Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Not your key not your BTC]

Does anyone know what's happening with Romelu Lukaku? Leaving aside the subject of injury, today I read this news about him:

BREAKING: Romelu Lukaku did NOT answer to Napoli’s call up to be back for training today.

“The club’s considering how to act with disciplinary measures, evaluating also to exclude Romelu Lukaku from the squad”, Napoli statement confirms.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2038946216281604140

From what I understand, he's already recovered from his injury, they called him for training, and he's refusing to go. I confess I can't understand why he doesn't want to train. Is it that now, just when the World Cup is approaching, he's thinking about playing for the Belgian national team without playing regularly for Napoli? Or is he already tired of Napoli and wants to leave the club? But even if he wants to leave, he needs to respect the club because his contract only ends next year, in June 2027. I don't understand what he wants this time.

It’s the same old story!
Romelu Lukaku pulled this stunt before when he was at Inter. He did it to force a move to Chelsea, which turned out to be a terrible decision for him.
I reckon Lukaku has had enough of Napoli and wants a change of scenery again, to go and play somewhere else

Romelu Lukaku is always causing controversy within his team. This kind of thing happens frequently. Even since joining Manchester United, Romelu Lukaku has often caused trouble. As a result, Romelu Lukaku's performance has declined rapidly. It's hard to understand what Lukaku wants, why he always acts like a child. In fact, if he hadn't engaged in such strange behavior, his performance might have improved. Such behavior actually damages his reputation, as other clubs are less likely to sign him given his behavior.

[Slow death]

It’s the same old story!
Romelu Lukaku pulled this stunt before when he was at Inter. He did it to force a move to Chelsea, which turned out to be a terrible decision for him.
I reckon Lukaku has had enough of Napoli and wants a change of scenery again, to go and play somewhere else

I remember that time and I couldn't stop laughing. He's been through this many times at Chelsea, the same at Inter, and the same at Everton. It seems like he can't stay away from these clubs for very long. I don't know why Inter and Chelsea accept him. I hope that this time, if he leaves Napoli, Chelsea and Inter won't accept him. It would be a joke if Chelsea or Inter accepted him back.

He needs to realize that he's 32 years old. For a professional football player, that's the age when injuries start to become more frequent, and in his case, I see that it's already started. So he should focus more to avoid causing problems for the club and accept fulfilling what's in his contract. When the coach tells him to train, he should obey and not disagree. He signed a contract, and it's his job to play football and train frequently.

[babo]

It’s the same old story!
Romelu Lukaku pulled this stunt before when he was at Inter. He did it to force a move to Chelsea, which turned out to be a terrible decision for him.
I reckon Lukaku has had enough of Napoli and wants a change of scenery again, to go and play somewhere else

I remember that time and I couldn't stop laughing. He's been through this many times at Chelsea, the same at Inter, and the same at Everton. It seems like he can't stay away from these clubs for very long. I don't know why Inter and Chelsea accept him. I hope that this time, if he leaves Napoli, Chelsea and Inter won't accept him. It would be a joke if Chelsea or Inter accepted him back.

He needs to realize that he's 32 years old. For a professional football player, that's the age when injuries start to become more frequent, and in his case, I see that it's already started. So he should focus more to avoid causing problems for the club and accept fulfilling what's in his contract. When the coach tells him to train, he should obey and not disagree. He signed a contract, and it's his job to play football and train frequently.

This thing makes me laugh too, but in my opinion there are some things we don't know
If I understand correctly, maybe I'm wrong, Antonio Conte, the long-haired coach, this summer is going to cry somewhere else, he's leaving Napoli
In this light, Lukaku's decision makes sense

[bisasam]

Inter should be able to beat Roma because Roma's performance has been poor lately, but Inter's performance is also not good, as evidenced by their consistent draws. So, I think I'm predicting that Inter will potentially win against Roma. We'll see, but I think an Inter loss will definitely give Milan a chance to win.

Napoli and AC Milan are almost evenly matched, and it's certainly not easy to predict this match. Your guess could be right, because Napoli is playing at home, so Napoli is likely to win. But if I predict that AC Milan will win, and even though Napoli is playing at home, I think AC Milan will win. I think I'll bet on that match. AC Milan will definitely have to be careful in that match, because if Napoli wins, AC Milan will definitely be overtaken by Napoli.

Between Inter and Roma, i think I'll definitely bet on Inter. Not just because they're in first place, but also because they're under pressure from Milan and Napoli, who aren't that far behind in points! That's why i think Inter will win, because they need to build even more distance from the others. As for Milan and Napoli, i think I'll go for the Rossoneri, but only on instinct.

