Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Raflesia]

There's a breaking news in the media that France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will start training with Juventus team from January and will be allowed to feature for the club from March. It is confirmed that he'll start playing football again from next year which I think is a great news for Juventus and the French national team. What do you make of this news and what can you say about the return of the talented midfield maestro?

That can be quite good news but on the other hand this is also a new challenge for Pogba and Motta because after all for now we must be aware that in the end he has been absent for quite a long time due to the problems he suffered before so this requires re-adaptation for Pogba so that he rediscovers his lost rhythm and performance especially during the penalty lasts he is directly closed access even to be on the field with his colleagues so this can also be a problem and a new challenge for himself.

Previously he was one of the players who was quite expected in the Juventus midfield, hopefully after the ban that took up enough time due to the doping test he did not lose his touch and continued to play well when grazing again with Juventus.

[Weawant]

Despite having more ball possession, Como did not generate many opportunities. Antonio Conte is doing an excellent job of rebuilding Roma, and bringing in Rumelu Lukaku was no mistake. The 32-year-old Belgian was named man of the match for his goal and two assists. I read some comments online, and some say Conte replaced Victor Osimhen with a better player. Napoli leads the league with 16 points, while their closest rival Juventus can only get 15 points if they win their seventh league match against Cagliari on Sunday. Conte is not interested in playing entertaining football; instead, he wants results.  

Sometimes in football the team with the most statistical dominance may not be the team that will win actually as they may no be able to make the right moves to get a goal but will only be able to get the possession and attempts and make all other statistical dominance while their opponent will just be looking for an opportunity to get a chance for a counter and that will seal the victory for them and that was what happened in this game. Conte is look like he's got a good future ahead with Napoli.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Despite having more ball possession, Although at first I was a little doubtful Napoli wondid not generate many opportunities. Antonio Conte is doing an excellent job of rebuilding Roma, and bringing in Rumelu Lukaku was no mistake. The 32-year-old Belgian was named man of the match for his goal and two assists. I read some comments online, and some say Conte replaced Victor Osimhen with a better player. Napoli leads the league with 16 points, while their closest rival Juventus can only get 15 points if they win their seventh league match against Cagliari on Sunday. Conte is not interested in playing entertaining football; instead, he wants results.  

Right, Napoli continued the positive trend although at first I was a little doubtful Napoli won and think como will draw but I was wrong Napoli really took advantage and yeah at least for this week Napoli are safe from Juventus. Conte managed to bring Napoli to continue playing consistently and if they continue to do it, the competitors will find it difficult to catch up, do you think Napoli have a great chance of winning the title this season?

So far we have not been able to see who Napoli's main competitors are at the top of the standings Juventus and AC Milan are closer but they cannot be consistent in collecting full points, the same thing with Inter Milan who had missed 3 matches 2 draw 1 lose. It seems we have to wait until the middle of the season and comparing which teams have the most potential.

[TelolettOm]

Indeed, it seems that AS Roma players still have to adapt again to what their new coach instructed.

Source: Lorenzo Pellegrin interview

AS Roma will have a very chaotic and difficult season with big uncertainty in their coach position. Last season, they sacked Jose Mourinho and got acceptable ending result with De Rossi, but it's undeniable that result is worse than Jose Mourinho's runner-up position two seasons ago. In this season, after several matches, they sacked De Rossi and Juric was appointed. It's too early to assess Juric's management but in early matches with Roma, he did not make impression like De Rossi did last season.

yes, especially so far, they have only won 2 matches with I. Juric, and several matches that were expected to win, turned out to be the opposite, actually defeat. And indeed, maybe they still need to adapt well and be compact between the strategy of their new coach and the players.

I don't understand what you're saying, why is Conte linked to Roma.
Conte coached Napoli this season, he made a surprise because he quickly managed to turn things around in Napoli because last season Napoli's performance was quite bad and they often changed coaches but never found their best form.

Maybe he's not focused enough.  
but indeed, Napoli's performance under Conte has developed that drastically, especially with Lukaku who is getting better and better every day, playing optimally. And in this match against Como, Napoli's success in winning over Como also, Lukaku made a good contribution both in goals and assists.


