⚽ Lega Serie A 🇮🇹 (Italian League) Prediction Thread 2024/2025⚽

[tygeade]

If look at how Juventus is playing this season, they actually have more than enough front line players to be able to make mess of the opponent defense, they can play very well when making attacks.
Just look at Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa and also those who always perform amazingly, assisted by several other midfield players, making these two players really very sharp when assigned as the leading players in match.
What needs to be done is to add defensive line players, several times Juventus defense has experienced significant decline in performance which makes it even more difficult to block counterattacks from opponents.
I think Thiago Motta will do what he thinks is good for Juventus and make it easier for them to develop well to win the Scudetto next season.

I do agree that they have the talent, I always said that what they are lacking was alternatives. They had some injury issues this season, and when you have just one player injured, then I am sure you have at least one great player at bench that you can put in, a versatile player that can play in many different positions to cover that missing player.

But, if you have like 3-4 injured players then you are going to be in trouble (booked ones included) which means that you need a lot of player who can be alternatives. Juventus got unlucky, had a lot of players injured or booked, and they had absolutely nobody on the sides that could be played. They really need to figure out how to get players that would be willing to wait on the sideline.

[Roseline492]

Bologna had a marvellous season there is absolutely no doubt about that, but the hype around Motta doesn't seem like a good one to me. This dude hasn't had "that" much of a success aside from this season, he hasn't done much else but keep Bologna high at the Serie A for one single season to be considered such a good catch.

Don't get me wrong, maybe he will do fine at Juventus and that is understandable but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up seeing him do that great, it could go either way. I feel like he is being overhyped though, he is not going to be insanely well, I think Juventus still has a lot of trouble that they need to take care of and as long as they have that, it is not going to be really that great for them.

very true, they had a spectacular season!
they even did better than Roma who started with fireworks and even better than Napoli who has a champion like Osimhen among its players
I was really surprised, the revelation of this season in fact is Bologna, well done!

The season ended very good for them because qualifying to the champions League is what every club would wish for themselves, I'm sure that before Bologna started the league they never believe that they will even be able to get to the 6 position of the table let alone qualifying for the next season champions league, perhaps that's why is good for a club to have an understanding and vision because that would be there source of determination, however Napoli on the other hand was a club I was actually thinking they will go very far on the league but they failed, it was actually surprising because with there level of performance on there previous seasons they were actually supposed to at least qualified for the champions League next season, and funny enough even Roma was far better than Napoli because they were the only competitor against Bologna.

[Lillominato89]

Bologna had a marvellous season there is absolutely no doubt about that, but the hype around Motta doesn't seem like a good one to me. This dude hasn't had "that" much of a success aside from this season, he hasn't done much else but keep Bologna high at the Serie A for one single season to be considered such a good catch.

Don't get me wrong, maybe he will do fine at Juventus and that is understandable but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up seeing him do that great, it could go either way. I feel like he is being overhyped though, he is not going to be insanely well, I think Juventus still has a lot of trouble that they need to take care of and as long as they have that, it is not going to be really that great for them.

very true, they had a spectacular season!
they even did better than Roma who started with fireworks and even better than Napoli who has a champion like Osimhen among its players
I was really surprised, the revelation of this season in fact is Bologna, well done!

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

[babo]

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

among other things I see Bologna fans very relaxed, I don't see angry people but they always support their team and if they win they are happy and drink a nice beer in honor of the victory
this is how football and fandom should be, I take inspiration from Rugby, at the end of the match the losers and winners go drinking, and they win! This is what sport should do

regarding Thiago Motta, well they will look for another coach..

[Lillominato89]

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

among other things I see Bologna fans very relaxed, I don't see angry people but they always support their team and if they win they are happy and drink a nice beer in honor of the victory
this is how football and fandom should be, I take inspiration from Rugby, at the end of the match the losers and winners go drinking, and they win! This is what sport should do

regarding Thiago Motta, well they will look for another coach..

It's true! Bologna fans are simply enjoying the moment, and rightly so. I totally agree with what you say, all fans should be like this, instead for some unknown reason there are always diatribes with opposing fans, I don't actually know why but that's how it is. I remember once they introduced the third half, called that because of fair play... It was short-lived LOL and who knows why

[bastisisca]

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

here I wanted to make a point on the matter, we are all focused on the Champions League and on Thiago Motta at Juventus, but who will coach Bologna now? Next season will be very tough and on top of that they will also have the commitment of the Cup, it is not a small thing.
Now they are in an emergency.