[8rch7]

Atalanta are currently at a serious risk of not being able to make it to any European tournament. They are at the 7th position and 4 points away from top 6. They still have many tough games to play as well.

They are still a part of the Coppa Italia too of course. But even if they qualify for the Europa League league phase directly by being champions there, I wouldn't call it a big success for them. They finished last season as the 3rd in the end...

I don't think difficult for Atalanta finish at Europe League or Conference League spot standings position behind 4 piints remainibg with Roma and Juventus regarding 8 matches left. If can defeat Juventus and Roma upcoming match will make Atalanta moving to the Europe League spot standing position, if loss from Roma and Juventus its over for Atalanta participants at Europe tournament for next season.
Atalanta has inconsistent performance in this season although success reach to knock out round but in domestic league playing poorly have out from the top fourth standing. Usually every season Atalanta has consistent performance by finish at top fouth position but this season seema difficult to secure Champion League spot standings.

[Inwestour]

This thing makes me laugh too, but in my opinion there are some things we don't know
If I understand correctly, maybe I'm wrong, Antonio Conte, the long-haired coach, this summer is going to cry somewhere else, he's leaving Napoli
In this light, Lukaku's decision makes sense

As for Conte, I’m currently seeing a lot of rumors that he could become the next head coach of the Italy national team, and I might even agree that he could be a good option for them, but I’m not surprised that he could leave Napoli so quickly because I honestly can’t remember a single club where he stayed for a long time. Maybe he has already warned Lukaku about this, and Lukaku might also be considering a move, since I’m seeing rumors that he could end up in Turkey.

[execijutiere]

I think Hellas Verona’s chances of staying in the league are slim, but they certainly have a chance of beating Fiorentina. They have home advantage, and their opponents might well be on a par with them in terms of strength at the moment. Although Fiorentina have eased the pressure on the relegation zone somewhat with the points they’ve picked up in recent weeks, they haven’t yet escaped the drop zone. Even though there’s a two-point gap between them and their nearest rivals, they must pick up points from this match.
Lazio have won their last three matches and are starting to recover in the table. I consider the likelihood of them finishing in the top six to be low, almost impossible in fact, as there is an 11-point gap between them and Roma. Of course, it is a gap that could be closed, but I do not think Roma will drop that many points. It looks as though Lazio will most likely not qualify for European competitions this season. As this is a meaningless match, I believe the result is wide open.

[Volgastallion]

Fiorentina needs to win this next game to start to consolidate the run out they are doing from the relegation spots, if they dont win a few more games they are gonna be in a critical situation where the pressure can start to play a very big factor in their players so is vital for them to be safe sooner than later.

What a crazy season, we have Fiorentina fighting for relegation in SerieA and Totenham doing the same in Premier League two big teams.

[Zanab247]

Napoli performances has been totally down ever since two of their players went to injuries the team performance is not that standard like before, when the season started, Napoli was doing well which I was expecting to be at the top of table by that moment but due the lack of consistency it was not happen. Now their still managing the 3rd place in the table, accept if they can able to win their up match they can promote to the 2nd position.

Yea, it's possible for Napoli to overtake Milan from the second position because Milan is only a point ahead of them. Both teams will clash with each other on Monday. If Napoli wins the game, they'll move up to the second position but if they lose or draw, Milan maintains their second position. Napoli can end the season on second position.

I don't think AC Milan will allow such mistake to happen, because they are still playing well to continue maintaining the second position and they have the ability to maintain it till the end of this tournament. Napoli started well from the beginning of this tournament but injuries started happening to their players that made AC Milan to took the position away from Napoli with small points but it will not be easy for Napoli to recover from the points.

Nothing will make me to predict for the favour of Napoli, because AC Milan know that this game is very important for them to win and they will do everything possible within their power to ensure they secure goals that will give them victory to continue toping Napoli and other clubs.

[Altryist]

I don't think AC Milan will allow such mistake to happen, because they are still playing well to continue maintaining the second position and they have the ability to maintain it till the end of this tournament. Napoli started well from the beginning of this tournament but injuries started happening to their players that made AC Milan to took the position away from Napoli with small points but it will not be easy for Napoli to recover from the points.

Nothing will make me to predict for the favour of Napoli, because AC Milan know that this game is very important for them to win and they will do everything possible within their power to ensure they secure goals that will give them victory to continue toping Napoli and other clubs.