Source: Napoli 3-1 Como

[indah rezqi]

Despite having more ball possession, Como did not generate many opportunities. Antonio Conte is doing an excellent job of rebuilding Roma, and bringing in Rumelu Lukaku was no mistake. The 32-year-old Belgian was named man of the match for his goal and two assists. I read some comments online, and some say Conte replaced Victor Osimhen with a better player. Napoli leads the league with 16 points, while their closest rival Juventus can only get 15 points if they win their seventh league match against Cagliari on Sunday. Conte is not interested in playing entertaining football; instead, he wants results.  

Sometimes in football the team with the most statistical dominance may not be the team that will win actually as they may no be able to make the right moves to get a goal but will only be able to get the possession and attempts and make all other statistical dominance while their opponent will just be looking for an opportunity to get a chance for a counter and that will seal the victory for them and that was what happened in this game. Conte is look like he's got a good future ahead with Napoli.

Napoli looked more effective when holding the ball, they were able to create chances that ended up as goals. More possession does not guarantee winning the match, as we saw from Como game today. However, Fabregas squad looked able to put up a fight, although in the end they had to admit Napoli superiority. Conte has slowly managed to fix the chaos within Napoli, and expectations for them are now quite high. I think that's very reasonable, Conte is an experienced manager, and has proven repeatedly able to lead a team to success.

The additional three points make Napoli even more solid at the top of the standings, and they can now rest comfortably to welcome the international break. Conte can use the international break to evaluate his team shortcomings, so that they can continue to maintain their level of consistency for the upcoming matches. I didn't expect Conte to be able to solve the chaos in Napoli squad so quickly, and even without Osimhen, Napoli looks like they will be able to achieve success this season.

[Stepstowealth]

These sort of headlines are the headlines that make players want more because they enjoy this attention. Lukaku will be happy to be with Conte as Conte will be happy to have Lukaku as they are both helping each others careers to get back to limelight. Mctominnay will be happy and feel he made the better decision to leave the struggling Manchester United to Napoli where he has been doing well and scoring goals. Napoli have to maintain their lead and try to make sure not to loose any game before the next year when Juventus will receive a major boost with the return of their Midfielder from his four year punishment that was reduced. They have a good chance to win the Italian league with the way the team is progressing.

[blue Snow]

These sort of headlines are the headlines that make players want more because they enjoy this attention. Lukaku will be happy to be with Conte as Conte will be happy to have Lukaku as they are both helping each others careers to get back to limelight. Mctominnay will be happy and feel he made the better decision to leave the struggling Manchester United to Napoli where he has been doing well and scoring goals. Napoli have to maintain their lead and try to make sure not to loose any game before the next year when Juventus will receive a major boost with the return of their Midfielder from his four year punishment that was reduced. They have a good chance to win the Italian league with the way the team is progressing.

The former MU player created 2 goals tonight, Lukaku and Mctominnay. I'm not surprised if both play impressive when they have the best coach like Conte. They have a good ball supply to attract his performance on the penalty box. I think Conte will continue to sharpen their attacker again and create a new composition for midfielders so that the ball can slide smoothly to an attacker. So far their defense is not the problem now, so his focus is only on front, if their performance still continue like this so that make it juventus difficult to catch up napoli points.

[mamesso]

Despite having more ball possession, Although at first I was a little doubtful Napoli wondid not generate many opportunities. Antonio Conte is doing an excellent job of rebuilding Roma, and bringing in Rumelu Lukaku was no mistake. The 32-year-old Belgian was named man of the match for his goal and two assists. I read some comments online, and some say Conte replaced Victor Osimhen with a better player. Napoli leads the league with 16 points, while their closest rival Juventus can only get 15 points if they win their seventh league match against Cagliari on Sunday. Conte is not interested in playing entertaining football; instead, he wants results.  

Right, Napoli continued the positive trend although at first I was a little doubtful Napoli won and think como will draw but I was wrong Napoli really took advantage and yeah at least for this week Napoli are safe from Juventus. Conte managed to bring Napoli to continue playing consistently and if they continue to do it, the competitors will find it difficult to catch up, do you think Napoli have a great chance of winning the title this season?

