Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Creeper0]

Inter showed Como who is boss, although home advantage still counted for inter. However, being able to get only 1 short on target in the entire game is not encouraging at all, seems their performance isn't yet as strong as people anticipated. I bet on them to score at least one goal but they couldn't penetrate the Inter Milan defense properly. The early goals gave inter all 3 points.

I wouldn't entirely call Como's lack of proper impact weakness as per say. This is what you get when you're facing a stronger side that has yet a very strong defense.

The first half was very chaotic, in the second half Como tried to get back in order, which is why they didn't have to concede any more goals. In the second half Como had some good attacks that were very close to scoring, but unfortunately they didn't get any in the match. Although they didn't get any points from this match, their biggest gain was experience.

I don't understand why many people think of Como as Inter's big rival right now? I don't think there is a rivalry between these two teams right now. Inter is an experienced and strong team, they are still the favorites to win the Scudetto. On the other hand Como is still an inexperienced team, their recent performance is very good but now is not the right time to talk about them.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I think you guys are seeing how easy Intermilan countering Como's tiki taka. Como may be more dominant in ball posession but they're being clueless since the start of the game. 0 goal attempts have been proving it. I think Como is gonna be totally destroyed by Intermilan.
Inter is helping other team to counter Como's tactic, and they will be fully exposed soon. The score is already 2-0, but it can increase because Inter is always bombing Como at this moment.

So i have rule out Como from my potential club to win Scudetto. They're so far to be par against Intermilan. I don't think they can finish at UCL spot unless Fabregas is trying to change his tactic.
The result from this game is also strengthening Inter's position to win the league.

Their strategy against Inter Milan was of no use, they could not attack against Inter Milan using this strategy, they only attacked once in the whole match. After conceding two goals in 20 minutes of the match, they did not change their strategy and did not attack at all and that was the score in the end. Inter Milan defeated Como very easily, despite having less possession of the ball, they made several counterattacks, and it was really great. However, I only expected that Como would definitely score in this match and the match could end in a draw, but now it is clearer to me that Como is a team that suddenly becomes aggressive, and in the matches they score, they can score a lot of goals, but in some matches their attack is very weak. For example, they scored only 1 goal against Venezia, the weakest team in the league, and they also drew 0-0 against Roma, one of the strongest teams in the league, meaning they did not score any goals there either.

The difference is that Como was facing a club with weak defense when they scored a lot, but it's kinda different when they're facing a balanced team who is strong in attacking and defense. So this result is shut up Fabregas to think his club is a luxury brand in serie a.
Other team can replicate Inter's way to fully shutdown Como's tactic. However, it's kinda weird to see this is Inter who lost against Milan when they trash como without a lot of effort.

Sometimes, i'm thinking whether there is something wrong with Inter's club when it comes to fight Milan. It's crazy!

[KingsDen]

But look, Inter Milan are already two goals ahead, Como had a surprising performance against Lens, but they don't seem to have any attack against Inter Milan in today's match. The first half is almost over but during this time they haven't even managed to take a single short on target against Inter Milan, on the contrary they are sitting there with two goals. I didn't think that after such a strong match, there would be such a sudden weakness in their performance, after such a strong match in the Champions League, many people were doubting this match that maybe Inter Milan might not be able to win against them easily, but Inter Milan is playing so strongly that Como is not getting any chance to attack.

However, we have to watch the second half to see the Unlikely comeback of Como, according to the current situation, it is not very likely that Como will be able to turn the match around, Inter Milan will probably play with the intention of winning the matches continuously until they go back to the top.

But look, Inter Milan are already two goals ahead, Como had a surprising performance against Lens, but they don't seem to have any attack against Inter Milan in today's match. The first half is almost over but during this time they haven't even managed to take a single short on target against Inter Milan, on the contrary they are sitting there with two goals. I didn't think that after such a strong match, there would be such a sudden weakness in their performance, after such a strong match in the Champions League, many people were doubting this match that maybe Inter Milan might not be able to win against them easily, but Inter Milan is playing so strongly that Como is not getting any chance to attack.

However, we have to watch the second half to see the Unlikely comeback of Como, according to the current situation, it is not very likely that Como will be able to turn the match around, Inter Milan will probably play with the intention of winning the matches continuously until they go back to the top.

Como has been outstanding this season, they came out of nowhere to establish their selves in the top flight. On their UCL debut, they are sitting 4th, mind you they're the only Italian side in the play-offs position. Despite Como beating Lens by a long margin, the team is still under development, they have an experienced manager I know, but they still need a good squad depth. They need more experienced players that can improve the team's performance.