[emrecemsan]

here I wanted to make a point on the matter, we are all focused on the Champions League and on Thiago Motta at Juventus, but who will coach Bologna now? Next season will be very tough and on top of that they will also have the commitment of the Cup, it is not a small thing.
Now they are in an emergency.

A good question... Maybe Allegri to coach Bologna after leaving Juventus?    I don't know who it would be but I would advise them to find a dynamic coach like Motta again. An Italian coach if possible too.

Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer.

By the way, there is news such as Vincenzo Italiano has been appointed already. Is this true? According to Transfermarkt he is expected to take over by the end of the month until 2026.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/vincenzo-italiano/stationen/trainer/47288

[giammangiato]

The season ended very good for them because qualifying to the champions League is what every club would wish for themselves, I'm sure that before Bologna started the league they never believe that they will even be able to get to the 6 position of the table let alone qualifying for the next season champions league, perhaps that's why is good for a club to have an understanding and vision because that would be there source of determination, however Napoli on the other hand was a club I was actually thinking they will go very far on the league but they failed, it was actually surprising because with there level of performance on there previous seasons they were actually supposed to at least qualified for the champions League next season, and funny enough even Roma was far better than Napoli because they were the only competitor against Bologna.

exactly, a season to frame and then thanks to the money from the Champions League they can also plan important purchases, given that as we well know the television rights are very substantial for this type of cup
in fact we all say that it is the revelation of this season, Bologna

[Hirose UK]

If look at how Juventus is playing this season, they actually have more than enough front line players to be able to make mess of the opponent defense, they can play very well when making attacks.
Just look at Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa and also those who always perform amazingly, assisted by several other midfield players, making these two players really very sharp when assigned as the leading players in match.
What needs to be done is to add defensive line players, several times Juventus defense has experienced significant decline in performance which makes it even more difficult to block counterattacks from opponents.
I think Thiago Motta will do what he thinks is good for Juventus and make it easier for them to develop well to win the Scudetto next season.

I do agree that they have the talent, I always said that what they are lacking was alternatives. They had some injury issues this season, and when you have just one player injured, then I am sure you have at least one great player at bench that you can put in, a versatile player that can play in many different positions to cover that missing player.

But, if you have like 3-4 injured players then you are going to be in trouble (booked ones included) which means that you need a lot of player who can be alternatives. Juventus got unlucky, had a lot of players injured or booked, and they had absolutely nobody on the sides that could be played. They really need to figure out how to get players that would be willing to wait on the sideline.

But basically, Juventus has all the players they can rely on, from the core players to the reserve players, Juventus can utilize all the available reserve players to fill in the gaps when player is absent.
We can observe the statistics of Juventus players as whole and the percentage is quite low at the back, Juventus has less than optimal defensive players and they are not even strong team in term of defense.
Nothing is impossible and Juventus was previously very strong team, you can see how they compete every season, Juventus even became team that was able to defend the Serie A title several times.
If Juventus is able to have stability and strength like before then they will become an Italian giant again and of course it will be easy for Juventus to compete in other competitions such as the UCL, but in the past they had very great line of players.
Juventus players then and now are very different because Juventus used to be team that could bring in many football stars.

[bastisisca]

A good question... Maybe Allegri to coach Bologna after leaving Juventus?    I don't know who it would be but I would advise them to find a dynamic coach like Motta again. An Italian coach if possible too.

Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer.

By the way, there is news such as Vincenzo Italiano has been appointed already. Is this true? According to Transfermarkt he is expected to take over by the end of the month until 2026.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/vincenzo-italiano/stationen/trainer/47288

it would be funny if there was a real exchange, I would really laugh if Bologna continues to win and Juventus continues to lose
However I don`t think so, I think Massimiliano Allegri will go into a period of pause and rest. At least in his place I would do so.
We will see.

[giammangiato]

...Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer...

I really like his approach, lets say it is the same approach as De Rossi, being part of the locker room as one of them and not as their boss and this helps a lot in relationships and in bringing out the best in players
even training with them, for fun, helps to strengthen relationships

[jaberwock]

Juventus has all the players they can rely on, from the core players to the reserve players, Juventus can utilize all the available reserve players to fill in the gaps when player is absent.
We can observe the statistics of Juventus players as whole and the percentage is quite low at the back, Juventus has less than optimal defensive players and they are not even strong team in term of defense.
Nothing is impossible and Juventus was previously very strong team, you can see how they compete every season, Juventus even became team that was able to defend the Serie A title several times.
If Juventus is able to have stability and strength like before then they will become an Italian giant again and of course it will be easy for Juventus to compete in other competitions such as the UCL, but in the past they had very great line of players.
Juventus players then and now are very different because Juventus used to be team that could bring in many football stars.

