Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Zackz5000]

By the way I have seen a comment of Haaland on Instagram about Hojlund. 



It is really a great luck for him to have De Bruyne right beside him at Napoli now. I wasn't waiting for De Bruyne to be this effective after his signing honestly. But he also makes a really good goal contribution for now.


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De Bruyne said right away that he’s ready to play a few more years at the top level. We can say that at Man City they no longer saw him as someone who could keep up with the pace they had in mind. Now, in my opinion, he’s playing even more beautiful football in Serie A. His magical play shows what kind of player he truly is. Hojlund, beside him, has become a goal machine, and we can agree that we haven’t really seen Rasmus Hojlund this confident and in such great form before.

Hojilund is used to Seria A and after he left United to Napoli, he has been performing extraordinarily before De Bruyne arrival this season. I feel that De Bruyne might no longer be able to meet up with the pace in EPL which was why Pep let go of him. You should know by now that Seria A isn't that tough compared to EPL, any good player that moves from EPL to Seria A will perform pretty good.

I don't think it's about him Hojilund getting use to serie A and the league not as strong as the English premier league that made him turn to a goal machine. I see Seria A as one of the toughest league in the world then unless it's now that the league isn't tough, the reason why Hojilund suddenly turn to a goal machine is because of  De Bruyne that guy is a goal feeder a utility player, Pep only him go because he thought he is of age and can't perform as before again but it seems this dude still has more to show.

[Abbatty]

Another season in the bin for Lazio right? Is incredible how they always manage to do like shit in every single season of SerieA, they can not have a good season and being a contender since a lot of time. And they build some good teams but somehow they fall and fail, i cant believe how they let Milinkovic savic go a few seasons back.

Maybe you a fan and that why it hurts you so badly, and honestly I understand how you feel but the rest of us who are not a fan don’t really expect Lazio to be in conversation when they talk about winning the scudetto in recent times. No that they are not a good team but I don’t see them having that much quality in winning the Italian league.

When you look at their transfers you will see that they don’t prepare like they want to win the league, look at the players they sign, just average players. And the ones in which have top quality that will help push the club to another level will be sold once a the money is right.

I think they just enjoy challenging for European competition each year, and maybe that the goal they set for themselves and the coach when the season is about to start.

[Jatiluhung]

I don't think it's about him Hojilund getting use to serie A and the league not as strong as the English premier league that made him turn to a goal machine. I see Seria A as one of the toughest league in the world then unless it's now that the league isn't tough, the reason why Hojilund suddenly turn to a goal machine is because of  De Bruyne that guy is a goal feeder a utility player, Pep only him go because he thought he is of age and can't perform as before again but it seems this dude still has more to show.

Yes, it's true that all of this also has something to do with De Bruyne. He's a highly qualified midfielder and knows how to pass the ball to the right position, giving the receiving player a higher chance of scoring. De Bruyne wasn't released from Manchester City because his quality had declined. Not at all. His contributions last season proved he remains one of the best at Manchester City. However, after his contract expired, Manchester City decided not to renew it due to his age. Manchester City placed greater emphasis on long-term development for the club. They doubted De Bruyne's long-term future due to his age. That's why they let him go. Now, at Napoli, he's proven he can still contribute significantly. Napoli's existing strikers will be greatly benefited by his presence.

[SatoPrincess]

Competition in the Italian League will be fierce this year.
Roma's performance surprised me.
I have no idea if the team can maintain this consistency.
Milan is playing good football. Yesterday, Milan were the strong side against Juventus.
Napoli appears to be the biggest favorites for the title, but Kevin De Bruyne seems poised to disrupt the team's rhythm.
His reactions after being substituted can sometimes cause problems later on.

I can see that already, the bounce back from Juventus and AC Milan will bring tough competition for Inter Milan and Napoli this season making it a very interesting season. I still believe the likes of Napoli will also pick up as the season goes on and will fight for the title. For me Napoli are still favourites to lift the title at the end of the season doesn’t really matter how others are performing now.

[Agbe]

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Maybe you a fan and that why it hurts you so badly, and honestly I understand how you feel but the rest of us who are not a fan don’t really expect Lazio to be in conversation when they talk about winning the scudetto in recent times. No that they are not a good team but I don’t see them having that much quality in winning the Italian league.

