⚽ Lega Serie A 🇮🇹 (Italian League) Prediction Thread 2023/2024⚽

[boltz]

Napoli - Cagliari should be that game where a draw might be possible just because Ranieri as a coach always knows how to approach important games but on the same time his players must do all they can in order to get at least 1 point today. They also come with great mentality after a shocking victory in extra time last week against Sassuolo ( 2-1 ) so this might be another important factor for them. F

For Napoli...what can we say about them ? They really don't have a great season so far but they are good in UCL where they qualified from 2nd place and that's why I think they will focus more on UCL.

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[Sunderland]

Napoli - Cagliari should be that game where a draw might be possible just because Ranieri as a coach always knows how to approach important games but on the same time his players must do all they can in order to get at least 1 point today. They also come with great mentality after a shocking victory in extra time last week against Sassuolo ( 2-1 ) so this might be another important factor for them. F

For Napoli...what can we say about them ? They really don't have a great season so far but they are good in UCL where they qualified from 2nd place and that's why I think they will focus more on UCL.

Inconsistent Napoli is like ManUtd under Solkjaer and Ten Hag. They are aware of the situation, that is why they sacked Rudi Garcia in November and replaced it with Walter Mazzari and this guy is not a new guy for Napoli.
Just give him more time, Im sure Napoli will be back to their top performance next year.
Napoli should win easily against Cagliari, they playing at home and Mazzari was an ex Cagliari coach from 2021 to 2022.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Bologna are such a tough team to beat this season... Right now they are on the way going to beating Roma also as they are 2-0 ahead already. Bologna are a team that beat Lazio home and stole 1 point from Inter in Giuseppe Meazza.    They are also a challenger for top 4 this season which is a big improvement by them.

It seems like the top 4 challenge is going to be even harder this season. This isn't good news for Mourinho at all. Because if he can't carry Roma into top 4 places once again or can't join the Champions League in any other way then he might be shown the door by the board.    His contract already lasts until the end of this season as you know.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Napoli - Cagliari should be that game where a draw might be possible just because Ranieri as a coach always knows how to approach important games but on the same time his players must do all they can in order to get at least 1 point today. They also come with great mentality after a shocking victory in extra time last week against Sassuolo ( 2-1 ) so this might be another important factor for them. F

For Napoli...what can we say about them ? They really don't have a great season so far but they are good in UCL where they qualified from 2nd place and that's why I think they will focus more on UCL.

Inconsistent Napoli is like ManUtd under Solkjaer and Ten Hag. They are aware of the situation, that is why they sacked Rudi Garcia in November and replaced it with Walter Mazzari and this guy is not a new guy for Napoli.
Just give him more time, Im sure Napoli will be back to their top performance next year.
Napoli should win easily against Cagliari, they playing at home and Mazzari was an ex Cagliari coach from 2021 to 2022.

Well, the truth is that Napoli, which has always been in a position that was very good, is so inconsistent, because this confirms to me that things with Napoli to win last season helped a lot because Juve lost those 14 putnots. and apart from this , Things with Napoli were too lucky, and at the same time disappointing, because a team that defends the title must be difficult, tough, with no inconsistency, but things are very much the same as I think, which was Pure luck, so in the UCL they didn't do anything, in Serie A they are still in the same situation, they are losing more than they deserve, the players who were there last season apparently no longer understand each other in the team, Well, these things can happen in a team, it's like when you go into a Crisis , But then it's good to get out of it , Recover, so that there Aren't any kind of Consequences like they are Happening now.

In this order of ideas we can say that you can always do things to think about it, but I also start to see the performance of a team like Juve, even though they have had such a bad time, because they can and are moving forward, they can only be is competing in Serie A and nothing more, they were Banned from every competition, which Seems very unfair to me, so in this order of ideas one can think that UEFA and Serie A itself are always as if they wanted to Destroy this team, and that's something I don't like, because I could think that they are angry or something, I don't Know , maybe it's not like that, but I see that things can be quite hard so sometimes you can think like tha t, in This order of days things can be decisive and can give as an Example that in UEFA it can make a Difference with some teams, I hope that the situation if Juve wins Serie A , then it can enter the UCL and the entire competition.

Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri praises Osimhen after spectacular performance against Cagliari

The Serie A champions had to reach their third gear on Saturday when they claimed a 2-1 win over Cagliari. And Osimhen was at the center of all the action.

After a goalless first half, Osimhen took the bull by the horn. The reigning CAF Player of The Year scored the opener for Napoli in the 69th minute. Osimhen rose highest to meet a sweet cross from Mario Rui and sent a beautiful header into Cagliari’s goal.

Unfortunately, Napoli’s lead did not last as Pavoletti drew level for the Partenopeans three minutes later.

However, Osimhen wasn’t done the Nigerian striker showed his great technical ability, dribbling past three Cagliari players and setting the ball nicely for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who struck the ball the ball with venom to make it 2-1 to the Partenopeans.

Source: https://soccernet.ng/2023/12/napoli-boss-walter-mazzarri-praises-osimhen-after-spectacular-performance-against-cagliari.html

[boltz]

As Roma went from being down 2 players last game to being down 2-0 against Bologna  but I really can't blame Mourinho here as the players looked a bit tired and not really in the mind set to play football to win.

However , Lazio might avenge Roma as a city tonight against Inter and maybe win but a draw should be great for Lazio as well , especially when they need to recover a lot of lost points during the first games this season.

[Lillominato89]

As Roma went from being down 2 players last game to being down 2-0 against Bologna  but I really can't blame Mourinho here as the players looked a bit tired and not really in the mind set to play football to win.

However , Lazio might avenge Roma as a city tonight against Inter and maybe win but a draw should be great for Lazio as well , especially when they need to recover a lot of lost points during the first games this season.

It wasn't easy today for Roma to play against Bologna and without their most representative attackers such as Lukaku and Dybala who are excluded from the starting lineup due to injury and sending off. I don't blame Mourinho either, but facing Bologna this year is very difficult and the statistics don't lie, 25 points and fourth place in the table, 20 goals scored (4 less than Juventus second in the table) and 12 goals conceded (third best defense of the championship) unfortunately Roma's defeat is more newsworthy than Bologna's victory, Thiago Motta is doing a great job and we must acknowledge it. As for Lazio they are not meeting your expectations, they are losing against Inter 0-2 even if they are not deserving

[arimamib]

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It wasn't easy today for Roma to play against Bologna and without their most representative attackers such as Lukaku and Dybala who are excluded from the starting lineup due to injury and sending off. I don't blame Mourinho either, but facing Bologna this year is very difficult and the statistics don't lie, 25 points and fourth place in the table, 20 goals scored (4 less than Juventus second in the table) and 12 goals conceded (third best defense of the championship) unfortunately Roma's defeat is more newsworthy than Bologna's victory, Thiago Motta is doing a great job and we must acknowledge it. As for Lazio they are not meeting your expectations, they are losing against Inter 0-2 even if they are not deserving

Roma performed below standard with the absence of Lukaku and Dybala due to injury and sending off. Theteam faced significant obstacles that were beyond the control of their coach, Mourinho. But Bologna is an strong opponent this season sitting fouth on the table replacing Roma. It's indeed hard to hope Mourinho doing any better. Thiago Motta has really transformed Bologna into a formidable team that are able to pose a threat to any team in the league. His is doing a great job at Bologna with limited resource.

Lazio losing against Inter Milan has them self to blame for not able to stop Inter's attackers. Lazio might have put up a commendable performance but scoring is what matters for the outcome. Lazio being poor this season is something to do with the management's ability to maintain the quality of squad and the ambition to improve after finishing second in the league last season.

[Hirose UK]

Roma performed below standard with the absence of Lukaku and Dybala due to injury and sending off. Theteam faced significant obstacles that were beyond the control of their coach, Mourinho. But Bologna is an strong opponent this season sitting fouth on the table replacing Roma. It's indeed hard to hope Mourinho doing any better. Thiago Motta has really transformed Bologna into a formidable team that are able to pose a threat to any team in the league. His is doing a great job at Bologna with limited resource.

