Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[martinom]

I heard the news that Paulo Dybala will return to Juventus, although it is still a rumor, this has become a hot topic in several news outlets in Italy. I really hope that happens and Juventus really brings in top players.

Juventus has always been labeled as a club that is "smart" but only because other clubs are not targeted in the same way, in recent years it has been the only one heavily penalized even when other clubs had done the same things if not worse.
Dybala's return would be a dream for the fans but realistically speaking he is no longer at a very young age and is no longer able to give 100% given his physical condition.

[aipercoin]

You're right, mate. There are no truly competitive leagues in Europe other than PL & Serie A. Bayern Munich has turned Bundesliga into a farmer league for them, just as Paris Saint-Germain has turned Ligue 1 into their own farmer league. Quality is tested in continental level competitions like UCL, we can't deny that Paris Saint-Germain is a strong team not only in its domestic league, having won the UCL twice in a row.

When there is such a difference in level between the first and the rest of the teams in the championship it is normal that they have more time and a better organization to prepare to play the other competitions, not to mention the earnings that winning their championship so many times in a row brings.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

I heard the news that Paulo Dybala will return to Juventus, although it is still a rumor, this has become a hot topic in several news outlets in Italy. I really hope that happens and Juventus really brings in top players.

Juventus has always been labeled as a club that is "smart" but only because other clubs are not targeted in the same way, in recent years it has been the only one heavily penalized even when other clubs had done the same things if not worse.
Dybala's return would be a dream for the fans but realistically speaking he is no longer at a very young age and is no longer able to give 100% given his physical condition.

Dybala signed a new contract with Roma, almost cut half of his previous salary, and it's a one-year contract. AS Roma signed a new contract with Dybala but they let Zeki Celik moves to Juventus according to news I read so it is official because both clubs already announced it. I still don't know there are any other players moving between Juventus and AS Roma as part of Celik transfer.

AS Roma announcement about Dybala.
Juventus announcement on Celik.

[Altryist]

Dybala signed a new contract with Roma, almost cut half of his previous salary, and it's a one-year contract. AS Roma signed a new contract with Dybala but they let Zeki Celik moves to Juventus according to news I read so it is official because both clubs already announced it. I still don't know there are any other players moving between Juventus and AS Roma as part of Celik transfer.

AS Roma announcement about Dybala.
Juventus announcement on Celik.

Dybala, by the way could have left Roma as a free agent, but he signed a one-year contract extension with Roma until the summer of 2027. However, I couldn't find any information about him cutting his salary almost in half. I don't think that would be logical, because many clubs would have wanted the forward as a free agent, and he certainly wouldn't have had to cut his salary in half.

[Emitdama]

We’re all hoping that Serie A will return to what it once was – the best league in the world – but unfortunately, it’s very unlikely that will happen now.
Many Serie A teams have already started preparing for this season, but I can see that the gap between the various teams is still just as wide as ever! In fact, to be honest, even the favourites to win the Scudetto have weakened a little, such as Inter

It takes enough time from one of the best in the world to the worst in Europe. Serie A organizers completely fail to bring relative changes, which keep them at the top, and they have enough sources to keep their competitiveness and aggression.

Corruption with not timely changes in rules of the league and a few clubs internal issues makes things at this level even worse. Still, they have time, and they can do much for improvement, but they need to do this quickly; otherwise, this will end with no way of return at the top. Six to seven clubs have the potential to do their best and have things on track, but recently they are also not able to bring in good players. This increases their decline and also has a big impact on the Italian national team.

[banana33]

I think it will be difficult for Como to divide their focus between the two leagues they’ll be competing in. They might be able to pull off a bit of an upset in the Champions League given that their strong confidence. But I personally doubt that Como will be able to advance much further in the subsequent stages of the Champions League because they have a very demanding schedule. And I think they should focus on just one league to avoid a drop in performance. Otherwise they might run into trouble if they push themselves too hard to compete in both leagues. On the other hand Como might choose to focus more on Serie A to avoid being easily eliminated and even falling into the relegation zone. And they might still be able to hone their skills or even gain experience to compete in European competitions. But if they get relegated it will be difficult for them to achieve any of those goals.

For me, Como is a very strong team and one that, thanks to its merit, is in the mid-table of the UCL teams, it will be the surprise team this year, i believe it can do a lot both in Serie A and in the Champions League, if it gets a fairly fair group i is sure it will be able to move forward.

[changaa]

the problem from Serie A is the oldskool style rules from the league board management. player eligible rules, sponsorship and most important is stadium. just a few club in Serie A that have their own stadium. mostly the stadium is rent from local govern. just look the different from PL teams. almost all PL teams own and manage their own stadium.

Italy is an old country in terms of football, which does not invest in its own infrastructure, clubs do not want to invest in new stadiums because they are thinking about their own earnings and much less about expenses, this can be understood from the fact that compared to the PL, Serie A has only one owned pitch which is that of Juventus.

