Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[KTChampions]

It's a shame Napoli journey ended in the UCL competition. I was hoping they could beat Chelsea to advance to the knockout stage. Unfortunately, Napoli suffered a painful defeat, failing to maintain their lead in the second half. Chelsea played very aggressively, with high ambitions to reach the top eight, and managed to put Napoli under pressure at home.

I began to wonder about Napoli performance. While they were doing well in Serie A, their performance in the UCL competition was so poor, managing only two wins from eight matches, finishing in 30th place, the worst possible position for a top flight team.

They are also doing badly in Serie A, the probability that they will lose the title is more than 95%. They performed very poorly in the Champions League, facing only two serious opponents - City and Chelsea - and losing both games. While that's understandable, how do you account for the 6-2 defeat to PSV, the loss to Benfica, and the draws with Copenhagen and Eintracht Frankfurt? The fact is that Napoli are too weak this season. But even taking this into account, it is quite shameful to let Bodø-Glimt, Olympiakos, Paphos, Union, etc. get ahead.

[Egii Nna]

It's a shame Napoli journey ended in the UCL competition. I was hoping they could beat Chelsea to advance to the knockout stage. Unfortunately, Napoli suffered a painful defeat, failing to maintain their lead in the second half. Chelsea played very aggressively, with high ambitions to reach the top eight, and managed to put Napoli under pressure at home.

I began to wonder about Napoli performance. While they were doing well in Serie A, their performance in the UCL competition was so poor, managing only two wins from eight matches, finishing in 30th place, the worst possible position for a top flight team.

I don't see Napoli as a top flight team because they haven't veen consistent with finishing on top four in Seria A. Just because they lifted up the title last season doesn't mean that they're amongst the top flight team. Look at their current performance in Seria A, they're sinking gradually and I don't expect them to qualify for UCL next season but for a lower European competition.

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

[katanic97]

Juventus was much more useful as it used deadly fast attack to score with help of Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz before Filip Kostic scored final goal in 88th minute to remove any idea of them turning around. I think this result shows that stiff way used by Antonio Conte at Napoli is not doing well with more modern plans, since their midfield were not able to create real chances with ball in their hands. Such big victory makes Juventus certain favorites of league victory this season.

Napoli is getting worse and worse, Conte in the long run leads the teams to the roof.

Not even 1 goal of participation managed to obtain, Juventus certainly played better but this however does not mean that a team like Napoli can receive 3 goals without reacting to the blow, profound disappointment.
Can the Championship still be won by Juventus? Difficult but possible.

Napoli is still holding up fairly well considering they are missing 7 players from the starting lineup, including the goalkeeper. It’s hard to watch Conte struggle with a squad like this, where Juan Jesus, Spinazzola, and Di Lorenzo have already reached an age where they can’t play full matches at a consistently high tempo. I don’t think Juventus can win the championship because, in my opinion, they lack quality and their form is also inconsistent. In any case, it’s still too early to talk about anything related to winning the title

[babo]

Fiorentina are not desperate from staying in the league but it will be a tough task to survive in Serie A. I think that it is not important at this stage to consider any other competition except Serie A because the survival of the team is more important than any other title. It will just divert the efforts of the team from their main objective.

At worst, you'll spend a year in Serie B, and no one will die, for goodness sake.
it's just very sad, that's all
I'm not saying it's going to be an absolute disaster, it just makes me very sad to see them go to Serie B

then well, a year's break maybe they'll get stronger and come back in better shape than before..

[qurbanshah02]

It's a shame Napoli journey ended in the UCL competition. I was hoping they could beat Chelsea to advance to the knockout stage. Unfortunately, Napoli suffered a painful defeat, failing to maintain their lead in the second half. Chelsea played very aggressively, with high ambitions to reach the top eight, and managed to put Napoli under pressure at home.

I began to wonder about Napoli performance. While they were doing well in Serie A, their performance in the UCL competition was so poor, managing only two wins from eight matches, finishing in 30th place, the worst possible position for a top flight team.