When you look at their transfers you will see that they don’t prepare like they want to win the league, look at the players they sign, just average players. And the ones in which have top quality that will help push the club to another level will be sold once a the money is right.

I think they just enjoy challenging for European competition each year, and maybe that the goal they set for themselves and the coach when the season is about to start.

Lazio is not a team that we should be even mentioning close to even top four not to talk about winning the Italian seria A. As far as am concerned Lazio is just one average team playing in the Seria A, the strength of any team is measured by the quality of the players that such a team have in their squad. Squad depth matters a lot and Lazio is one team that doesn't possess that.

[Lillominato89]

Another season in the bin for Lazio right? Is incredible how they always manage to do like shit in every single season of SerieA, they can not have a good season and being a contender since a lot of time. And they build some good teams but somehow they fall and fail, i cant believe how they let Milinkovic savic go a few seasons back.

It's still too early to say that this season will be another write-off for Lazio!
It's true that they've had a poor start, but there's still time to recover. Besides, they don't have an unbeatable team full of mediocre players.
I'm convinced they'll fight for a place in the Europa League.

[MK-74]

Another season in the bin for Lazio right? Is incredible how they always manage to do like shit in every single season of SerieA, they can not have a good season and being a contender since a lot of time. And they build some good teams but somehow they fall and fail, i cant believe how they let Milinkovic savic go a few seasons back.

Lazio made a poor start to the season, and their next two games will be tough, they’ll face Atalanta and Juventus.
It will be really difficult for them to get points from those matches.

Looking at their current form, there are clearly stronger teams in the league right now, so finishing near the top of the table this season seems very unlikely.
Honestly, I think this season is a lost cause for them, it would be better if they focused on rebuilding the squad and preparing for next year.

[BITCOIN4X]

Competition in the Italian League will be fierce this year.
Roma's performance surprised me.
I have no idea if the team can maintain this consistency.
Milan is playing good football. Yesterday, Milan were the strong side against Juventus.
Napoli appears to be the biggest favorites for the title, but Kevin De Bruyne seems poised to disrupt the team's rhythm.
His reactions after being substituted can sometimes cause problems later on.

I can see that already, the bounce back from Juventus and AC Milan will bring tough competition for Inter Milan and Napoli this season making it a very interesting season. I still believe the likes of Napoli will also pick up as the season goes on and will fight for the title. For me Napoli are still favourites to lift the title at the end of the season doesn’t really matter how others are performing now.

Napoli currently leads the Serie A standings with 15 points. I think AS Roma resurgence this season is far more impressive than Juventus and AC Milan, where Gasperini squad has collected the same number of points as Napoli. Inter Milan performance has seen a slight decline since the change of manager, and it seems they won't be able to compete with Napoli like they did last season.

Overall, the race for trophies this season will be more competitive, as more teams are involved. If AS Roma can maintain their consistency until the end of the season, perhaps they will succeed in ending their trophy drought, they last won it in the 2001 season. Meanwhile, Atalanta also seems to be experiencing a decline in performance, even though they have not been defeated so far.

[TelolettOm]

Since Rasmus Höjlund arrived at Napoli, his performance has been incredible, unlike his time at Manchester United. Although on loan at Napoli, he has contributed four goals in six matches: two in Serie A and two in the Champions League.

KDB's excellent supply as the attacking brain in midfield has made Hojlund feel quite comfortable at Napoli, where KDB's touch as a playmaker in building up attacks has created excellent opportunities and even goals, which is certainly a good indication of Hojlund's improved performance and, of course, very useful for Napoli.

Yes, KDB's contribution has been quite influential here, becoming one of the playmakers behind Napoli's game this time. In fact, in Serie A matches alone, De Bruyne has managed to score 3 goals in six matches. Working up front with Hojlund, he's actually had a stronger impact on Napoli. Moreover, during the UCL match, Hojlund scored two goals and de Bruyne provided two assists. It was a very good and solid combination.

