Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[TelolettOm]

Well, Inter is a strong team, let's remember that they reached the finals of the UKC, and in Serie A they finished in very good positions They didn't finish first because Napoli is really good, but like all teams, they have their downturn Now I think that Inter has recovered its level.

Napoli's performance in Serie A has been quite good, with at least three of their last matches securing convincing wins. These victories came against top clubs Juventus, AS Roma, and Atalanta.

Unfortunately, in this Champions League match, Conte hasn't been able to lead his team to victory, even against Benfica. Napoli lost 2-0. Napoli's impressive attack is one of the reasons why they haven't been as effective and sharp in attack this time. They were goalless despite having seven shots on goal and two shots on target.

Source: Napoli lost to Benfica

[BlackBoss_]

Napoli's performance in Serie A has been quite good, with at least three of their last matches securing convincing wins. These victories came against top clubs Juventus, AS Roma, and Atalanta.

Unfortunately, in this Champions League match, Conte hasn't been able to lead his team to victory, even against Benfica. Napoli lost 2-0. Napoli's impressive attack is one of the reasons why they haven't been as effective and sharp in attack this time. They were goalless despite having seven shots on goal and two shots on target.

It's Benfica with Jose Mourinho management and this win is a second win of Jose Mourinho with Benfia in Champions League since his return. With the result, Napoli have 7 points, and Benfica have 6 points, they are very closely with each other in UEFA Champions League table. They will have to try more in last matches in order to have a good position for play-off matches or a direct position in top 8 to a next phase.

With their low ranks and total points now, it's more realistically that both Napoli and Benfica will have to aim at play-off matches, not direct tickets to a next phase.

Napoli can be strong in Serie A with Conte's management but it's very clearly that their player resource is not deep enough and player quality is not good enough for competing in both Serie A and Champions League. In Champions League, their player quality is not good enough for this tough competition with strongest clubs around Europe.

[wmaurik]

Atalanta is on a path that is certainly different from what everyone expected, now they are trying in every way to get back on their feet and they can do it easily having at their disposal resources such as players, who let's remember have won a Europa League and a strong club behind them.

Currently, Atalanta is still in the middle of the Serie A standings, which is still not a good position if we compare it with several seasons ago. But I also like their struggle to get back up this season because a team that has that kind of fighting spirit will usually be better again in the coming season. However, at the moment it seems that Atalanta will not be easy enough to improve their position because the team slumped at the start of this season so it will be more difficult for them to get back up even though this is not impossible for them.

[len01]

Napoli's performance in Serie A has been quite good, with at least three of their last matches securing convincing wins. These victories came against top clubs Juventus, AS Roma, and Atalanta.

Even though Napoli have been doing pretty well in serie A, their away form is still a big issue for Conte since Lukaku got injured. Just look at these results,

Bologna vs Napoli 2–0
PSV vs Napoli 6–2
Torino vs Napoli 1–0
Milan vs Napoli 2–1
Man City vs Napoli 2–0

From those matches it’s pretty clear Napoli always struggle when playing away, even against weaker teams they can only manage a draw. And on top of that, KDB is also missing for this game. I even bet on Benfica to win yesterday.

[CryptoYar]

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They are at clear step back from where they were in recent years where they fought to get spots in Champions League, and therefore, it is hard to fix things now because of their bad playing at start of season that left them with huge difference in points. Even so, most important thing is their fighting spirit and their will to fight to come back up, which shows strong team feeling that will likely lead to much better and more fighting season next year, even though only thing they can hope to get this year is just hard time to get better and get spot in European competition.

[impulse709]

Atalanta is on a path that is certainly different from what everyone expected, now they are trying in every way to get back on their feet and they can do it easily having at their disposal resources such as players, who let's remember have won a Europa League and a strong club behind them.

Currently, Atalanta is still in the middle of the Serie A standings, which is still not a good position if we compare it with several seasons ago. But I also like their struggle to get back up this season because a team that has that kind of fighting spirit will usually be better again in the coming season. However, at the moment it seems that Atalanta will not be easy enough to improve their position because the team slumped at the start of this season so it will be more difficult for them to get back up even though this is not impossible for them.