I do agree that Juventus could definitely make a comeback, they are the team that won like ten in a row if I remember the number right, so it is not like we are going to see them suddenly suck. They had some punishment which saw them lower, but I do believe that they are going to get better.

Each season I see them putting some more muscle into the team, and this summer will not be that different. I am sure that they are rich enough to buy some good players as well, which will make it possible for them to get a good result too. The only thing that is missing right now would be just understanding how any of this works, because if they keep building the team, and keep firing the manager, then the team is not getting built at all.

[Minecache]

here I wanted to make a point on the matter, we are all focused on the Champions League and on Thiago Motta at Juventus, but who will coach Bologna now? Next season will be very tough and on top of that they will also have the commitment of the Cup, it is not a small thing.
Now they are in an emergency.

A good question... Maybe Allegri to coach Bologna after leaving Juventus?    I don't know who it would be but I would advise them to find a dynamic coach like Motta again. An Italian coach if possible too.

Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer.

By the way, there is news such as Vincenzo Italiano has been appointed already. Is this true? According to Transfermarkt he is expected to take over by the end of the month until 2026.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/vincenzo-italiano/stationen/trainer/47288

Yes, the news is true. He is the new Bologna manager, he has a two year contract if I am not wrong. And yes you are right because he is expected to be the manager until 2026. I hope this is not going to be a barrier for them with their improvement. By the way, I really do not know why they have actually made this decision. I thought they were performing pretty well and also have achieved a decent result. Does anyone know if they have actually shown a good reason why they have changed the coach? Or did they just make the decision because they thought it was going to be an improvement? And they were not happy with the results? Yes, they did not finish the season well but they have finished in a Champions League spot and that was probably good enough in my opinion.

[bastisisca]

Yes, the news is true. He is the new Bologna manager, he has a two year contract if I am not wrong. And yes you are right because he is expected to be the manager until 2026. I hope this is not going to be a barrier for them with their improvement. By the way, I really do not know why they have actually made this decision. I thought they were performing pretty well and also have achieved a decent result. Does anyone know if they have actually shown a good reason why they have changed the coach? Or did they just make the decision because they thought it was going to be an improvement? And they were not happy with the results? Yes, they did not finish the season well but they have finished in a Champions League spot and that was probably good enough in my opinion.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimiliano_Allegri

Allegri`s technical sheet is respectable, so if Bologna hires him as a coach it won`t hurt at all.
Maybe with a small team he can make his strategies work that didn`t work with Juventus, the world is not linear and so anything can happen

[giammangiato]

I do agree that Juventus could definitely make a comeback, they are the team that won like ten in a row if I remember the number right, so it is not like we are going to see them suddenly suck. They had some punishment which saw them lower, but I do believe that they are going to get better.

Each season I see them putting some more muscle into the team, and this summer will not be that different. I am sure that they are rich enough to buy some good players as well, which will make it possible for them to get a good result too. The only thing that is missing right now would be just understanding how any of this works, because if they keep building the team, and keep firing the manager, then the team is not getting built at all.

look I really hope so as a long-time Juventus fan, given that the last two seasons have been really bad
we havent dreamed, nor watched good games, nor had strong players of weight
yes we have a decent team, but not a team to dream about

[Iranus]

Tottenham, Aston Villa, and West Ham are interested in Roma striker Tammy Abraham

Solurce: dailymail.co.uk

I’m not sure if Roma is willing to let go of Tammy Abraham. You know, he is an important player for Roma. Sure he missed almost the whole season because of an injury. But he played eight matches and he started two of them. He was able to score one goal. For some reason, I think Roma is not going to be happy with the money they will be offering for Tammy Abraham. so they might not sell him. But the reality is Roma needs someone who would be able to score more goals. Which Tammy Abraham is not being able to deliver right now. So it is not going to be absolutely surprising if Roma actually lets him go if they get a good price for him. But after a season in which he did not play at all, price is not going to be that high.

[boltz]

Tottenham, Aston Villa, and West Ham are interested in Roma striker Tammy Abraham

Solurce: dailymail.co.uk

I’m not sure if Roma is willing to let go of Tammy Abraham. You know, he is an important player for Roma. Sure he missed almost the whole season because of an injury. But he played eight matches and he started two of them. He was able to score one goal. For some reason, I think Roma is not going to be happy with the money they will be offering for Tammy Abraham. so they might not sell him. But the reality is Roma needs someone who would be able to score more goals. Which Tammy Abraham is not being able to deliver right now. So it is not going to be absolutely surprising if Roma actually lets him go if they get a good price for him. But after a season in which he did not play at all, price is not going to be that high.