Source: Rasmus Højlund said about Kevin De Bruyne a

[kawetsriyanto]

Hojilund is used to Seria A and after he left United to Napoli, he has been performing extraordinarily before De Bruyne arrival this season. I feel that De Bruyne might no longer be able to meet up with the pace in EPL which was why Pep let go of him. You should know by now that Seria A isn't that tough compared to EPL, any good player that moves from EPL to Seria A will perform pretty good.

I think the reason that Hojilund couldn't perform well in Man United wasn't caused by his ability. Hojilund is a great player, he has good skills. However, Man United is in a complicated condition, almost all good players drop their performance once they joined Man United. Even, many coaches also failed when they managed Man United. So I think the main problem is about Man United.

Well, it is good that Hojilund has returned to Serie A. He is familiar with Serie and he is in the right team. Napoli has many skilled players who can support Hojilund to perform in his best anymore. Now, it is proven that Hojilund can shine again, especially after he gets big support from De Bruyen. Hojilund is given a big trust from the coach as well. So, these are some reasons that Hojilund can perform well again nowadays.

Regarding De Bruyne, he was still performing quie well in his last season in Man City. If Pep lets him moving to Napoli, it may be caused by De Bruyne's own wish. Every player wants to try a new challenge in a different league. Serie A is also another tough league. It is untrue that you assume Serie A isn't as tough as EPL.

[$weetne$$]

I don't think it's about him Hojilund getting use to serie A and the league not as strong as the English premier league that made him turn to a goal machine. I see Seria A as one of the toughest league in the world then unless it's now that the league isn't tough, the reason why Hojilund suddenly turn to a goal machine is because of  De Bruyne that guy is a goal feeder a utility player, Pep only him go because he thought he is of age and can't perform as before again but it seems this dude still has more to show.

Before De Bruyne left Manchester City, it was beginning to be obvious it is not s place he could perform as much as he had been so I will still say the leagues too did had an effect on both players because even at Manchester United Hojlund was not completely left alone ant heree were times he made too many silly mistakes consecutively and without sentiment we agree that the Serie A is not as competitive as Premier League.

[Gaza13]

Rasmus Hojlund's ability increased after joining Napoli and this was a point of resurrection for him after losing the best ability while at Manchester United. So far Rasmus Hojlund has scored three goals in all competitions and if he is able to maintain the best performance then I am sure that the number will slowly continue to increase. The next match will travel to Torino's headquarters and this is an opportunity for Napoli to secure the first position in the standings because if the results can draw it can make Roma's opportunity to seize this position will be open.

You are correct that his move away from Manchester United is big comeback since his talent has been made new by new club setting and in fact, he has already scored four goals in six games, which is great rate that should see his overall score continue to increase. Next game against Torino on October 18, 2025, is key since Napoli is at same points with Roma at moment, and win will see Napoli in first place by itself, while draw will see Napoli with only 15points, and Roma will easily be able to take lead in their next game, showing that Hojlund will be needed to score goal to help Napoli get much needed victory.

Next matches ; Roma will host Inter Milan, Napoli faces to Torino. From this perspective, it's safe to assume Napoli will have an easier match. Roma will be facing Inter Milan, and Inter has a chance of beating them. Furthermore, Inter has been playing better lately for the title. They're scoring a lot of goals and are fighting really hard. Competition in the Italian league is constantly increasing, and we'll see this in the upcoming matches.

Yes, we should not underestimate Roma, if we look at the standings, Roma is much better than Inter Milan, Roma only lost once and Inter lost more than Roma and for the next match they will also play at Roma's home ground. This big match will certainly be a very intense and exciting contest. I see both teams being equally strong in all areas, both in attack and defense. I highly expect the match to end in a draw.

[Catenaccio]

Next matches ; Roma will host Inter Milan, Napoli faces to Torino. From this perspective, it's safe to assume Napoli will have an easier match. Roma will be facing Inter Milan, and Inter has a chance of beating them. Furthermore, Inter has been playing better lately for the title. They're scoring a lot of goals and are fighting really hard. Competition in the Italian league is constantly increasing, and we'll see this in the upcoming matches.