Lukaku and Dybala are core players who really influence Roma performance in every match, so the absence of these two players makes Roma have difficulties or experience decline, so that is natural thing.
And you are right that Bologna is quite strong team considering that they managed to occupy 4th place with 28 points. Moreover, Bologna this season is in good condition and they are one of the team that has progressed this season.
A 2 – 0 defeat meant that Roma had to settle for 7th place and this season was one that really couldn't provide any surprises as Roma failed in their attempts to occupy one of the top positions.

Lazio losing against Inter Milan has them self to blame for not able to stop Inter's attackers. Lazio might have put up a commendable performance but scoring is what matters for the outcome. Lazio being poor this season is something to do with the management's ability to maintain the quality of squad and the ambition to improve after finishing second in the league last season.

Actually, Lazio doesn't need to blame themselves because Inter is the top team and so far there is only one team that can beat Inter.
Lazio is not match for Inter and every Inter front line player is also quite sharp.
Lazio just needs to learn more from defeats against strong team like this so that in the future they can understand how to play strong ticks and can play much better defense.

[tusandii]

Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri praises Osimhen after spectacular performance against Cagliari

Anyone who watched the match at that time will definitely see how Osimhen used his talent to control the ball that was flying at his feet when confronted by 3 Cagliari defenders and passed to Kvaratskhelia and produced 1 assist after Kvaratskhelia managed to score the winning score for Napoli.
I like matches like this to see how a talented player plays, scores goals and contributes with his skill.
Next, Napoli in the upcoming match will face Roma, while Roma yesterday was defeated by Bologna after Roma's mainstay player left the field due to injury and it is possible that Napoli will also be able to get 3 points from the upcoming match.

Yesterday, Lazio match against Inter, I was doubtful that it would end in a draw, but after seeing Inter playing style, I was convinced that they could win and the fact that Martinez and Thuram were still capable of scoring 2 scores was enough to secure 3 points and unfortunately Lazio could match Inter performance but It's a shame it seems like you lack focus so you can't score.

[Slow death]

Bologna are such a tough team to beat this season... Right now they are on the way going to beating Roma also as they are 2-0 ahead already. Bologna are a team that beat Lazio home and stole 1 point from Inter in Giuseppe Meazza.    They are also a challenger for top 4 this season which is a big improvement by them.

It seems like the top 4 challenge is going to be even harder this season. This isn't good news for Mourinho at all. Because if he can't carry Roma into top 4 places once again or can't join the Champions League in any other way then he might be shown the door by the board.    His contract already lasts until the end of this season as you know.

unfortunately, roma lost the game and were unable to score at least 1 goal, the squad that roma presented in that game was a very weak squad, when I saw the entire squad before the game started, I was immediately sure that roma would lose, something that I can't understand why Mourinho has made terrible signings, in my opinion the good signings were Dybala and Lukaku and Tammy Abraham. but the rest of the signings were not good, roma are very weak, they are not at the level of top 4 teams, i'm talking about inter, juventus, napoli, milan, so how could roma expect to get a place in the european champions league when Are they very weak?

I think that Mourinho is failing a lot, in a team when the coach manages to have a good eye for choosing the ideal players, then the team manages to win games, we just need to see many cases that are examples of success, for example Leverkusen has a good coach who arrived and has already placed the team in the Bundesliga as a whole, even without the team having made large investments in signings, we have an example of Girona in the league, they are a small team but they are in second place in the league. So in my opinion, Roma's problem lies with the coach who doesn't know how to deal with the team and the club's management

[giammangiato]

Actually, Lazio doesn't need to blame themselves because Inter is the top team and so far there is only one team that can beat Inter.
Lazio is not match for Inter and every Inter front line player is also quite sharp.
Lazio just needs to learn more from defeats against strong team like this so that in the future they can understand how to play strong ticks and can play much better defense.

I expected Inter to win, in fact I predicted it and it came true. As annoying as Lazio may be, Inter are now aiming to win the scudetto. Only my beloved Juventus can bother him, if he misses a few matches we are behind us ready to take advantage of it.