I don't see Napoli as a top flight team because they haven't veen consistent with finishing on top four in Seria A. Just because they lifted up the title last season doesn't mean that they're amongst the top flight team. Look at their current performance in Seria A, they're sinking gradually and I don't expect them to qualify for UCL next season but for a lower European competition.

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

Napoli has put itself in this failure even though they should have played well and gained strength in this league. In today's match too, Napoli has failed against Chelsea by playing with a very poor performance. Although they lost by 1 goal, if they had won that match, their performance could have made a lot of difference. It was not difficult for Napoli because they have 42 points and if they had got 3 points against Chelsea, they would have been in third position below Milan from where it was quite easy for them to succeed. It is difficult for Como because unless Juventus and Roma are weak, it is difficult for Napoli and Como to advance. Yes, of course it is difficult for Como and for Napoli too, so they will not have to make mistakes and continue to succeed in the match.

[$weetne$$]

It's a shame Napoli journey ended in the UCL competition. I was hoping they could beat Chelsea to advance to the knockout stage. Unfortunately, Napoli suffered a painful defeat, failing to maintain their lead in the second half. Chelsea played very aggressively, with high ambitions to reach the top eight, and managed to put Napoli under pressure at home.

I began to wonder about Napoli performance. While they were doing well in Serie A, their performance in the UCL competition was so poor, managing only two wins from eight matches, finishing in 30th place, the worst possible position for a top flight team.

I don't see Napoli as a top flight team because they haven't veen consistent with finishing on top four in Seria A. Just because they lifted up the title last season doesn't mean that they're amongst the top flight team. Look at their current performance in Seria A, they're sinking gradually and I don't expect them to qualify for UCL next season but for a lower European competition.

Napoli is and has always been some average team but because they got some few wins and in the past few seasons got to win the championship, many began to give them some accolades I considered too early, if you tracked  the success of those seasons they had those wins, you will find no solid consistency, but some sort of luck mixed with some work, that should get us to know they are still average and will show with time if they do not improve which I do not think they did at all.

[dollyamo]

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Last night, Napoli really failed to beat Chelsea, so with this they finally failed to advance to the next round in the UCL. I personally actually regret this, because Napoli is actually a very good team, but maybe because currently many of their players are injured, it makes their performance optimal in this match. But even so, in this match Napoli was still able to play well, because they also had the lead in the first half. But in the second half, Napoli's performance became chaotic and Chelsea players were able to take advantage of all of that very well and finally Chelsea was able to score 2 goals which made Napoli lose in this match.

And besides that, currently the teams representing Serie A in the UCL, all of them are also unable to enter the top 8 positions, so basically the three teams from Serie A must play in the play-off round first to be able to qualify for the next round. So here I can conclude that currently the competitiveness of the teams from Serie A is not good. But that's okay, because they might play well after this.

Im also sad that Napoli didn't manage to do it, but they didn't play badly.
Unfortunately, this happens in football, and Chelsea certainly deserved the victory.
Then again, it's a very strong team, it's certainly not an easy team to beat, at least it lost to one of the strongest teams in Europe.

[Phoenix Anka]

It's a shame Napoli journey ended in the UCL competition. I was hoping they could beat Chelsea to advance to the knockout stage. Unfortunately, Napoli suffered a painful defeat, failing to maintain their lead in the second half. Chelsea played very aggressively, with high ambitions to reach the top eight, and managed to put Napoli under pressure at home.

I began to wonder about Napoli performance. While they were doing well in Serie A, their performance in the UCL competition was so poor, managing only two wins from eight matches, finishing in 30th place, the worst possible position for a top flight team.

I don't see Napoli as a top flight team because they haven't veen consistent with finishing on top four in Seria A. Just because they lifted up the title last season doesn't mean that they're amongst the top flight team. Look at their current performance in Seria A, they're sinking gradually and I don't expect them to qualify for UCL next season but for a lower European competition.

Napoli is and has always been some average team but because they got some few wins and in the past few seasons got to win the championship, many began to give them some accolades I considered too early, if you tracked  the success of those seasons they had those wins, you will find no solid consistency, but some sort of luck mixed with some work, that should get us to know they are still average and will show with time if they do not improve which I do not think they did at all.