Roma with kind of good defense and poor attacks will try to play a balance match, wait for chances from counter attacks than doing proactive attacks against Inter Milan. Gasperini is an experienced coach and he knows that Inter Milan are very dangerous in attacks including counter attacks. Chivu match by match has gradually managed Inter Milan better and improved performances and results for Inter Milan. This match with Roma can be a booster for Inter Milan to join Scudetto competition after some hiccups since the season start weeks ago.

Yes, we should not underestimate Roma, if we look at the standings, Roma is much better than Inter Milan, Roma only lost once and Inter lost more than Roma and for the next match they will also play at Roma's home ground. This big match will certainly be a very intense and exciting contest. I see both teams being equally strong in all areas, both in attack and defense. I highly expect the match to end in a draw.

Roma are not weak but they have problems with attacking system especially their striker position. Both Dovbyk and Ferguson have not yet satisfied demand of Gasperini and their fans. AS Roma have scored very little in this season while their defense system looks not too strong even they had very little conceded goals. I think AS Roma with Gasperini in this season is not like AC Milan with Capello without Van Basten by his chronic angkle injury and to finish this season well in top four or win Scudetto, Gasperini must improve AS Roma attacking power a lot.

[Despairo]

Hojilund is used to Seria A and after he left United to Napoli, he has been performing extraordinarily before De Bruyne arrival this season. I feel that De Bruyne might no longer be able to meet up with the pace in EPL which was why Pep let go of him. You should know by now that Seria A isn't that tough compared to EPL, any good player that moves from EPL to Seria A will perform pretty good.

It's not always player from EPL will perform in Serie A, see Douglas Luiz and Joao Felix, their performance in EPL are quite good, after they play in Serie A, they contribute almost nothing. I think if Hojlund move to Arsenal or Liverpool, we will see a different result, Manchester United is a place to ruin a career.

Napoli will be a place for him to build back his performance, he's still 22 years old though, so he high likely possible to move to bigger teams after next 2-3 years.

[M47AK16]

The idea of Como being a "thorny team" holds true, regardless of their status. The real risk is the International Break: Juventus's key players will be tired, giving a well-prepared Como team the tactical edge to cause an upset if Juve lacks focus.

I am sure that the yare going to be still good. Juventus is Juventus and while Como is great and improving, they are not at Juventus level yet, maybe in a few years if they keep spending this much money then they could become that good, but until then they are not going to end up being there just yet.

Como is a weird one, like I understand it's an amazing tourist place and then some rich folks ended up buying the club and turning into a proper team but as a team that doesn't have enough fan backing, it is not going to be sustainable for them to be that great. Took City more than a decade of dominating the entire league just to get some attention. And on their fourth in a row title win, they had less celebrating than Palace winning FA cup.

[wakier]

Competition in the Italian League will be fierce this year.
Roma's performance surprised me.
I have no idea if the team can maintain this consistency.
Milan is playing good football. Yesterday, Milan were the strong side against Juventus.
Napoli appears to be the biggest favorites for the title, but Kevin De Bruyne seems poised to disrupt the team's rhythm.
His reactions after being substituted can sometimes cause problems later on.

I can see that already, the bounce back from Juventus and AC Milan will bring tough competition for Inter Milan and Napoli this season making it a very interesting season. I still believe the likes of Napoli will also pick up as the season goes on and will fight for the title. For me Napoli are still favourites to lift the title at the end of the season doesn’t really matter how others are performing now.

I only see the changes that occurred in AC Milan and AS Roma, I do not see any changes in Juventus, I still see this club as the same as the previous seasons, even though initially I also thought Juventus had risen, but seeing its performance recently, I doubt Juventus can compete for the title because if Juventus really wants to compete, it should maintain its performance to remain strong and continue to collect every important point in the last 3 matches. Juventus lost 6 important points which gave the opportunity for the teams above it to keep the distance with it.

[Stormisover]

The idea of Como being a "thorny team" holds true, regardless of their status. The real risk is the International Break: Juventus's key players will be tired, giving a well-prepared Como team the tactical edge to cause an upset if Juve lacks focus.

I am sure that the yare going to be still good. Juventus is Juventus and while Como is great and improving, they are not at Juventus level yet, maybe in a few years if they keep spending this much money then they could become that good, but until then they are not going to end up being there just yet.