I also had the feeling that they would lose to Inter. Inter has been dominant in Serie A this season and they are more experience than Como when it comes to physical football or man to man dueling. Como is a team that focuses on high line and ball retention. And playing against a high pressing and quick countering team like Inter exposed some space in their back line. I'm certain that if Como is finally stable, they would perform more than this.

[Cryptmuster]

Their strategy against Inter Milan was of no use, they could not attack against Inter Milan using this strategy, they only attacked once in the whole match. After conceding two goals in 20 minutes of the match, they did not change their strategy and did not attack at all and that was the score in the end. Inter Milan defeated Como very easily, despite having less possession of the ball, they made several counterattacks, and it was really great. However, I only expected that Como would definitely score in this match and the match could end in a draw, but now it is clearer to me that Como is a team that suddenly becomes aggressive, and in the matches they score, they can score a lot of goals, but in some matches their attack is very weak. For example, they scored only 1 goal against Venezia, the weakest team in the league, and they also drew 0-0 against Roma, one of the strongest teams in the league, meaning they did not score any goals there either.

Como's players looked much more exhausted in this match than Inter's. I think their lack of experience played a major role here, along with the fact that they continued playing at full intensity against Lens even when they were already winning by a comfortable margin. They should have slowed things down after going 3-0 or 4-0 up and saved their energy for the match against Inter.

[bitLeap]

The difference is that Como was facing a club with weak defense when they scored a lot, but it's kinda different when they're facing a balanced team who is strong in attacking and defense. So this result is shut up Fabregas to think his club is a luxury brand in serie a.
Other team can replicate Inter's way to fully shutdown Como's tactic. However, it's kinda weird to see this is Inter who lost against Milan when they trash como without a lot of effort.

It seems that Como has not been able to completely defeat the Italian giant for the time being. They can only win against small teams but still struggle against big teams. Como must continue to improve and the defeat to Inter is not the end of everything. Overall the match showed a significant difference, Inter have the experience so as to give Como a crushing blow.

[Slow death]

The round has concluded; some of the favorites won, while others dropped points which is to be expected. However, a few teams managed to surprise in a negative way.

Fiorentina 2 - 2 Juventus

As for Juventus, they were already trailing just four minutes into the match. Had they had a solid defense, they could have walked away with a positive result. When they managed to score an equalizer, I even thought they might go on to win the game but, to my shock, they conceded again, and it was a goal that could have been avoided. They did manage to level the score eventually, but this result only goes to show that Juventus hasn’t improved at all over the last few years. Even teams like Como, Roma, and Lazio are demonstrating that improvement is possible when the work is done well.



source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/ita.1

It’s actually quite sad:

- Juventus is 11 points behind Lazio, who are at the top.

- Juventus is 10 points behind Inter, who are in second place.

- Juventus is 9 points behind AS Roma, who are in third place.

This means the current Juventus squad doesn’t even have the quality to hold third place. What on earth is the club’s management thinking? How is it that, even after all these years, they still can’t return to the glory days when they used to win Serie A? Does the problem lie with the players? The coaches? Or is it the management? Perhaps it’s time for Juventus to consider hiring coaches from other leagues who have a proven track record of winning titles and the management also needs to find a way to secure more funds so the club can bring in high-quality players.

Statements from the Juventus coach after the match against Fiorentina:

"I would like to improve some things, but several times it has happened to us that we were not able to be at the top individually and then also as a team,"

source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/frustrated-luciano-spalletti-blasts-juventus-080353679.html

I agree with him; this result was a big disappointment.

[knowngunman]

Como has been outstanding this season, they came out of nowhere to establish their selves in the top flight. On their UCL debut, they are sitting 4th, mind you they're the only Italian side in the play-offs position. Despite Como beating Lens by a long margin, the team is still under development, they have an experienced manager I know, but they still need a good squad depth. They need more experienced players that can improve the team's performance.

I agree Como is doing a pretty good job this season. Even the blind can feel it especially in the champions league where they are playing for the first time ever. They are not just occupying 4th position in the champions league but they've also set a record beating Lens by 9 goals in the champions league as if its a training session. Where I disagree with you is where you said they came from nowhere. After their downfall some years back, they got a new owner and embarked on building a new project with the team. We can see how they started progressing from lower division until the top flight and to UCL. It's still a project under development but it's working for them so far. Losing to Inter yesterday is not something to discourage them.