Napoli are on a positive trend since being led by Antonio Conte, the victory over Como further strengthened their position at the top of the standings. Como actually played quite well in this match, especially in the first half. However, Napoli's game was more disciplined in utilizing and maximizing opportunities. Como, who managed to achieve two consecutive wins by beating Verona and Atalanta, were unable to withstand the onslaught of Napoli players, Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay who appeared on fire were the actors behind Napoli's victory. Now it is clear why Conte wants Lukaku in his squad so badly.

[Hirose UK]

These sort of headlines are the headlines that make players want more because they enjoy this attention. Lukaku will be happy to be with Conte as Conte will be happy to have Lukaku as they are both helping each others careers to get back to limelight. Mctominnay will be happy and feel he made the better decision to leave the struggling Manchester United to Napoli where he has been doing well and scoring goals. Napoli have to maintain their lead and try to make sure not to loose any game before the next year when Juventus will receive a major boost with the return of their Midfielder from his four year punishment that was reduced. They have a good chance to win the Italian league with the way the team is progressing.

The former MU player created 2 goals tonight, Lukaku and Mctominnay. I'm not surprised if both play impressive when they have the best coach like Conte. They have a good ball supply to attract his performance on the penalty box. I think Conte will continue to sharpen their attacker again and create a new composition for midfielders so that the ball can slide smoothly to an attacker. So far their defense is not the problem now, so his focus is only on front, if their performance still continue like this so that make it juventus difficult to catch up napoli points.

Yes, each of them gave 1 goal for Napoli to achieve this victory, McTominay and Lukaku became the players who gave the goal and added with David Neres so that 3 goals became Napoli advantage to stay ahead and get 3 points in full to be able to maintain the top position in the standings.
I also think the same as you where Conte will definitely work harder to hone and find the best strength in Napoli front line because if we judge it since the beginning of this season it has started to show that Napoli attack line is still far from perfect which can't even be compared to other teams like Inter Milan or AC Milan.
It just that Napoli style of play is very good, they can optimize the back and middle lines to collaborate on the field and that is an advantage for Napoli to defend very well so that they can maintain victory in every match that has been played.

Next Juventus will face Cagliari and this is home game for Juventus so that it gives them the advantage to be able to win and be able to have total of 15 points to keep chasing Napoli who already have 16 points, this will be very competitive competition.

[X-ray]

There's a breaking news in the media that France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will start training with Juventus team from January and will be allowed to feature for the club from March. It is confirmed that he'll start playing football again from next year which I think is a great news for Juventus and the French national team. What do you make of this news and what can you say about the return of the talented midfield maestro?

I read the news and still can't understand on what basis the disqualification period was reduced. Probably, as always, everything was written off as "an erroneous drug intake"?
As for his prospects... he is 31 years old and has not shown a high level of play for a long time, and it will be difficult to return after a break. Although of course if he has motivation like Modric/Ronaldo then he has many years ahead where he can realize himself.

This is the basis for why Pogba's disqualification period was reduced. I think you missed this.

"CAS ruled that Pogba did inadvertently take the banned substance, which boosts testosterone levels. However, the ruling states DHEA only has an effect on females."

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/paul-pogba-juventus-midfielder-doping-ban-reduced-following-appeal/blt5e2f1cac38c2d0c4#cs1821ac9fcba09093

Pogba was taking testosterone to help him recover from an injury. It's obviously not allowed. But it has no effect on male. So his disqualification period has reduced significantly due to that reason.

[OcTradism]

There's a breaking news in the media that France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will start training with Juventus team from January and will be allowed to feature for the club from March. It is confirmed that he'll start playing football again from next year which I think is a great news for Juventus and the French national team. What do you make of this news and what can you say about the return of the talented midfield maestro?

It is a good news for Pogba and with 18-month ban, he has good chance to come back. Paul will not have to end his career too soon and by coming back as a player, he will have jobs, get salary, it's better for his life.

About his player career, I see no bright future for Pogba with his injury-sensitive body that was already damaged by many injuries. He will no longer return as a top-notch midfielder like his seasons in Juventus years ago and before World Cup 2018. He won World Cup 2018 title, that is a big achievement in his career but from that tournament, Pogba changed and his player career fell down terribly after that.