The case of Atalanta is certainly a weird one when compared to their good results in the past seasons, yet they did improve lately, which indicates that the team is in no shortage of quality as well as strength. The Europa League victory was the demonstration of what this team can do, and the organizational structure is powerful enough to help the club to recover. Nevertheless, an unsuccessful beginning of the season has placed them in an actual disadvantage, and they will not easily get back on the winning positions in the Serie A as competition continues to get tougher annually. Nevertheless, their fighting spirit and depth provides them with an opportunity of completing the season respectably. Although a big climb might not be a certainty, the current development they are experiencing may become the building block of a much bigger effort the following year.

[el kaka22]

Atalanta will not suddenly start doing better just because they managed to somehow beat Chelsea in one game, sure that is a good win for them but we have seen them play all season long and that is why I think we are seeing things change a lot more for them.

If they start to suddenly play amazingly then I would understand the situation and how that changes but that doesn't mean that we are going to see this be a different situation, it is going to be something very tough to break into. Because of this I think we are going to see Atalanta keep being bad.

[fullhdpixel]

The Serie A competition still looks fierce, with no team completely secure. All teams have the potential to win trophies this season. Moreover the points gap isn't that big, and the season is still very long. Anything can happen especially as we approach the end of the year and the beginning of the year, when every team will certainly be recruiting new players to strengthen their squads.

I share your view regarding Juventus. They are currently eight points behind, but given their experience and their ability to adapt to a new coach, Juventus could certainly pull off unexpected surprises in the remainder of the season. However of all the candidates, I'm confident that Milan will win the trophy because they don't have a tight schedule, allowing them to focus solely on Serie A. They also have experienced players like Modric and a highly experienced coach.

A long season is ahead just because of this, right now any prediction about who is going to have which spot not easier, changes are going to happen because mostly teams are facing injuries and this can bring unexpected changes in upcoming matches. From 4th rank to 7th teams have 4 points difference only.

At the top, in upcoming round, few games are going to be interesting with Roma hosting Como and Bologna is going to entertain Juventus. These matches can bring good changes. AC Milan is having good advantage and after watching last night game, I am expecting Napoli will be also get away from champions league because they are also looking for better performance in Serie A instead of having anything in other competitions.

[YUriy1991]

Atalanta will not suddenly start doing better just because they managed to somehow beat Chelsea in one game, sure that is a good win for them but we have seen them play all season long and that is why I think we are seeing things change a lot more for them.

If they start to suddenly play amazingly then I would understand the situation and how that changes but that doesn't mean that we are going to see this be a different situation, it is going to be something very tough to break into. Because of this I think we are going to see Atalanta keep being bad.

I think winning against Chelsea in the Champions League is an achievement. Chelsea are currently in good form in the Premier League, but Atalanta were able to beat them 2-1 at home at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium, which I think is commendable. In Serie A, Atalanta are currently in 12th place, a significant point behind AC Milan. Competing for the Scudetto is no longer realistic. Now they can focus more on the important matches in the Champions League as underdogs to advance to the next round.

[babo]

That match was quite intense, like I didn't believe at first Atlanta could won the game and Chelsea actually took the lead at first half and every one believed it was a go for Chelsea but it came to my greatest surprise seeing Atlanta winning, like Chelsea has not gotten any win in their last four game and it is quite disturbing, according to some Chelsea fans their complain is that they've got a lot of injury players but to me I don't see any serious injuries in that team after Cole Palmer just got back, I think the team has lost it again because since the beginning of this season it has been off and on for them, but I was quite happy about that game yesterday kudos to Atlanta.

I honestly didn't think he would win
I already imagined they would lose at least 1-4 against Chelsea
Better this way, these are flashes of pride that the team is showing, let's hope they recover and start playing properly again
At the moment it occupies an embarrassing position in the rankings, in my opinion.

[Gallar]

Napoli's performance in Serie A has been quite good, with at least three of their last matches securing convincing wins. These victories came against top clubs Juventus, AS Roma, and Atalanta.

Unfortunately, in this Champions League match, Conte hasn't been able to lead his team to victory, even against Benfica. Napoli lost 2-0. Napoli's impressive attack is one of the reasons why they haven't been as effective and sharp in attack this time. They were goalless despite having seven shots on goal and two shots on target.