[Mayor of ogba]

Serie A has become the most boring championship of the top 5 leagues, championships like La Liga or Bundesliga even if they have gradually begun to evolve, with a more competitive game and not purely defensive as can be seen in Serie A, also giving much more space to national talents, thus making the national team itself grow, a problem that has been ignored for years now in Italy and which is seen during international competitions.

If you don't like Serie A it's not enough reason for you to label it as the most boring championship of the top five leagues because as far as I know Serie A isn't a boring league. In my opinion, if we are to rank the top five leagues in Europe by competitiveness Serie A should be ranked second after the Premier League, I think either Bundesliga or French Ligue 1 should be seen as most boring league since one team mostly dominate those leagues.

[Egii Nna]

You're right, mate. There are no truly competitive leagues in Europe other than PL & Serie A. Bayern Munich has turned Bundesliga into a farmer league for them, just as Paris Saint-Germain has turned Ligue 1 into their own farmer league. Quality is tested in continental level competitions like UCL, we can't deny that Paris Saint-Germain is a strong team not only in its domestic league, having won the UCL twice in a row.

In the Bundesliga, the story is different. I know Bayern Munich always wins the trophy, but it is because the other teams are not truly chasing the title. For instance, clubs like RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund are mostly focused on developing young players and selling them in the summer to make a profit. We have all seen this happen, but people still keep calling the Bundesliga a farmers league because of Bayern's dominance.

I am really glad you agree that PSG has a very strong and working team, which is why they keep winning their league. It is always good to have real competition in football, but if the other clubs are not ready to invest their money and put more pressure on the leaders, then the most serious team will always take the trophy.

[bastisisca]

England is also a strong team that will not be easy for Argentina despite the assistant of FIFA, in a match like this, if the FIFA interfere it going to be out clear because England have a very strong squad and it will be very difficult to manipulate things against them.

Since the beginning of the tournament, Argentina has found excessive favoritism to think that it is the result of chance, moreover it has been discovered that the FBI is investigating a sum of 60 million given by the Argentine national team from hidden funds of figures represented by FIFA in 2022, nevertheless football is on a green rectangle and without taking away merit from Argentina we hope for a lively match.

[m4r1o]

Many of us think like that, bro, however, many see things from another point of view, that all of Argentina's matches have never been fixed. Which is pretty ridiculous because I know everyone here knows that they have been fixed. I think this time it's going to be harder for them to win. England is a very strong country to play against, that team has a lot of talent. For me, things could be very much in favor of the referee and the refereeing team not being close to that country at all; they should be all Asian or African referees.

I absolutely agree about the neutrality of the trees, they should come from different countries to be able to referee these matches.
Yesterday England were more afraid of losing than wanting to win, they played a defensive game and let their defense suffer Argentina's attacks, completely making the wrong approach to the match.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Incidentally, rumours have been circulating since yesterday that the case has been dropped.
Now, this whole fuss certainly won’t end here. But to call it a scandal seems a bit of an overreaction to me.
To keep bringing up the Calciopoli example again seems like an exaggeration to me, given that it happened 20 years ago now.

We always talk about calciopoli because we want to remove attention from where attention should be, even here the circumstances are strange to leave them ignored, like the phone calls with Rocchi, like the phone calls between Inzaghi and the ultras leaders, too many things that don't add up but which aren't studied in depth.

[cande86]

You cannot be too sure already,  football does not work that way, there are teams you can be too sure of and they will eventually end up loosing or a draw, England is very good with a good squad no doubts,  but Argentina is not a weak side either,  they too are very determined,  although they do not have a really solid tactics but they have that unwavering believe and strength that has helped them the longest in this competition,  so I am looking forward to anything that happens.

England play with the constant fear of disappointing their country again and having this thought in your head while you play can damage you and not a little as we saw last night.

Argentina on the other hand plays with their heart, with the awareness of those who are there who have already done it last time and who can rewrite history once again.

[Volgastallion]

So Dybala is gonna stay one more season in the As Rome finally, is what we all think is gonna happen and if you ask me i think is the correct move for both of them, the player and the team, i think Dybala can still give a lot to this team if he is in good fit and the team needs him because of his way of play, Gianpiero Gasperini can do magic if he is in good mood.

[Warkop]

I heard the news that Paulo Dybala will return to Juventus, although it is still a rumor, this has become a hot topic in several news outlets in Italy. I really hope that happens and Juventus really brings in top players.

Juventus has always been labeled as a club that is "smart" but only because other clubs are not targeted in the same way, in recent years it has been the only one heavily penalized even when other clubs had done the same things if not worse.
Dybala's return would be a dream for the fans but realistically speaking he is no longer at a very young age and is no longer able to give 100% given his physical condition.