[Stormisover]

Inter showed Como who is boss, although home advantage still counted for inter. However, being able to get only 1 short on target in the entire game is not encouraging at all, seems their performance isn't yet as strong as people anticipated. I bet on them to score at least one goal but they couldn't penetrate the Inter Milan defense properly. The early goals gave inter all 3 points.

I wouldn't entirely call Como's lack of proper impact weakness as per say. This is what you get when you're facing a stronger side that has yet a very strong defense.

The first half was very chaotic, in the second half Como tried to get back in order, which is why they didn't have to concede any more goals. In the second half Como had some good attacks that were very close to scoring, but unfortunately they didn't get any in the match. Although they didn't get any points from this match, their biggest gain was experience.

I don't understand why many people think of Como as Inter's big rival right now? I don't think there is a rivalry between these two teams right now. Inter is an experienced and strong team, they are still the favorites to win the Scudetto. On the other hand Como is still an inexperienced team, their recent performance is very good but now is not the right time to talk about them.

If anyone thinks Como to be a rival team to Inter Milan, you shouldn't blame that person, besides this is just the first leg of the season who knows what will happen on the returning leg, like what Como is playing right now even I see them as a rival to all the Italian serial A top teams, or isn't it obvious? To me Inter Milan was just fortunate to have won that game yesterday, because deep down I never bet on inter Milan to win Como, but it was quite unfortunate Como lost to them, I know in years past Como was never a rival for inter Milan, but last season and this season is absolutely something else.

[Shineup]

The round has concluded; some of the favorites won, while others dropped points which is to be expected. However, a few teams managed to surprise in a negative way.

Fiorentina 2 - 2 Juventus

As for Juventus, they were already trailing just four minutes into the match. Had they had a solid defense, they could have walked away with a positive result. When they managed to score an equalizer, I even thought they might go on to win the game but, to my shock, they conceded again, and it was a goal that could have been avoided. They did manage to level the score eventually, but this result only goes to show that Juventus hasn’t improved at all over the last few years. Even teams like Como, Roma, and Lazio are demonstrating that improvement is possible when the work is done well.



source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/ita.1

It’s actually quite sad:

- Juventus is 11 points behind Lazio, who are at the top.

- Juventus is 10 points behind Inter, who are in second place.

- Juventus is 9 points behind AS Roma, who are in third place.

This means the current Juventus squad doesn’t even have the quality to hold third place. What on earth is the club’s management thinking? How is it that, even after all these years, they still can’t return to the glory days when they used to win Serie A? Does the problem lie with the players? The coaches? Or is it the management? Perhaps it’s time for Juventus to consider hiring coaches from other leagues who have a proven track record of winning titles and the management also needs to find a way to secure more funds so the club can bring in high-quality players.

Statements from the Juventus coach after the match against Fiorentina:

"I would like to improve some things, but several times it has happened to us that we were not able to be at the top individually and then also as a team,"

source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/frustrated-luciano-spalletti-blasts-juventus-080353679.html

I agree with him; this result was a big disappointment.

I really think Juventus is so fucked up that no one can actually predict them again, like you will see them doing the unthinkable on this match, then the next match you will be wondering if it's that same Juventus, I actually predicted them winning based on their last week performance, thinking maybe Fiorentina would be an easy win to them, because even Fiorentina is not really in good form too, but to my surprise they drew the game, and it happens to be only Juventus that cut the ticket, I was so disappointed with them, at this point in time I think the only thing I can do now is to avoid Juventus totally no matter whom they are playing against, because it's becoming too much.

[Accardo]

To me Inter Milan was just fortunate to have won that game yesterday, because deep down I never bet on inter Milan to win Como, but it was quite unfortunate Como lost to them, I know in years past Como was never a rival for inter Milan, but last season and this season is absolutely something else.

Inter wasn't fortunate they were tactically more prepared than Como, Paz was fully nullified, he found no space to attack, he ended the match with just two shots on target. Inter players understands he's the guy who does the inside work for Como, sidelining him and placing him in a tight position were his nightmare, Paz found no form of opportunity to carry out his work, and that wasn't luck it was a well planned strategy that worked for the inters.

[Sim_card]

Inter wasn't fortunate they were tactically more prepared than Como, Paz was fully nullified, he found no space to attack, he ended the match with just two shots on target. Inter players understands he's the guy who does the inside work for Como, sidelining him and placing him in a tight position were his nightmare, Paz found no form of opportunity to carry out his work, and that wasn't luck it was a well planned strategy that worked for the inters.

I don't know why someone will call your birth right fortunate. Inter knows exactly how to hold Como down and make them useless on the pitch in order to take advantage of them and win the game. Inter have clashed with Como eight times and Inter won seven games and draw one. Como hasn't defeated Inter since their entire history.