Napoli is facing an internal conflict with Lukaku because he's not returning to training. Di Michele says the relationship between Conte and Lukaku has deteriorated, and a possible reason is that Lukaku is no longer Conte's starting striker and often sits on the bench. But on the other hand, his form since his injury has significantly worsened, and he's scoring too rarely. And now, if he doesn't return to training with the team, I think it's all over for him at Napoli.

[changaa]

Napoli still needs Lukaku, just as the team once needed Osimhen. however, I think both sides need to be understanding of each other. Lukaku might feel more comfortable undergoing his recovery in his home country. meanwhile, Napoli certainly wants to do everything possible to speed up Lukaku?s recovery, because the team really needs him.

Regarding Osimhen, back when he was at Napoli, I fully understood what he was doing, and I thought his reaction toward the club was quite reasonable at the time. And to be honest, I was actually glad when Osimhen eventually left the team.

is fine, but it seems to me that he is a bit of a spoiled child, like Osimhen was, now Lukaku.
If you have work commitments, obligations, can't you do as you want? what's the point?

If you have a training camp and the team calls you, you have to go unless you are sick or have problems.

[cande86]

It's truly unfortunate that Napoli's performance has deteriorated just as they were on the verge of retaking the top spot in Serie A. Napoli were quite promising at the start of the season,, but due to several factors, their performance deteriorated and they often suffered from poor results. However,, it seems Napoli's performance has improved, as they have won all four of their last matches.

With that in mind, I believe Napoli will make another breakthrough and begin to overtake Inter,, who are currently at the top of the table. While it's a tall order,, Napoli shouldn't give up, as the season is still underway and they still have a chance to climb the standings. Next week, Napoli will face Milan. I think this will be a very exciting match,, as this match will truly be a battle for second place in Serie A. So, we shouldn't miss this match.

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Napoli had those draws that went badly and didn't go very well, they definitely have to understand what they are doing and where the team is going at the moment.
I don't think there is a chance for them to recover this championship, now you consider it gone there is no more time.

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Between Inter and Roma, i think I'll definitely bet on Inter. Not just because they're in first place, but also because they're under pressure from Milan and Napoli, who aren't that far behind in points! That's why i think Inter will win, because they need to build even more distance from the others. As for Milan and Napoli, i think I'll go for the Rossoneri, but only on instinct.

This is a very valid point and I choose to follow this line of taught, Inter has this as their best hope of getting a trophy this season and the last thing the will want to do is ruine it, this game is an important one for them and they are going to make sure they are playing at their very best to get all the points they can get and keep them far away from the likes of Milan who are looking for opportunities to displace them.

[m4r1o]

https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-italia/d-8423792/ketegangan-lukaku-vs-napoli

This is the source of the local news I read regarding Lukaku, and several other media outlets have reported the same thing, I was a bit unsure at first, but when I saw that several other media outlets were also reporting the same thing, I thought it was true.
Perhaps the issue isn't the tension with Conte, but with Napoli management. They said they would impose sanctions for Lukaku. Hopefully, Napoli will confirm this.

Bad, very bad.

If Lukaku takes on the Napoli management head on, i don't know how it will end, and it certainly won't end well given what happened in the past with Osimhen. They put him out pink and at the first useful moment they dump him and get another one. i don't understand what's gotten into him.

[Fakhrulenclix]

https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-italia/d-8423792/ketegangan-lukaku-vs-napoli

This is the source of the local news I read regarding Lukaku, and several other media outlets have reported the same thing, I was a bit unsure at first, but when I saw that several other media outlets were also reporting the same thing, I thought it was true.
Perhaps the issue isn't the tension with Conte, but with Napoli management. They said they would impose sanctions for Lukaku. Hopefully, Napoli will confirm this.

Bad, very bad.

If Lukaku takes on the Napoli management head on, i don't know how it will end, and it certainly won't end well given what happened in the past with Osimhen. They put him out pink and at the first useful moment they dump him and get another one. i don't understand what's gotten into him.

Lukaku's nature is very temperamental, this will be very detrimental to his career because, as has happened in the past with Osimhen, if Napoli's management imposes strict sanctions even though the player is very influential in the team, the same thing will happen to Lukaku and that is very unfortunate.
On the other hand, I also see this as a form of frustration from Lukaku due to the injury he has suffered and it could even potentially ruin his career or make his career fade further.

[el kaka22]

If a player is called up to work, and declines to work, he has forfeited his contract. So that means Lukaku is obvious fine with not being paid and void his contract, this is not a bad idea for him because he could maybe find another team to play for. They have to let him go, because if they do not, it puts a very dangerous precedent into the club.