Who else but the club that robbed Juventus of the Scudetto in 2006, and their own federation, the FIGC, is controlled by Juventus's rivals. So it's no surprise that Juventus always face harsh punishments when they make mistakes, unlike the Blue and Black clubs. If they make the same mistake, does the FIGC respond or remain silent?

Regarding Dybala's return to Juventus, his time seems to be over, so I'm worried Dybala won't be able to repeat it and lead Juventus to the glory they once had.

Dybala signed a new contract with Roma, almost cut half of his previous salary, and it's a one-year contract. AS Roma signed a new contract with Dybala but they let Zeki Celik moves to Juventus according to news I read so it is official because both clubs already announced it. I still don't know there are any other players moving between Juventus and AS Roma as part of Celik transfer.

AS Roma announcement about Dybala.
Juventus announcement on Celik.

Maybe that is the final result of Dybala's explanation with Juventus by extending his contract with AS Roma, Juventus also with its new player Celik, of course this is a pretty good deal for both clubs even though fans hope that Juventus can return Dybala to his home even though we know that Juventus already has a new wonderkid Kenan Yıldız with his new era with Juventus.

[len01]

For me, Como is a very strong team and one that, thanks to its merit, is in the mid-table of the UCL teams, it will be the surprise team this year, i believe it can do a lot both in Serie A and in the Champions League, if it gets a fairly fair group i is sure it will be able to move forward.

It would be a surprise if they couldn't even finish in the top 4, and people would probably start forgetting about them like any other mid table team. No disrespect to Como, but I think it's a bit of a stretch to say they'll be the team that shocks everyone. Experience and a strong mentality are still two of the biggest things a team needs if they want to make a deep run in the UCL.

[Gost ms]

You're right, mate. There are no truly competitive leagues in Europe other than PL & Serie A. Bayern Munich has turned Bundesliga into a farmer league for them, just as Paris Saint-Germain has turned Ligue 1 into their own farmer league. Quality is tested in continental level competitions like UCL, we can't deny that Paris Saint-Germain is a strong team not only in its domestic league, having won the UCL twice in a row.

We can include La Liga and Serie A almost on the same level. Although La Liga is not talked about except for Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​​​they still have many strong opponents in their league. Yes, I completely agree that the Premier League is the strongest league and no league can be compared to the Premier League. But if there is any league after the Premier League, then La Liga should be added to it. La Liga has many strong teams, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Atlético Madrid, Villarreal, etc.

[DanWalker]

For me, Como is a very strong team and one that, thanks to its merit, is in the mid-table of the UCL teams, it will be the surprise team this year, i believe it can do a lot both in Serie A and in the Champions League, if it gets a fairly fair group i is sure it will be able to move forward.

I wouldn't put too much hope on como. Usually, if they  want to maintain consistency in a highly competitive platform like Serie A and champions league, they need a strong squad. They also need a lot of talented  substitutes in the squad, which como doesn't have. And that's why I would say fabregas should focus  only on serie A. Then their overall condition will gradually become stronger. Otherwise, the team may get lost again. We have seen such examples. A few years ago, we saw girona qualify for the champions league from third place in the la liga table. But this  team could not even qualify for la liga next season.

[giorgione]

Obviously, they have shown a lot of good performance in Serie A and in the Champions League and they have strengthened themselves in every match but Lens gave them a very strong fight but SG's dominance is always at the top so Lens lost a few points. The last match in the Champions League was quite interesting and its result was somewhat clear because Arsenal did not have the strength to stop PSG from winning the Champions League. On the contrary, PSG scored a lot of goals and win the match and this time too we will see a similar performance and we can see PSG's pressure in both leagues and if that happens the other teams will be quite weak. We can see anything but PSG will play quite strongly in Serie A because they always have a strong dominance there. So it depends on the performance of the other teams and the hard work they put in on them how they play.

Paris Saint-Germain is certainly a team more accustomed than Arsenal to competing for European cups, and given that they had wanted this trophy for some time and rightly so that they managed to win 2 in a row, Arsenal tried but in my opinion they wanted as their primary objective to bring the premier back into the arms of its fans.

[Velvet78]

Maybe that is the final result of Dybala's explanation with Juventus by extending his contract with AS Roma, Juventus also with its new player Celik, of course this is a pretty good deal for both clubs even though fans hope that Juventus can return Dybala to his home even though we know that Juventus already has a new wonderkid Kenan Yıldız with his new era with Juventus.

I don't think Dybala will ever return to Juventus in the future. Even if he does he wouldn't be very useful as he is going to be at least 33 years old. I think his next station would be Saudi Arabia or MLS.

Like most of good European players do... His salary (without bonuses) isn't that high. He would like to make much more money before his retirement which makes sense. And I think Zeki Celik should have stayed at Roma to play in the Champions League.