[Arenga pinnata]

The first half was very chaotic, in the second half Como tried to get back in order, which is why they didn't have to concede any more goals. In the second half Como had some good attacks that were very close to scoring, but unfortunately they didn't get any in the match. Although they didn't get any points from this match, their biggest gain was experience.

I don't understand why many people think of Como as Inter's big rival right now? I don't think there is a rivalry between these two teams right now. Inter is an experienced and strong team, they are still the favorites to win the Scudetto. On the other hand Como is still an inexperienced team, their recent performance is very good but now is not the right time to talk about them.

Yeah, that’s true. But it’s really no longer surprising to see Inter Milan beat Como. Because for some reason, Como just can’t seem to win against Inter Milan. I think factors like mentality and experience also play a role here. And yeah, Inter Milan is far superior in terms of their players’ experience and mentality. But Como is still a truly remarkable team, even though they lost that match. In matches against other teams, we always see Como as a fairly reliable team. At the very least, from the match against Inter Milan, we realize one thing: Como isn’t ready to compete for the championship this season. However, I’m confident that someday this team will truly improve and become a more serious contender for the top spots. For now, they just haven’t reached Inter Milan’s level yet.

[kennycryptoitalia]

The first half was very chaotic, in the second half Como tried to get back in order, which is why they didn't have to concede any more goals. In the second half Como had some good attacks that were very close to scoring, but unfortunately they didn't get any in the match. Although they didn't get any points from this match, their biggest gain was experience.

I don't understand why many people think of Como as Inter's big rival right now? I don't think there is a rivalry between these two teams right now. Inter is an experienced and strong team, they are still the favorites to win the Scudetto. On the other hand Como is still an inexperienced team, their recent performance is very good but now is not the right time to talk about them.

Inter are going about their business, and they have been lucky, Como is certainly proving to be a great team that is continuing to win, but i don't think they can go any further, for now the result is this, but there is always time to improve and who knows if we won't find them in front of us one day.

[B2Z]

Inter showed Como who is boss, although home advantage still counted for inter. However, being able to get only 1 short on target in the entire game is not encouraging at all, seems their performance isn't yet as strong as people anticipated. I bet on them to score at least one goal but they couldn't penetrate the Inter Milan defense properly. The early goals gave inter all 3 points.

I wouldn't entirely call Como's lack of proper impact weakness as per say. This is what you get when you're facing a stronger side that has yet a very strong defense.

The first half was very chaotic, in the second half Como tried to get back in order, which is why they didn't have to concede any more goals. In the second half Como had some good attacks that were very close to scoring, but unfortunately they didn't get any in the match. Although they didn't get any points from this match, their biggest gain was experience.

I don't understand why many people think of Como as Inter's big rival right now? I don't think there is a rivalry between these two teams right now. Inter is an experienced and strong team, they are still the favorites to win the Scudetto. On the other hand Como is still an inexperienced team, their recent performance is very good but now is not the right time to talk about them.

Como could not compete against Inter Milan in general. Inter Milan started playing aggressive football from the beginning in the first half, meaning that from the beginning their goal was to lead by more than one goal in the first half and to play tension-free football in the second half. ‌ After two goals in the first half, neither team could score in the second half, and Inter Milan finally had to leave the field with a 2-0 victory.

Como As a team in the Italian league, I will not criticize their performance based on the position they are in on the points table so far, but their victory against Inter Milan was a difficult challenge that they could not overcome.

[len01]

Inter will be under the added pressure of having to win at all costs, and Como are a really tough opponent in this sort of match. The bookies have Inter as favourites, but I wouldn’t put too much faith in that.

Your doubts seem to have hurt you more than anyone else. 

Yesterday, even before the match started, I already had more confidence in an Inter win than a Como win. Como certainly deserved consideration, but you forgot that Inter are one of the hardest teams to beat. Even in yesterday's match, Como could barely create any clear chances to score. They seemed more focused on keeping possession, but that's not the kind of tactic you need to beat Inter.

[Juse14]

The difference is that Como was facing a club with weak defense when they scored a lot, but it's kinda different when they're facing a balanced team who is strong in attacking and defense. So this result is shut up Fabregas to think his club is a luxury brand in serie a.
Other team can replicate Inter's way to fully shutdown Como's tactic. However, it's kinda weird to see this is Inter who lost against Milan when they trash como without a lot of effort.