I think Napoli were a team that could have made it to the top 24, but their failure to do so was actually a big surprise. Perhaps injuries affected them a lot. They started well in their match against Chelsea but couldn't maintain it. Now they have to focus entirely on the Italian league. Due to the new format, eliminated teams can no longer go to the lower league. Therefore, their European adventure is over. I think it was an unlucky year for Napoli.

[Nuel0717]

It's a shame Napoli journey ended in the UCL competition. I was hoping they could beat Chelsea to advance to the knockout stage. Unfortunately, Napoli suffered a painful defeat, failing to maintain their lead in the second half. Chelsea played very aggressively, with high ambitions to reach the top eight, and managed to put Napoli under pressure at home.

I began to wonder about Napoli performance. While they were doing well in Serie A, their performance in the UCL competition was so poor, managing only two wins from eight matches, finishing in 30th place, the worst possible position for a top flight team.

I don't see Napoli as a top flight team because they haven't veen consistent with finishing on top four in Seria A. Just because they lifted up the title last season doesn't mean that they're amongst the top flight team. Look at their current performance in Seria A, they're sinking gradually and I don't expect them to qualify for UCL next season but for a lower European competition.

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

Napoli has put itself in this failure even though they should have played well and gained strength in this league. In today's match too, Napoli has failed against Chelsea by playing with a very poor performance. Although they lost by 1 goal, if they had won that match, their performance could have made a lot of difference. It was not difficult for Napoli because they have 42 points and if they had got 3 points against Chelsea, they would have been in third position below Milan from where it was quite easy for them to succeed. It is difficult for Como because unless Juventus and Roma are weak, it is difficult for Napoli and Como to advance. Yes, of course it is difficult for Como and for Napoli too, so they will not have to make mistakes and continue to succeed in the match.

The Champions League this season has been madly intense. It feels like, as the years go by, the struggle to qualify and be among the winners is getting more and more cherished and valued by both players and coaches. Even though Napoli lost to Chelsea yesterday, that doesn’t change the fact that it was a very competitive game. We shouldn’t forget their first goal, it showed they could create danger and put Chelsea under pressure.

Chelsea, though, is currently better overall than Napoli. They have players like Estevao in form, and their stats this season show they’re performing strongly. I never really expected Napoli to win, but as the game went on part of me feared they might actually win. That just goes to show how intense and competitive this season has been. Napoli may have missed a chance to climb higher, but the match itself proved they’re still a team capable of challenging big sides.

[ITExpert]

22 matches, 27 goals but still in 3rd place... Roma are doing a really interesting work in the Serie A this season.    It is thanks to Gasperini. We shouldn't forget about Ranieri too though as he started this process.

Their rise continues however there is an issue. Everything seems okay for them with this squad for now. But if they will aim to do more than finishing in top 4 next season then this squad needs to get consolidated with new players.

Roma during the last two seasons finished fifty and sixth although they weren't in a good shape. This season they are better, yet nothing guarantees they will end among the top four because the points gap between them and the teams above them until Como is just three points making their position fragile and can shift from 3rd to 6th in less than two rounds. This doesn't mean they didn't improve and means also they do need to reinforce their team even better.

Roma is continuously going on their way to prove themselves as the best and talented team. And to make him incredible their coach is playing an important role and I think if anyone talks about the performance of the team that they are playing too well. The coach really deserves a great appreciation because I think it's all about his hard work on the team. Roma is a team which is not financially so stable and that's why they are receiving more appreciation as they are working well within their limited sources which makes them more credible and talented. And if they keep their work good and best they will definitely be successful to achieve something big in the next season. And the team also has a good relationship with their coach and I think this positive attitude really attracts success.

[cande86]

This win against Dortmund is still not enough for Inter Milan to have a position in top 8 and participating in playoff matches has a lot of risk. Firstly they have to wait for knowing an opponent in playoffs, and secondly have to prepare and perform well in two playoff matches for going to a next phase. This first season of Chivu as a head coach for Inter Milan is not actually too bad but in Champions League, he will have to lead his team through two risky playoff matches.

