one can use to conclude the performance of a team because some teams might not take the match serious by playing the match with their second choice players but I believe that Conte will perform well with Napoli next season.

In the friendly match played by Napoli, it was clear that their opponents were not big teams, some of the teams were even quite foreign to our ears. Only Girona is a strong opponent in the friendly match and the match will take place on the 3rd. However, with the results achieved by Napoli in the friendly match, of course there is a strong assumption that Conte will not need long to adapt to the Napoli team. Where he succeeded in implementing an epic strategy to bring new changes to Napoli's style of play.

Napoli are still busy in this transfer market so we haven't seen the real strength that Napoli has. Yes, Serie A is almost underway with 19 days left until the first match will start. For this reason, Napoli must prepare their new strength by recruiting several players in the transfer market, especially for the defense line which they must improve because last season Napoli's defense was so fragile.

[Docnaster]

Pre-season matches do not have any effect on the team in measuring strength but for individual players it is quite important especially for new players of course this can increase the players' confidence to face the match in the competition later.
I don't think AC Milan's victory over Man City is too much but I am quite amazed to see AC Milan's new players who can immediately adapt quickly with the team and make contributions, maybe that is a positive side that AC Milan gets in this pre-season match.

There are many reasons why I don't rate preseason games and the results that comes from them and that's why I'll always be more interested in the individual brilliance and performance of players during preseason friendly games than the result of the game. Without taking anything away from AC Milan, we know that they'll hardly get a result against Pep Guardiola Manchester City should the two clubs meet in a competitive game. AC Milan have been impressive in the preseason games but they'll have to reciprocate those good results when the season kicks off for me to consider them a strong contender for major titles next season. The new players at the club are adapting very well to the club manager's style of play which I think is very impressive of them. We'll see what the new season holds for AC Milan when it kicks off

[entertheabyss]

We should look at Inter Milan because they've come to be in full competition for the Scudetto. Infact we should take crucial looking at these teams, they can stand possibly in outstanding form and bringing on competitive race against their opponents. Simeone Inzaghi haven't changed his plans for the club, always coming through especially in tough times, and having priorities to meet up. Inter Milan and AC Milan are preeminent rivals and we would see the fierce counter against these clubs.

[Franctoshi]

-snip-There are still around two pre-season matches that Napoli will face, namely against Brest and Girona. And I think what will be interesting to watch is the match against Girona. We know that Girona's strength last season surprised everyone in Laliga. and yeah I think it was a good game to end the pre-season.

I think Napoli's performance has been very good. The victory that has been obtained will increase the team's confidence in this season. I didn't watch their pre-season matches. And so far Napoli has only played against mediocre teams and they haven't played against Brest and Girona. I think these last two teams will be the proof whether Napoli has returned to its best performance or not. But in my personal opinion Napoli has become a better team. They managed to score more than 2 goals and have not conceded in 3 friendly matches. This is a good statistic and will be able to increase their confidence when playing against Girona and Brest.

From the outcome of their friendly matches, it shows that they are improving their performance but since they played with a mediocre team, I will not applaud them in their victory because when the season starts, Napoli will be playing with strong clubs.

Friendly match is not also what one can use to conclude the performance of a team because some teams might not take the match serious by playing the match with their second choice players but I believe that Conte will perform well with Napoli next season.

Pre- season games or club friendlies isn't a criterion to judge a team as to how it will performs during the main league open competition, sometimes may take or don't take those matches that seriously because there is no cup tied it, I have seen a situation where a team that did well during their pre-season games and when the league commenced, we became amazed with how they were struggling to win their matches

[TelolettOm]

Pre- season games or club friendlies isn't a criterion to judge a team as to how it will performs during the main league open competition, sometimes may take or don't take those matches that seriously because there is no cup tied it, I have seen a situation where a team that did well during their pre-season games and when the league commenced, we became amazed with how they were struggling to win their matches

Indeed, not all clubs will bring out their optimal and serious abilities in matches like this pre-season. Especially big clubs, usually will be more focused on testing the movements of all the squads they bring and not all main squads will enter. Then, not all clubs will also act very stubbornly to win the match, because it is feared that injuries will occur. This is just a pre-season match, in general it may not be too noticed or considered as the progress or decline of a club. only, maybe specifically for their coach, it becomes one of the trials and assessments of each individual in the training session in the pre-season match.

Napoli are still busy in this transfer market so we haven't seen the real strength that Napoli has. Yes, Serie A is almost underway with 19 days left until the first match will start. For this reason, Napoli must prepare their new strength by recruiting several players in the transfer market, especially for the defense line which they must improve because last season Napoli's defense was so fragile.

They are still quite active in the transfer market. Indeed, at least the rumor that is currently attached to them is related to the Osimhen - Lukaku rumor, which is unknown until it will really end, and how it will end. As for the next rumor, Napoli's interest in Billy Gilmour, Brighton's Defensive Midfield who is currently 23 years old. However, basically, the clubs in Serie A are still quite active in the transfer market.