Napoli are on a positive trend since being led by Antonio Conte, the victory over Como further strengthened their position at the top of the standings. Como actually played quite well in this match, especially in the first half. However, Napoli's game was more disciplined in utilizing and maximizing opportunities. Como, who managed to achieve two consecutive wins by beating Verona and Atalanta, were unable to withstand the onslaught of Napoli players, Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay who appeared on fire were the actors behind Napoli's victory. Now it is clear why Conte wants Lukaku in his squad so badly.

I am not surprised with performances of Lukaku because he is a very good striker, and very experienced in Serie A but Scott McTominay made me surprised a lot. He did not play too well in Manchester United after Jose Mourinho left that club, but in Napoli and with management of Conte, he shown some great performances and seems to find a new bright chapter for his career in Naples and Serie A.

[tusandii]

Napoli scored a quick goal when the match just started which was created by Scott McTominay and I think it was quite surprising for most of those watching the match especially the Como team who didn't seem ready to accept it after that the match was quite tough until finally Como equalized in the first half.
In the second half the team launched attacks on each other and Lukaku managed to score the second goal for Napoli through a penalty kick and David Nerres scored the 3rd goal and became a victory for Napoli, even though Como tried hard to take many shots and dominate the game but Napoli could take advantage of the situation well and not let their opponents make it difficult for them.
Napoli won according to my expectations and I just have to wait for the rest of the results of the next match for Udinese, Atalanta and Inter Milan hopefully they can win the match but I'm a bit doubtful about Udinese the bookmaker gave him odds @2.24 I'm worried the match will end in a draw and he is the one who thwarted my bet

[len01]

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From your analysis, it seems like you have a deep understanding of football, and it's clear you've evaluated the teams thoroughly. Your decision to not disregard Napoli's performance against Como, even though Como always manages to fight back, is noteworthy. Indeed, Napoli has a powerful defense and for Como to score, it will be quite a game. The prediction of a victory for Napoli also takes into consideration their current form, which is a crucial element.

As for your Verona vs Venezia assessment, it seems solid. It is true that Verona, despite being a host and theoretically stronger on paper, is actually in a difficult period, with four consecutive losses and a series of large goal concessions. Therefore, your decision to bet over 2.5 in this game to avoid the unforeseeable draw seems like a strategy based on the current situation and statistics of the teams.

Remember, in betting it's always crucial to analyze as much information as you can, including recent games, current form,

In the end, my predictions were all correct and this is the result.
I will not be too worried about the results that Napoli will get because the guarantee of victory has been seen since the beginning of the match and my hunch about Como being able to score also happened which gave me a win on my bet this time.

And for Verona, honestly I feel worried because in the first half to the second half, both teams only scored 1 goal each and I feel relieved after the Venezia goalkeeper's mistake which gave 1 goal to Verona.

[bering]

Atalanta vs Genoa

Atalanta BC starting lineup:
Carnesecchi; De Roon, Hien, Kolasinac; Bellanova, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta; Samardzic, Lookman; Retegui

Genoa starting lineup:
Gollini; De Winter, Bani, Vasquez; Sabelli, Thorsby, Bohinen, Miretti, Martin; Vitinha, Pinamonti

Both teams has same target that they want to utilize this match to bounce back and home team Atalanta still unable to playing consistent because until week 6 Atalanta have already to lost 3 times and these results too makes Atalanta position out from top 10 so if Atalanta want to improved their position at League standing then they have to win from this match

Atalanta has just return to the winning way recently after they can beat Shakhtar Donetsk in champion league and they want to extended their positive trend through an this match and for Genoa they only can collect 5 points from 6 matches in the last match Genoa even have to lost from Juventus and after seeing the statistics from both teams i think Atalanta has good chances to win this match but Atalanta has low odds to bets @1.43

[bangjoe]

At the very begining of the season in the first games when i see and read the names in the Napoli line up, were pretty bad, b ut now with the last players who comes in the late phase of the market plus some players who comeback from injuries seems like a very good team overall, and with a good coach like Conte i think they can make some very good noise.

They get optimism back to win the match because like other teams are also experiencing the same situation at the beginning of the league, and with Conte I think Napoli can be better this season, he is now leading the league temporarily, and the next match against Como, it is not a decent assignment It's hard because Como managed to improve himself, this will be a very awaited and fun match, although Como is not a team that is favored but in my opinion he will definitely put extraordinary pressure to subvert Napoli in his own home.