Source: Napoli lost to Benfica

Yes, I also don't understand why all this could happen to Napoli, even though in this match they played very well and were able to dominate the match quite convincingly. But unfortunately, all of that really didn't produce anything for Napoli because they lost and what's more unfortunate, they were unable to score a single goal in this match. So with that, I think it's clear that Napoli's attack line is really problematic because if we look at Napoli's match record, their goal productivity is really not that good.

So with that, Conte must be alert to fix this problem, because if it is not fixed, I believe Napoli will not be able to compete well, whether in Serie A or in the Champions League. Because it's useless if, for example, the defense and midfield have good performance, but the attack line is really bad and cannot take advantage of opportunities well. So, it is certain that Napoli will have a very difficult time winning. And with this defeat, Napoli is currently in 23rd place in the Champions League, and I don't think that's a good thing for them. If this continues, Napoli will likely struggle to advance to the knockout stages.

[BRINIRHA]

I honestly didn't think he would win
I already imagined they would lose at least 1-4 against Chelsea
Better this way, these are flashes of pride that the team is showing, let's hope they recover and start playing properly again
At the moment it occupies an embarrassing position in the rankings, in my opinion.

Atalanta still seems to have strength that we should not underestimate. Everyone was actually quite pessimistic about Atalanta before the match began. However, no one could have predicted that they would defeat Chelsea. Chelsea, who had previously defeated Barcelona, turned out to be not as strong as imagined. They seemed confused in the match against Atalanta. I didn't see Chelsea playing with confidence in that match. Could it have something to do with the absence of several players such as Cole Palmer? It's possible.

However, it is clear that Atalanta and Atalanta fans deserve to be proud of that victory. Moreover, Atalanta's current ranking in the UCL looks quite good compared to other teams. Even Napoli looks worse when it comes to the UCL compared to Atalanta. 

[8rch7]

I think winning against Chelsea in the Champions League is an achievement. Chelsea are currently in good form in the Premier League, but Atalanta were able to beat them 2-1 at home at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium, which I think is commendable. In Serie A, Atalanta are currently in 12th place, a significant point behind AC Milan. Competing for the Scudetto is no longer realistic. Now they can focus more on the important matches in the Champions League as underdogs to advance to the next round.

If looking current standings position in domestic league, the winning match against Chelsea in Champion League last night is greatest an achievement for Atalanta who performed not stable in Serie A but success get the winning match in Champion League.
One difficult accepting, Atalanta have won 4 of 6 matches in Champion League but only win 3 of 14 matches in domestic league matches. What wrong performance of Atalanta this season in domestic league get difficult for winning the match and drop until 12th standings position than performed quite well in Champion League until success leading the top 5th position standings almost qualifying to knock out round, but in domestic league Atalanta must fighting hard if want get the top fourth position.

[snipie]

All of us who have seen atalanta's performance in Serie A were surprised by the result of this match. It is  difficult to accept that Atalanta will win against Chelsea...

Well, your reaction is very understandable especially considering Atlanta's recent league form. On paper Chelsea should been the stronger side...

I remember a member here saying UEFA Champions League games are easier to predict. I believe this round results were chaotic for many. Atalanta surprised everyone actually with such performance and it was true that Chelsea players overestimated themselves when they saw Atalanta matches in Serie A. I don't think they want to sacrifice Champions League and focus on Premier League, especially after they won FIFA Club World Cup.
Chelsea is 13 and Atalanta sitting in the 5th place, better than Real Madrid and Inter Milan and tying with Manchester City and PSG

[allthebitandbobs]

Look, I'm shocked, I don't understand what happened and I can't decide whether it's Atalanta's merit or Chelsea's fault.
Atalanta lost 3-1 against Verona, who are in second-to-last place.
How does he win against Chelsea? I don't understand.
ok great, do they seem like signs of recovery perhaps?

It was 100% Chelsea's fault, they underestimated Atalanta which is not a bad thing because Atalanta is bad enough to underestimate that is true, but the moment you do that suddenly you become a lot worse and should not be looking at other team and how bad or good they are and just focus on yourself and playing your best game otherwise it would not make any sense for anyone.