No and i always wonder about this thing, there are teams that are clearly stronger than others and yet they have to make the playoffs, i can't really understand why this thing happens, maybe because they had to win more games, i don't know, but i think Inter is one of the big favorites for this championship.

[Republikcoin.com]

Napoli are missing a lot of players which seems to me to be a good misfortune and they can do nothing but try to plug the holes they have which does not surprise me.
They have to try to do well with what they have in the Sidpoistion, but it is not always possible see with Juventus.

Napoli are starting to struggle because of this, and it looks like they'll have a hard time staying in the top four in Serie A this season. Napoli have also already been eliminated from the Champions League this season after losing at home to Chelsea, and I also think Napoli will have to overcome these losses with the players they have available, as I've seen seven Napoli players currently injured. This has really made it difficult for Napoli to perform at their best in important matches.

[Frankolala]

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

If Napoli continue with their inconsistent performance in no time Como will overtake them because the point gap is very small. I don't know if I will put the blame on injury because some players are injured. Assuming these players ain't injured, Napoli will be very lively on the field. They don't have players on the bench.

[rangga28]

Roma is continuously going on their way to prove themselves as the best and talented team. And to make him incredible their coach is playing an important role and I think if anyone talks about the performance of the team that they are playing too well. The coach really deserves a great appreciation because I think it's all about his hard work on the team. Roma is a team which is not financially so stable and that's why they are receiving more appreciation as they are working well within their limited sources which makes them more credible and talented. And if they keep their work good and best they will definitely be successful to achieve something big in the next season. And the team also has a good relationship with their coach and I think this positive attitude really attracts success.

In fact, As Roma has a big name and is still one of the big teams in Italy, but unstable financial problems mean they are unable to compete at the top, let alone hope to win the Scudetto. Even though the finances are not very stable, management can be appreciated for being able to manage the team well, meaning that they have at least succeeded in recruiting several players who have been successful at previous clubs, such as Dybala, Lukaku and Tamy Abraham and others. Roma has also been able to bring in great coaches like Mourinho and now Gasperini where they also have quite a good reputation in managing the team.

Currently their condition is not very consistent but they are still competitive enough to compete for the Champions League zone and to lock in fourth place seems quite realistic even though the current competition is very tight because Napoli, Juventus and Como who are below them have a very narrow difference in points.

[Wake Up]

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

If Napoli continue with their inconsistent performance in no time Como will overtake them because the point gap is very small. I don't know if I will put the blame on injury because some players are injured. Assuming these players ain't injured, Napoli will be very lively on the field. They don't have players on the bench.

Yes, Napoli has a problem with substitute players. If this problem continues, their league position could drop. They were eliminated in the first round of the Champions League and are therefore very disappointed. Hopefully, this won't affect their league matches. If this problem persists in the league, they could be overtaken by Juventus and Como. Napoli must now avoid dropping points. Every point they lose will not only distance them from the championship but also affect their Champions League qualification.

[Mustang Shelby]

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

If Napoli continue with their inconsistent performance in no time Como will overtake them because the point gap is very small. I don't know if I will put the blame on injury because some players are injured. Assuming these players ain't injured, Napoli will be very lively on the field. They don't have players on the bench.

Yes, Napoli has a problem with substitute players. If this problem continues, their league position could drop. They were eliminated in the first round of the Champions League and are therefore very disappointed. Hopefully, this won't affect their league matches. If this problem persists in the league, they could be overtaken by Juventus and Como. Napoli must now avoid dropping points. Every point they lose will not only distance them from the championship but also affect their Champions League qualification.

Their next match will be at home against Fiorentina. Fiorentina is in a very bad situation this year, and I think Napoli will win this match without any problems. Let's look at Juventus' match; they will play against Parma away. I don't think they will have much trouble either, they will probably win. Como faces a tough match against Atalanta. If they can win the Atalanta match, they will most likely be in the race for Champions League qualification until the end of the season. I think their participation in European competitions next year is almost guaranteed, but they want the best and want to go to the Champions League. I'm sure Napoli is aware of this threat.