[ILuckyGuyI]

unfortunately, roma lost the game and were unable to score at least 1 goal, the squad that roma presented in that game was a very weak squad, when I saw the entire squad before the game started, I was immediately sure that roma would lose, something that I can't understand why Mourinho has made terrible signings, in my opinion the good signings were Dybala and Lukaku and Tammy Abraham. but the rest of the signings were not good, roma are very weak, they are not at the level of top 4 teams, i'm talking about inter, juventus, napoli, milan, so how could roma expect to get a place in the european champions league when Are they very weak?

I think that Mourinho is failing a lot, in a team when the coach manages to have a good eye for choosing the ideal players, then the team manages to win games, we just need to see many cases that are examples of success, for example Leverkusen has a good coach who arrived and has already placed the team in the Bundesliga as a whole, even without the team having made large investments in signings, we have an example of Girona in the league, they are a small team but they are in second place in the league. So in my opinion, Roma's problem lies with the coach who doesn't know how to deal with the team and the club's management

The 3 names you have mentioned in the attacking line were all missing in this game due to injuries and a red card also. If at least Dybala or Lukaku was able to play in this game at least they could have been able to answer Bologna with some goals. But it would have still been doubtful as for winning the game at the end. 

Let's say Bologna couldn't keep up with top 4 much and dropped from this fight on the later weeks. Still Napoli and Fiorentina could be very determined to finish in this area.

Moreover I think Inter, Juventus and Milan will finish in top 3 and the last quota for the Champions League will be earned by a solid rivalry among a couple of teams. Let's see whether Roma can be one of them and make it there too.

[AprilioMP]

Yesterday, Lazio match against Inter, I was doubtful that it would end in a draw, but after seeing Inter playing style, I was convinced that they could win and the fact that Martinez and Thuram were still capable of scoring 2 scores was enough to secure 3 points and unfortunately Lazio could match Inter performance but It's a shame it seems like you lack focus so you can't score.

I'm not even sure that Lazio will overwhelm Inter Milan because Lazio didn't show anything great in the few matches before the match against Inter Milan.
Against Hellas Verona, Lazio, who had previously taken the lead through Zaccagni's goal, could not maintain it, in fact they almost lost after Henry's equalizing goal.

I even suggested to one of my friends to place a bet on Inter winning. My analysis says that Inter will play with good motivation in order to maintain their chances of winning the title from Juventus who continue to show their best game in Serie A.

[babo]

Yesterday, Lazio match against Inter, I was doubtful that it would end in a draw, but after seeing Inter playing style, I was convinced that they could win and the fact that Martinez and Thuram were still capable of scoring 2 scores was enough to secure 3 points and unfortunately Lazio could match Inter performance but It's a shame it seems like you lack focus so you can't score.

I'm not even sure that Lazio will overwhelm Inter Milan because Lazio didn't show anything great in the few matches before the match against Inter Milan.
Against Hellas Verona, Lazio, who had previously taken the lead through Zaccagni's goal, could not maintain it, in fact they almost lost after Henry's equalizing goal.

I even suggested to one of my friends to place a bet on Inter winning. My analysis says that Inter will play with good motivation in order to maintain their chances of winning the title from Juventus who continue to show their best game in Serie A.

what can Lazio do with such a strong Inter, let's remember that the only team chasing Inter is Juventus, a team that isn't playing cups and has very fresh players, so I'd say there's no comparison at all
of course

[klidex]

Yesterday, Lazio match against Inter, I was doubtful that it would end in a draw, but after seeing Inter playing style, I was convinced that they could win and the fact that Martinez and Thuram were still capable of scoring 2 scores was enough to secure 3 points and unfortunately Lazio could match Inter performance but It's a shame it seems like you lack focus so you can't score.

I'm not even sure that Lazio will overwhelm Inter Milan because Lazio didn't show anything great in the few matches before the match against Inter Milan.
Against Hellas Verona, Lazio, who had previously taken the lead through Zaccagni's goal, could not maintain it, in fact they almost lost after Henry's equalizing goal.