The best thing about the current situation is that Chelsea would take this as a lesson and will do better in the future, which is a good thing for them and they are going to be surely be a top 24 situation and that would not be a bad deal, because this loss wouldn't matter and will still allow them to do fine later on and benefit from the lesson learned.

[aipercoin]

Some users said the opposite, only evaluating the matches Juventus plays against lower-performing teams.
Certainly if he wins with less prepared teams it doesn't mean he's in a recovery phase, he just played better.
But watching the match against Napoli, where Napoli did not have a full squad, Juventus had an unpleasant performance to say the least.

The fans are hoping for Juventus' recovery. When they see them winning a few games, it's a sign of recovery. They don't even consider who they're playing against.
In fact, i really appreciate a comment from a sportsperson who is still honest about the facts, rather than a comment from a fan who is always in favor of his team.
It shows the fact that Juventus in the end with Napoli did not manage the match well, easy to make the strong with the smaller teams.

[dollyamo]

I think winning against Chelsea in the Champions League is an achievement. Chelsea are currently in good form in the Premier League, but Atalanta were able to beat them 2-1 at home at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium, which I think is commendable. In Serie A, Atalanta are currently in 12th place, a significant point behind AC Milan. Competing for the Scudetto is no longer realistic. Now they can focus more on the important matches in the Champions League as underdogs to advance to the next round.

Atalanta amazed everyone with this play, in Serie A they lost with a poor team, immediately after facing Chelsea they managed to win, they practically played in a completely different way.
They look like two different teams Atalanta in Serie A and Atalanta in the Champions League.

[Hvdv]

I think winning against Chelsea in the Champions League is an achievement. Chelsea are currently in good form in the Premier League, but Atalanta were able to beat them 2-1 at home at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium, which I think is commendable. In Serie A, Atalanta are currently in 12th place, a significant point behind AC Milan. Competing for the Scudetto is no longer realistic. Now they can focus more on the important matches in the Champions League as underdogs to advance to the next round.

Atalanta amazed everyone with this play, in Serie A they lost with a poor team, immediately after facing Chelsea they managed to win, they practically played in a completely different way.
They look like two different teams Atalanta in Serie A and Atalanta in the Champions League.

This wasn't surprising because Atalanta is preparing even stronger for the Champions League. Every team gives their best performance to win the Champions League. They achieved a magnificent victory against a strong team like Chelsea, despite falling behind. It was one of the best matches for Atalanta. Their next match will be against Athletic Club, and they will win that one too.

[pewboy]

Serie A is always exciting because of the competition. Last season, several teams were also competing before the end of the season, where the dominance of the competition went to Inter and Napoli. Napoli won last season by a margin of 1 point. But this season, there may be more teams competing. Milan, Inter, and Napoli seem to be the most consistent in the competition until the end of the season. That will make it even more interesting.

It's true but this year Serie A is going much better than in previous years, i see that there are teams with a very open championship that battle it out every Sunday with continuous exchanges of positions, i really like this championship and i wish it was always like this

[Baki202]

Napoli's performance in Serie A has been quite good, with at least three of their last matches securing convincing wins. These victories came against top clubs Juventus, AS Roma, and Atalanta.

Even though Napoli have been doing pretty well in serie A, their away form is still a big issue for Conte since Lukaku got injured. Just look at these results,

Bologna vs Napoli 2–0
PSV vs Napoli 6–2
Torino vs Napoli 1–0
Milan vs Napoli 2–1
Man City vs Napoli 2–0

From those matches it’s pretty clear Napoli always struggle when playing away, even against weaker teams they can only manage a draw. And on top of that, KDB is also missing for this game. I even bet on Benfica to win yesterday.

Even if it's not Napoli, when you are playing away, your opponent is at an advantage because it is their territory, and this is why, i would not completely blame Napoli, but even with the fact that they are not that stable, they are still second in the table with the same point with ac milan so any form of mistake now napoli will go back to the top and they are doing all they can this season to me they are not doing bad at all.

And a lot of things must have contributed to them losing when they are playing away games, and the injury to Lukaku must have also contributed to this, but eventually, when he comes back, things are going to fall in place for sure. Since their manpower will be much stronger, and the winning of the title will be between Napoli and AC Milan, they are the ones I see doing more than better, they should be in better condition soon.