Apart from Napoli, which is currently quite heavily rumored to be eyeing on some players is Juventus. Where, Juventus is also rumored to be in negotiations for several players they are targeting. Some of them are Teun Koopmeiners, Attacking Midfield Atalanta. Juventus has offered their first bid of 45 million euros. However, the news is that Atalanta rejected that bid, and they rejected Juventus' efforts to get Koopmeiners.

Source: Juventus attempt to sign Koopmeiners

[GiftedMAN]

-snip-There are still around two pre-season matches that Napoli will face, namely against Brest and Girona. And I think what will be interesting to watch is the match against Girona. We know that Girona's strength last season surprised everyone in Laliga. and yeah I think it was a good game to end the pre-season.

I think Napoli's performance has been very good. The victory that has been obtained will increase the team's confidence in this season. I didn't watch their pre-season matches. And so far Napoli has only played against mediocre teams and they haven't played against Brest and Girona. I think these last two teams will be the proof whether Napoli has returned to its best performance or not. But in my personal opinion Napoli has become a better team. They managed to score more than 2 goals and have not conceded in 3 friendly matches. This is a good statistic and will be able to increase their confidence when playing against Girona and Brest.

I think for the new season the performance of Napoli will get better again but it is still not totally ok to compare the performance that the Napoli team has has so far this season to the teams they will encounter in the league. Yes the Napoli team has been doing well during the pre season games and watching them in the first half today against Brest where they were leading by a goal to nothing shows that the team will get much better to win matches next season while they are still struggling to make deals for their hit man Victor osimhen.

[rendravolt]

Breaking News!

The unexpected move actually came from Roma, how could it not be surprising that they managed to secure last season's La Liga top scorer, Arthem Dovbyk. Roma has paid 34m euros including add-ons to Girona to smooth this transfer and Arthem Dovbyk is rumored to be signing a 5-year contract.

After Roma lost Lukaku, they definitely need a more ferocious striker for next season and Arthem Dovbyk is the answer. Coach De Rossi will maximize his arrival with the squad and we will see the competition for the Serie A top scorer board more tense where Lautaro Martinez and Victor Osimhen will have new competitors. I am very sure that the fans of the capital's wolves will be very happy to welcome Arthem Dovbyk who will soon fly to Rome.



Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1818714184676212898

[Weawant]

We should look at Inter Milan because they've come to be in full competition for the Scudetto. Infact we should take crucial looking at these teams, they can stand possibly in outstanding form and bringing on competitive race against their opponents. Simeone Inzaghi haven't changed his plans for the club, always coming through especially in tough times, and having priorities to meet up. Inter Milan and AC Milan are preeminent rivals and we would see the fierce counter against these clubs.

Well even last season, inter Milan had not less of exceptionality so I'm even looking at them beyond the scudetto, the champions league Amy turn out their next brilliant attempt they may become that which they are going to push out their brilliance as to how much they can achieve after putting in the much needed work.AC Milan happens to be a strong domestic rival but I don't see them to be much of a threat around inter Milan considering that which I see that Inzaghi has got ready for this season.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

We should look at Inter Milan because they've come to be in full competition for the Scudetto. Infact we should take crucial looking at these teams, they can stand possibly in outstanding form and bringing on competitive race against their opponents. Simeone Inzaghi haven't changed his plans for the club, always coming through especially in tough times, and having priorities to meet up. Inter Milan and AC Milan are preeminent rivals and we would see the fierce counter against these clubs.

As I said since last few seasons until next season, Inter Milan looked dominant and other teams were unable to compete with them the reason is because of finances I mean other teams don't have enough budget to bring in players so they just use the squad they have well while we know it's not a good idea to compete. We don't know when this situation will end and Serie A will be like 5-10 years ago full of competition and become a challenger team in Europa. Usually Juventus always dominates Serie A but just look at what they did in the last 3 years instead of winning the title Juventus only won 3-4th place for a ticket to the Champions League.

[imamusma]

We should look at Inter Milan because they've come to be in full competition for the Scudetto. Infact we should take crucial looking at these teams, they can stand possibly in outstanding form and bringing on competitive race against their opponents. Simeone Inzaghi haven't changed his plans for the club, always coming through especially in tough times, and having priorities to meet up. Inter Milan and AC Milan are preeminent rivals and we would see the fierce counter against these clubs.

Well even last season, inter Milan had not less of exceptionality so I'm even looking at them beyond the scudetto, the champions league Amy turn out their next brilliant attempt they may become that which they are going to push out their brilliance as to how much they can achieve after putting in the much needed work.AC Milan happens to be a strong domestic rival but I don't see them to be much of a threat around inter Milan considering that which I see that Inzaghi has got ready for this season.