I even suggested to one of my friends to place a bet on Inter winning. My analysis says that Inter will play with good motivation in order to maintain their chances of winning the title from Juventus who continue to show their best game in Serie A.

what can Lazio do with such a strong Inter, let's remember that the only team chasing Inter is Juventus, a team that isn't playing cups and has very fresh players, so I'd say there's no comparison at all
of course

Lazio is not a comparable opponent for Inter Milan. Inter Milan alone was able to beat Napoli with a landslide score, especially Lazio, whose performance is not that good this season, so it is only natural that Inter Milan embarrasses Lazio at their own home, even Lazio seems to have difficulty playing with Inter Milan. Lazio did several shot several times but not a single goal was scored because Inter Milan's defense was so strong that even a team like Napoli couldn't break through Inter Milan's defense.

Yes, Juventus is the only club that is able to catch up with Inter Milan in the standings, but Inter Milan's goal productivity is still much better than Juventus. I doubt whether Juventus can catch up with Inter Milan continuously and maintain its consistency because Inter Milan will not slip up easily as long as they still have key players. like Martinez and Marcus Thuram because they are the goal scoring machines for Inter at the moment. Milan and Napoli are quite far behind, while Inter has kept their distance from Juventus, the difference of 4 points is very significant for Inter because Juventus is a tough competitor in the race for the Scudetto.

[bastisisca]

Lazio is not a comparable opponent for Inter Milan. Inter Milan alone was able to beat Napoli with a landslide score, especially Lazio, whose performance is not that good this season, so it is only natural that Inter Milan embarrasses Lazio at their own home, even Lazio seems to have difficulty playing with Inter Milan. Lazio did several shot several times but not a single goal was scored because Inter Milan's defense was so strong that even a team like Napoli couldn't break through Inter Milan's defense.

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and no, Lazio and Inter are not comparable teams, it is no coincidence that Inter and Lazio are in different positions in the table, it is no coincidence
This year Lazio`s season was very disappointing, Roma certainly did better of the two
It seems like a lost team to me, I don`t know in what dream,i mean the Lazio team.. of coruse

[Distraction]

Lazio couldn't make very good competition against Inter despite having balanced statistics in the match. There was a serious problem with finishing their chances with goals and Inter punished them after that by 2-0. Truthfully I thought Lazio would surprise us unlike the expectations and steal at least one point in this match.

But this performance showed once again how desperate they are currently.    They are 7 points away from top 4 at the moment and there are 6 teams between also. This task is a really challenging one for Maurizio Sarri. He helped this team get to the Champions League last season. But now if he can't repeat this achievement then his job might be in danger.

[JariKriting]

Bologna are such a tough team to beat this season... Right now they are on the way going to beating Roma also as they are 2-0 ahead already. Bologna are a team that beat Lazio home and stole 1 point from Inter in Giuseppe Meazza.    They are also a challenger for top 4 this season which is a big improvement by them.

It seems like the top 4 challenge is going to be even harder this season. This isn't good news for Mourinho at all. Because if he can't carry Roma into top 4 places once again or can't join the Champions League in any other way then he might be shown the door by the board.    His contract already lasts until the end of this season as you know.

Bologna is a very surprising team this season in the Italian league. a poor club that is always at the bottom and only struggles to just survive in the A series so as not to be relegated but this season is able to be in the top 4 in the champions league ticket zone. and the squad players are ordinary players, cheap players and no star players.

[Lillominato89]

This evening I didn't have the opportunity to watch the Italian Cup match Napoli against Frosinone, but when I saw the result of the match I exclaimed what the f**k?
Napoli loses at home against Frosinone by a score of 0-4. I thought Napoli was on the road to recovery but instead I have to change my mind! Napoli is not healing! is still in serious difficulty and Mazzarri must hurry to restore the team's morale

[babo]

This evening I didn't have the opportunity to watch the Italian Cup match Napoli against Frosinone, but when I saw the result of the match I exclaimed what the f**k?
Napoli loses at home against Frosinone by a score of 0-4. I thought Napoli was on the road to recovery but instead I have to change my mind! Napoli is not healing! is still in serious difficulty and Mazzarri must hurry to restore the team's morale

they lost sensationally with a team worth 1/20 of their current squad, this is very humiliating
It's not easy to revive this team, absolutely a complex task, we can't even blame Walter Mazzarri who is doing everything he can to fix the broken vase