If he doesn't show up and his contract still stands, he has to be paid, that tells everyone that you can work for Napoli and not show up and still get their money, that won't work. So they have to fire Lukaku, good thing for Napoli is that they do not have to pay him anymore, this is a breach of contract and they are allowed to fire him without any pay at all.

[Gost ms]

Inter should be able to beat Roma because Roma's performance has been poor lately, but Inter's performance is also not good, as evidenced by their consistent draws. So, I think I'm predicting that Inter will potentially win against Roma. We'll see, but I think an Inter loss will definitely give Milan a chance to win.

Napoli and AC Milan are almost evenly matched, and it's certainly not easy to predict this match. Your guess could be right, because Napoli is playing at home, so Napoli is likely to win. But if I predict that AC Milan will win, and even though Napoli is playing at home, I think AC Milan will win. I think I'll bet on that match. AC Milan will definitely have to be careful in that match, because if Napoli wins, AC Milan will definitely be overtaken by Napoli.

Between Inter and Roma, i think I'll definitely bet on Inter. Not just because they're in first place, but also because they're under pressure from Milan and Napoli, who aren't that far behind in points! That's why i think Inter will win, because they need to build even more distance from the others. As for Milan and Napoli, i think I'll go for the Rossoneri, but only on instinct.

Surely everyone will want to bet on Inter Milan in this match. Because if we consider the performance of the two teams currently then we will see that the two teams are going through almost the same performance. But this match is very important for Inter Milan to win, at the moment the difference in points between Inter Milan and Milan is very less. For Inter Milan to win this match it is very important to win the last 2 to 3 matches. This match will be held at Inter Milan's home ground we all know how aggressive Inter Milan is at their home ground

[Smack That Ace]

Fiorentina needs to win this next game to start to consolidate the run out they are doing from the relegation spots, if they dont win a few more games they are gonna be in a critical situation where the pressure can start to play a very big factor in their players so is vital for them to be safe sooner than later.

What a crazy season, we have Fiorentina fighting for relegation in SerieA and Totenham doing the same in Premier League two big teams.

Fiorentina, one of the renowned teams in serie A, is now fighting to qualify for serie a. It is very sad. The team started the season very badly. But the team has been able to solve their problems to a large extent. They have played well in the last  5 matches. They have  lost only one. And won two. And that is why they  have got a chance to  get out of the relegation zone after a long time. If such a performance continues , the team will be able to stay away from the  relegation zone.

Fiorentina may qualify for serie A, there is a big chance of that. But tottenham's situation is very bad. They have probably not won in the last 10 + matches. It is no longer possible for them to stay away from the relegation zone. If they fail to  win in the next match, they will fall into the relegation zone.

[giorgione]

This is a great unfortunate for Napoli that they are losing some of their great players from them they can took a lot of benefits. Because Victor osimhen is a very talented player and he is doing his job in a too good way so I think  this was a wrong decision by the management. Because if the financial stability matters in the success of any team than I think the power of decision in fact good decision matters most. Because this happens from the management more than one time as they also sold their key players Lukaku which I think they realized later that what they lost. And Napoli is suffering from this situation they are currently facing is due to their wrong decisions. And to do the great they should reconsider their decisions so that they can achieve specific position.

Victor Osimhen is simply not a player for Napoli, and Napoli, indeed Delaurentis did not want to give him to some Serie A team, out of jealousy, but sooner or later he will return to Italy or go where they pay him a lot, so this is certainly an important thing, they don't know how to retain talent and this is the truth

[BlackBaron]

Between Inter and Roma, i think I'll definitely bet on Inter. Not just because they're in first place, but also because they're under pressure from Milan and Napoli, who aren't that far behind in points! That's why i think Inter will win, because they need to build even more distance from the others. As for Milan and Napoli, i think I'll go for the Rossoneri, but only on instinct.

This is a very valid point and I choose to follow this line of taught, Inter has this as their best hope of getting a trophy this season and the last thing the will want to do is ruine it, this game is an important one for them and they are going to make sure they are playing at their very best to get all the points they can get and keep them far away from the likes of Milan who are looking for opportunities to displace them.

They're highly motivated by their rivals, determined to keep them uncatchable. There's no other way but to win. However, AS Roma won't be sitting idle; they'll certainly be working hard to take points from Inter Milan.

Inter Milan will also be looking to improve their winless streak, having failed to win in recent matches. This could be pressure or motivation, but Inter Milan must do their best to secure victory. AS Roma is also a team capable of beating them.