I think Roma will part ways with some players during this summer break and Abraham should be one of them because like you said above , he missed a lot of last season and that might affect both the club and the player status. It's also EURO where new stars will emerge so maybe Roma will want to transfers some fresh young players after the tournament right ?

Well yea , price will not be great but to keep him just a substitute for next season it's also not indicated because their bench is still strong without him.

[Distraction]

I think Roma will part ways with some players during this summer break and Abraham should be one of them because like you said above , he missed a lot of last season and that might affect both the club and the player status. It's also EURO where new stars will emerge so maybe Roma will want to transfers some fresh young players after the tournament right ?

Well yea , price will not be great but to keep him just a substitute for next season it's also not indicated because their bench is still strong without him.

One of the players to part ways might be Lukaku also by the way. Because his loan is about to expire by June 30. If they can't extend his loan or sign him permanently, losing Abraham additionally would cause them more trouble in the attacking area.

In that case they had better sell Abraham for as high amount as possible to make it worth it.    Because Roma isn't a rich team now. They are in huge debt so they can't spend too much money on transfers. De Rossi is keeping his job after a new contract. But he will need to have a strong squad to do better next season. Roma should act carefully this summer.

[Lillominato89]

I think Roma will part ways with some players during this summer break and Abraham should be one of them because like you said above , he missed a lot of last season and that might affect both the club and the player status. It's also EURO where new stars will emerge so maybe Roma will want to transfers some fresh young players after the tournament right ?

Well yea , price will not be great but to keep him just a substitute for next season it's also not indicated because their bench is still strong without him.

One of the players to part ways might be Lukaku also by the way. Because his loan is about to expire by June 30. If they can't extend his loan or sign him permanently, losing Abraham additionally would cause them more trouble in the attacking area.

In that case they had better sell Abraham for as high amount as possible to make it worth it.    Because Roma isn't a rich team now. They are in huge debt so they can't spend too much money on transfers. De Rossi is keeping his job after a new contract. But he will need to have a strong squad to do better next season. Roma should act carefully this summer.

Chelsea's demands to sell Lukaku are quite high, unfortunately Chelsea invested too much in Lukaku when they bought him from Inter, an investment that later turned out to be a flop and we all know why. So most likely the roads between Roma and Lukaku will part at the end of this month. However, it is rumoured that Antonio Conte's Napoli are interested in taking Romelu

[Hirose UK]

Juventus has all the players they can rely on, from the core players to the reserve players, Juventus can utilize all the available reserve players to fill in the gaps when player is absent.
We can observe the statistics of Juventus players as whole and the percentage is quite low at the back, Juventus has less than optimal defensive players and they are not even strong team in term of defense.
Nothing is impossible and Juventus was previously very strong team, you can see how they compete every season, Juventus even became team that was able to defend the Serie A title several times.
If Juventus is able to have stability and strength like before then they will become an Italian giant again and of course it will be easy for Juventus to compete in other competitions such as the UCL, but in the past they had very great line of players.
Juventus players then and now are very different because Juventus used to be team that could bring in many football stars.

I do agree that Juventus could definitely make a comeback, they are the team that won like ten in a row if I remember the number right, so it is not like we are going to see them suddenly suck. They had some punishment which saw them lower, but I do believe that they are going to get better.

Each season I see them putting some more muscle into the team, and this summer will not be that different. I am sure that they are rich enough to buy some good players as well, which will make it possible for them to get a good result too. The only thing that is missing right now would be just understanding how any of this works, because if they keep building the team, and keep firing the manager, then the team is not getting built at all.

Anything can happen, especially for Juventus itself, they really seem to be very focused on trying to improve and develop every performance from each player position, things like this can be proof that Juventus is serious about getting the performance they used to be possible.
Moreover, when Juventus is really in very strong condition, all Serie A teams will definitely feel how difficult it is to beat Juventus, they often get consecutive wins and even win consecutive titles.
Now everything depends on the team officials and coaches to coordinate and prepare everything Juventus needs to return to better direction, this season may not be very satisfying but next season there is certainly chance for big surprise.

Let just follow the update on Juventus activities in this summer transfer window, there will be some efforts made in bringing in great players, but I sure there are several names that they have targeted.
But Juventus must be faster because the competition in the race to purchase or transfer players will be very intense, they will probably fight in price bids for the players they want.