Como is a weird one, like I understand it's an amazing tourist place and then some rich folks ended up buying the club and turning into a proper team but as a team that doesn't have enough fan backing, it is not going to be sustainable for them to be that great. Took City more than a decade of dominating the entire league just to get some attention. And on their fourth in a row title win, they had less celebrating than Palace winning FA cup.

They fact the Juventus key players will be going to their respective countries for the international break should be kept aside, the truth is this Como of a team is actually a bone to the neck of Manny strong teams there in the Italian Seria A I have watched them putting up some amazing performance against strong side of the Italian Seria A most especially this Juventus team, and it seems they're quite okay as a team and for Juventus I'm actually very much disappointed in them, like their position in the standing is actually what I don't expect base on how they started the season I was thinking maybe they are one of the title contenders but it seems I got it all wrong.

[Xcode7]

I don't think it's about him Hojilund getting use to serie A and the league not as strong as the English premier league that made him turn to a goal machine. I see Seria A as one of the toughest league in the world then unless it's now that the league isn't tough, the reason why Hojilund suddenly turn to a goal machine is because of  De Bruyne that guy is a goal feeder a utility player, Pep only him go because he thought he is of age and can't perform as before again but it seems this dude still has more to show.

Before De Bruyne left Manchester City, it was beginning to be obvious it is not s place he could perform as much as he had been so I will still say the leagues too did had an effect on both players because even at Manchester United Hojlund was not completely left alone ant heree were times he made too many silly mistakes consecutively and without sentiment we agree that the Serie A is not as competitive as Premier League.

I agree with that to some extent, but not excessively. I think Serie A and the Premier League are almost on the same level.
De Bruyne could be the reason for Rasmus Højlund's current improved performance, as he has full support from the midfield, making it easier for him to play up front. However, I think we have to look at the whole picture and admit that Rasmus Højlund has great qualities, but he just didn't fit in at Manchester United. Now, with Napoli, Rasmus Højlund can show his best form.

[Egii Nna]

The idea of Como being a "thorny team" holds true, regardless of their status. The real risk is the International Break: Juventus's key players will be tired, giving a well-prepared Como team the tactical edge to cause an upset if Juve lacks focus.

I am sure that the yare going to be still good. Juventus is Juventus and while Como is great and improving, they are not at Juventus level yet, maybe in a few years if they keep spending this much money then they could become that good, but until then they are not going to end up being there just yet.

Como is a weird one, like I understand it's an amazing tourist place and then some rich folks ended up buying the club and turning into a proper team but as a team that doesn't have enough fan backing, it is not going to be sustainable for them to be that great. Took City more than a decade of dominating the entire league just to get some attention. And on their fourth in a row title win, they had less celebrating than Palace winning FA cup.

Como is an upcoming team that is doing well for themselves, but no doubt, they might lose the game against Juventus. However, if you look at the last five games of Juventus, including two in the Champions League, you will see that they all ended in a draw. That is what made me start to think, what if Como end up beating Juventus? They are playing a home game, and they will have that advantage. If we don’t forget their previous game with Atalanta, which ended in a draw, we all know that Atalanta perform better than Juventus.

[Alex077]

Another season in the bin for Lazio right? Is incredible how they always manage to do like shit in every single season of SerieA, they can not have a good season and being a contender since a lot of time. And they build some good teams but somehow they fall and fail, i cant believe how they let Milinkovic savic go a few seasons back.

I must say that Lazio have been really disappointing lately. Last season they managed to form a fantastic team, playing exceptionally well at times and even caught everyone's attention. But then everything fell apart. In my opinion, the biggest mistake they made was letting Milinković-Savić leave the team, in fact il Sergente was a strong pillar for them, probably before the start of the last season he left for a better offer from Al Hilal.

However, if you say ""another season was not available"" it would be a bit harsh. If i recall correctly Lazio were quite strong in the 2022-23 season, probably finishing 2nd in Serie A. In my opinion, what Lazio needs now is good stability, a strong defense, and smart transfer decisions. If they can build on the foundation of consistency, they can rise again.