[Jewan420]

Yes, Napoli has a problem with substitute players. If this problem continues, their league position could drop. They were eliminated in the first round of the Champions League and are therefore very disappointed. Hopefully, this won't affect their league matches. If this problem persists in the league, they could be overtaken by Juventus and Como. Napoli must now avoid dropping points. Every point they lose will not only distance them from the championship but also affect their Champions League qualification.

Napoli's Champions League campaign was disappointing given how they finished last season. They were knocked out of the Champions League in the first round in a very poor position. Injuries have plagued them this season and they are yet to fully recover. A win against Chelsea would have qualified them for the Champions League play-offs. But they had to leave with a disappointing result.

However, I would like to see them progress in Serie A. They need to focus on the Italian league now and be as consistent as possible. If they drop any points, it will be difficult for them to qualify for the Champions League next season.

[hyudien]

Napoli are starting to struggle because of this, and it looks like they'll have a hard time staying in the top four in Serie A this season. Napoli have also already been eliminated from the Champions League this season after losing at home to Chelsea, and I also think Napoli will have to overcome these losses with the players they have available, as I've seen seven Napoli players currently injured. This has really made it difficult for Napoli to perform at their best in important matches.

I think Napoli misfortune is based on a lack of preparedness in the face of a busy schedule, causing many players to face injury problems, which affected their results this season, not even just eliminated from the UCL competition, their current place in the Serie A standings has begun to be threatened, Conte needs to make improvements as soon as possible, after all it would be a bad result if they could not even secure a ticket to European competition for next season.

[Mindyspace]

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Last night, Napoli really failed to beat Chelsea, so with this they finally failed to advance to the next round in the UCL. I personally actually regret this, because Napoli is actually a very good team, but maybe because currently many of their players are injured, it makes their performance optimal in this match. But even so, in this match Napoli was still able to play well, because they also had the lead in the first half. But in the second half, Napoli's performance became chaotic and Chelsea players were able to take advantage of all of that very well and finally Chelsea was able to score 2 goals which made Napoli lose in this match.

And besides that, currently the teams representing Serie A in the UCL, all of them are also unable to enter the top 8 positions, so basically the three teams from Serie A must play in the play-off round first to be able to qualify for the next round. So here I can conclude that currently the competitiveness of the teams from Serie A is not good. But that's okay, because they might play well after this.

From what I saw, Napoli started the game well, but it seems they dropped off a lot in the second half. Injuries really weigh heavily, even more so in a decisive game like this, and Chelsea knew how to take advantage of the mistakes. This situation in Serie A is also quite striking, because it shows that Italian teams are having difficulty competing with other leagues in the Champions League. Even so, I think there's still room for improvement, you know? Especially if the squads become more complete and have more depth.

In this case, I'd even like to ask you out of curiosity...

Is the problem in Serie A more tactical, physical, or simply a lack of investment?

[Egii Nna]

Exactly, Napoli are performing very poorly compared to the previous season. We all knew the Napoli of the previous season, but this season they even find it a bit hard to top the table. Even though they are currently fourth in the table, and there are still more games to play, I still don’t think they will be able to cope with such pressure in Serie A. I know the league is not that competitive, but Como are not ready to finish the season outside the top four. Even if they are currently sixth in the table, it will not be easy if Napoli keep playing like this.

If Napoli continue with their inconsistent performance in no time Como will overtake them because the point gap is very small. I don't know if I will put the blame on injury because some players are injured. Assuming these players ain't injured, Napoli will be very lively on the field. They don't have players on the bench.

That is just the fact that if Napoli don’t act fast, they will end up being a disgrace this season. It will not be a small disgrace to see Como qualifying for the Champions League while Napoli end up in the Europa League. We know injuries are also affecting them, but still, they are supposed to do more and not be in such poor form. For now, we will just watch them and see how it will be for them, but I don’t have much hope for Napoli in the league anymore.