Napoli has definitely started this season very well. They have got the most amount of wins(4) so far in this season compared to any other team in the Italian league. But the thing is this is still a very hard stretch in this season. They will have to play well as they have been doing so far and that is the only way they can stay at the top of the table.

In today's match, no one is actually doubting them. Whatever the odds, Napoli should be able to win this match easily against Como. Especially because they have been playing so well so far. Como really should not cause them any big problems and it is going to be a surprise if Napali are unable to get three points from this match.

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

[Xcode7]

In the end, my predictions were all correct and this is the result.
I will not be too worried about the results that Napoli will get because the guarantee of victory has been seen since the beginning of the match and my hunch about Como being able to score also happened which gave me a win on my bet this time.

And for Verona, honestly I feel worried because in the first half to the second half, both teams only scored 1 goal each and I feel relieved after the Venezia goalkeeper's mistake which gave 1 goal to Verona.

You are very lucky, I thought the Verona match would end in a draw but fortunately there was an early own goal in the 81st minute.

And for the Napoli vs Como match you are brave enough to bet, honestly I am not sure Como will be able to score a goal against Napoli who are playing quite well in this match.

But congratulations on your winning bet, it was a good choice.

if you look at the results of the two matches as a whole there were no surprises that happened, the two teams that won the match were previously favored.

[Rustam Meraj]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

[bangjoe]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli beat Como with 3-1 getting important points. This kind of winning helps the Napoli to stay to near the top of the league. Como tried very well and put a great fight with Napoli but Napoli strong attacks made difference and help them to win the match. Como played well so they might win their next game. Napoli is playing very well and consistently which could help them to win the league title easily. Not sure but they can.

Conte again succeeded in this match and made Napoli continue to be above, I was quite strange to the Intermilan that was always champion in Serie A league but their position was not safe at this time, maybe they experienced slower development than the others, Juventus succeeded Growing up after several draw matches and this shows that Juventus might have rebuilt their strength to continue to compete.

Against Parma is certainly not a heavy homework for Como with his current ability to make them dominate victory very freely, because Parma has a very bad development this season, it is likely that the victory of Parma must be easily obtained.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

And yes Napoli won the match against como quite well and they got 3 goals in the match against Como and it was a success to get 3 extra points again and again, if they are consistent in getting a win a season before they can become league leaders again and that is a very extraordinary achievement that Napoli has ever scored in history because it won with a very far point difference from its competitors.
Judging from the structure of the match Como also did not take it quietly but they only only got one goal, but in terms of the game Como was also not far behind just that they were still easily infiltrated by Napoli's attacks, Como's next match might give them points.

Napoli are much better after being coached by Conte and so far they are still quite consistent with being unbeaten in the previous seven matches. The victory when facing Como made Napoli's position even stronger at the top of the standings even though the challenger has not played the seventh match. Being four points ahead of Juventus makes Napoli a little more comfortable now and they just need to focus on being more consistent.

Napoli dominated the match and they had a number of chances that were difficult for Como players to thwart. If some of the finishing could be completed well, Napoli's victory could be above four goals, only the chances were not able to be utilized well by the attackers.

[Altryist]

Conte again succeeded in this match and made Napoli continue to be above, I was quite strange to the Intermilan that was always champion in Serie A league but their position was not safe at this time, maybe they experienced slower development than the others, Juventus succeeded Growing up after several draw matches and this shows that Juventus might have rebuilt their strength to continue to compete.

Against Parma is certainly not a heavy homework for Como with his current ability to make them dominate victory very freely, because Parma has a very bad development this season, it is likely that the victory of Parma must be easily obtained.

A good match, Napoli had full control of the game, Conte guessed well with the substitution, Kvaratskhelia, whose game was not going well, was replaced by Neres and the substitution worked in conjunction with Lukaku. Another confident victory and Napoli will definitely remain the leader in the seventh round, and Juventus, in case of victory, will only be able to return the difference of 1 point between the teams, and if they continue to lose points in dubious draws, Napoli will very quickly break away, because it seems that Napoli with Conte has an excellent team spirit.