It seems that Como has not been able to completely defeat the Italian giant for the time being. They can only win against small teams but still struggle against big teams. Como must continue to improve and the defeat to Inter is not the end of everything. Overall the match showed a significant difference, Inter have the experience so as to give Como a crushing blow.

The difference is in the effectiveness of the attack, in Como's attacking strategy they can be defeated by Inter Milan players, if you look at the whole game Como have the advantage in playing the ball only mostly in midfield and their defense line, and that's because they find it difficult to attack, and Fabregas must improve this in my opinion, though Inter Milan are also not so free to build attacks, it's just that they find a gap that can be exploited when the Como players are focusing on building attacks, and yes they may fail here so they can miss out, would you bet on this match?

[puloweh555]

The difference is that Como was facing a club with weak defense when they scored a lot, but it's kinda different when they're facing a balanced team who is strong in attacking and defense. So this result is shut up Fabregas to think his club is a luxury brand in serie a.
Other team can replicate Inter's way to fully shutdown Como's tactic. However, it's kinda weird to see this is Inter who lost against Milan when they trash como without a lot of effort.

It seems that Como has not been able to completely defeat the Italian giant for the time being. They can only win against small teams but still struggle against big teams. Como must continue to improve and the defeat to Inter is not the end of everything. Overall the match showed a significant difference, Inter have the experience so as to give Como a crushing blow.

Como is really passionate when playing against other teams and they were even able to make history by scoring the most goals in the UCL. But when Como faced Inter, they really seemed like they forgot how to play football to win and Inter mentality is definitely not in question.  

Besides that, if we look at Como's starting lineup, it's pretty much the same players. It seems like losing to Inter was partly because of fatigue, so you could say Como squad depth is lacking when it comes to competing in multiple competitions. On top of that, Como's squad is still young, so when they face three matches in a week they just can't handle it. This is different from Inter who are already experienced and used to it.

[Accardo]

I don't know why someone will call your birth right fortunate. Inter knows exactly how to hold Como down and make them useless on the pitch in order to take advantage of them and win the game. Inter have clashed with Como eight times and Inter won seven games and draw one. Como hasn't defeated Inter since their entire history.

Como did their best, it was entirely a tough match, but Como wasn't making the calls anymore, inter was all over the place, in their second meeting next year, the story could be different, because San Siro is always a no go area for visitors, Inter players are usually best at home, on an away outing with Como, I think it's going to be a fair fight, as Como is still a formidable team.

[babo]

Como could not compete against Inter Milan in general. Inter Milan started playing aggressive football from the beginning in the first half, meaning that from the beginning their goal was to lead by more than one goal in the first half and to play tension-free football in the second half. ‌ After two goals in the first half, neither team could score in the second half, and Inter Milan finally had to leave the field with a 2-0 victory.

Como As a team in the Italian league, I will not criticize their performance based on the position they are in on the points table so far, but their victory against Inter Milan was a difficult challenge that they could not overcome.

in fact I always say that as a team it is not ready to become great
even if it is certainly on the right track, that without a doubt... absolutely on the right track... in a short time it has managed to place itself among the top teams
not like Lazio for example who have been hanging around in that area for many years or so.

[Jostern]

Their strategy against Inter Milan was of no use, they could not attack against Inter Milan using this strategy, they only attacked once in the whole match. After conceding two goals in 20 minutes of the match, they did not change their strategy and did not attack at all and that was the score in the end. Inter Milan defeated Como very easily, despite having less possession of the ball, they made several counterattacks, and it was really great. However, I only expected that Como would definitely score in this match and the match could end in a draw, but now it is clearer to me that Como is a team that suddenly becomes aggressive, and in the matches they score, they can score a lot of goals, but in some matches their attack is very weak. For example, they scored only 1 goal against Venezia, the weakest team in the league, and they also drew 0-0 against Roma, one of the strongest teams in the league, meaning they did not score any goals there either.

Como's players looked much more exhausted in this match than Inter's. I think their lack of experience played a major role here, along with the fact that they continued playing at full intensity against Lens even when they were already winning by a comfortable margin. They should have slowed things down after going 3-0 or 4-0 up and saved their energy for the match against Inter.

You make absolutely sense here, they knew they had a tough game coming up in the Seria A, but they didn’t try to substitute some important players after going 3 or 4 nil against Lens, Fabregas didn’t show experience, I expected him to show it in his game plan, I don’t have to blame the Como players because they were absolutely exhausted from playing the the Champions League, I can’t really explain how their dept in squad looks like, but I must admit that it was a very poor and horrible performance against Inter Milan, I must say Inter Milan deserves to win the game, because they looked more prepared for the encounter.