Inter Milan seems not to get significant pressure from its competitors in Serie A next season, AC Milan, Juventus, Atalanta, Bologna, and AS Roma seem to still have difficulty in beating Simeone Inzaghi squad. We realize that every team has the same opportunity, but if we look at it in terms of squad depth, Inter Milan is said to have a better and more even squad. In addition, the challenges that will be faced next season are the tight match schedule, and several elite teams that are regulars in the top four have changed managers so they will need more time to adapt, maybe in this case Napoli is a little lucky because they are absent from any European competition. In my opinion, from the complexity of the challenges that will be faced by each team, Inter Milan can get through it a little easier because there are not many changes in the squad.

[Rustam Meraj]

As I said since last few seasons until next season, Inter Milan looked dominant and other teams were unable to compete with them the reason is because of finances I mean other teams don't have enough budget to bring in players so they just use the squad they have well while we know it's not a good idea to compete. We don't know when this situation will end and Serie A will be like 5-10 years ago full of competition and become a challenger team in Europa. Usually Juventus always dominates Serie A but just look at what they did in the last 3 years instead of winning the title Juventus only won 3-4th place for a ticket to the Champions League.

I agree with you that Serie A is not competitive enough especially with Inter Milan winning so much. Problem is that some teams do not have enough money to buy good players so they can not compete. It is sad to see teams struggle because they do not have enough money. I hope things get better soon and Serie A becomes competitive again like it used to be. Even Juventus team that usually wins has been struggling lately as you already mentioned. This shows that something needs to change. Hopefully Serie A can become strong league again and produce teams that can compete in Europe.

[Chilwell]

HERE WE GO. The best striker in La Liga is transferring to Roma

The transfer saga surrounding the best striker in La Liga, Artem Dovbyk, has finally come to an end. The Ukrainian has chosen his new club.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Dovbyk has selected Roma, and a verbal agreement between the clubs has been reached. The final details of the €34 million deal and add-ons are being finalized. Dovbyk only wanted to join Roma and is ready to sign a five-year contract. The player will arrive in Rome tomorrow.

It is worth noting that Roma recently struggled to meet Girona's financial demands. The Roman club was willing to offer €30 million plus €5 million in bonuses, while the Catalan club demanded €35 million plus €5 million in bonuses.

Atlético Madrid were also interested in Dovbyk, but the Ukrainian's representative Oleksiy Lyundovskyy said in a commentary to the Ukrainian media that the Colchoneros did not provide good financial terms.

Source link https://dailysports.net/news/here-we-go-the-best-striker-in-la-liga-is-transferring-to-roma/

[BlackBoss_]

HERE WE GO. The best striker in La Liga is transferring to Roma

The transfer saga surrounding the best striker in La Liga, Artem Dovbyk, has finally come to an end. The Ukrainian has chosen his new club.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Dovbyk has selected Roma, and a verbal agreement between the clubs has been reached. The final details of the €34 million deal and add-ons are being finalized. Dovbyk only wanted to join Roma and is ready to sign a five-year contract. The player will arrive in Rome tomorrow.

There is no official news from Roma.
https://www.asroma.com/en/news

This is very big success for Roma if they get Dovbyk because Roma does not have good finance compares to many big clubs. They are a bigger club than Girona but compares to giant in Europe, they are on a far lower bar in quality and finance. Roma must give Dovbyk a very ambitious and interesting plan to convince the player. They player need to prove his ability more after only one successful season with Girona and if he moves to Roma, he will get a solid position in their squad, as their main striker.

Atlético Madrid were also interested in Dovbyk, but the Ukrainian's representative Oleksiy Lyundovskyy said in a commentary to the Ukrainian media that the Colchoneros did not provide good financial terms.

It's hard to believe that Roma are able to give a better offer than Atlético Madrid but because official announcements are not out yet, let's see where is the destination of the Ukrainian player.

[barisbilgili]

As I said since last few seasons until next season, Inter Milan looked dominant and other teams were unable to compete with them the reason is because of finances I mean other teams don't have enough budget to bring in players so they just use the squad they have well while we know it's not a good idea to compete. We don't know when this situation will end and Serie A will be like 5-10 years ago full of competition and become a challenger team in Europa. Usually Juventus always dominates Serie A but just look at what they did in the last 3 years instead of winning the title Juventus only won 3-4th place for a ticket to the Champions League.

I agree with you that Serie A is not competitive enough especially with Inter Milan winning so much. Problem is that some teams do not have enough money to buy good players so they can not compete. It is sad to see teams struggle because they do not have enough money. I hope things get better soon and Serie A becomes competitive again like it used to be. Even Juventus team that usually wins has been struggling lately as you already mentioned. This shows that something needs to change. Hopefully Serie A can become strong league again and produce teams that can compete in Europe.

Just because last season Inter Milan could dominate to win the Scudetto, we should not say so, we also have to look at the whole of the last few seasons and I don't think so and I think Serie A is still quite competitive.

For next season we can see that the top teams in Serie A have started to improve to be able to compete with Inter Milan so I think next season the Serie A competition will be much fiercer and Inter Milan will not be easy anymore and I even think Inter Milan's percentage to be able to win the Scudetto is not as big as last season.