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Quote from: Zanab247 on December 21, 2023, 11:38:01 AM

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Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

The reason why Roma drop down below 4th position in the Italy serie A because, some of their players were experiencing some injuries that made those games not to go well the way it went to make Roma team look like weak team in this season. Roma will be my favorite team in this game and they have squads that will make way when there is no way in this game just to achieve victory from Napoli that will make people to believe that they are not far from 3rd position in the Italy serie A table.

Since Napoli have some problem that is not yet solve by their coach and is causing Napoli not to come close to second position and first position because, Inter and Juventus are occupied those positions and they are very ready to ment For final if they can maintain their consistent winning.

This reason is true and yes, several players such as Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham are still injured. Moreover, Lukaku's absence due to a red card in the match against Fiorentina also reduces the strength of the attack line. It is clear that Roma's attack has become duller due to the loss of several key players and it looks like Lukaku will still be absent from the match against Napoli and will be available again in the match against Juventus.

Napoli will not be able to enter the competition this season because not only do they have a big gap with Inter but they are also starting to lose what they had last season and just being able to get a place in the Champions League next season is already their best achievement.

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Quote from: Weawant on December 21, 2023, 12:23:32 PM

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Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

Bolognas strength currently doesn't look to me like it's going to last long enough so I don't really trust them even with this their recent performance which looks like they are in a good form, although the season has gone a long way already such that it can be said that maintaining it long enough will be easy for them through the season.

Napoli, inter Milan and Juventus needs to watch out for bologna because they may gradually overtake them to the top but then I doubt if teams like inter Milan will just let such happen easily because they want to win the league title aswell regardless of their participating in the UCL aswell, Juventus is also chasing to get the league title aswell which is definitely priority to them because they have no other competition they are participating in, bologna may just end up amongst the top five by the end of the season.

@Davian144 I definitely agree with you. Inter Milan is chilling at the top of Serie A with 4 points clear and looks like the contender who will win the Scudetto this season. I believe their current focus is on Serie A and Uefa Champions League.

But what they have shown against Bologna is truly impressive. Most of the starting players were not main team players and they were able to head to head against Bologna. They were looking dominating and even got the lead in the extra 30 minutes of the game. I think it is good how Inter Milan is looking right now.

Bologna on the other hand needs to be given the credit. Bologna is looking very good this season and is currently in the top 4 of Serie A. Bologna may even end up playing in the Champions League. Such underdog runs are always appreciated by me. I hope to see them lifting the Copa Italia this season. Their next game is against strong Fiorentina.

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Quote from: HajiBagi on December 21, 2023, 10:37:50 AM

Quote from: rendravolt on December 21, 2023, 09:05:28 AM

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

It is my opinion that Roma will find it extremely difficult to move up in the league table given that they lost the chance to drop to fourth place. Napoli, on the other hand, is currently in fifth place with Bologna leading the team by just one point. I believe Napoli will not want to let this happen, even though I am aware of their occasional struggles, but Roma's performance is not as strong as Napoli's, and their players especially Osimhen is in excellent form right now.

But I've been wondering: Is it because Lukaku and Dybala aren't playing for Roma anymore because I haven't seen their performance like it used to be? It's been like five games since I last saw Lukaku score goals, and he's Roma's star player. Did something happen to Lukaku and Dybala because their performance isn't as good as it used to be? Roma's performance is looking pretty bad because they were in position 4 before and are now in position 8, which is extremely poor.

Roma had some hard fixtures for the previous 2 games. Fiorentina and Bologna both are relatively strong teams right now. One of them are sitting on 4th position and another is sitting on 6th position. So basically Roma has 3 fixtures in a row with 3 good teams and they might drop points in these 3 points but that doesn't mean that they are a bad team.

But Roma also needs to gather some points in these matches as well to fight for the UCL spot or UEL spot. Napoli right now is not looking very good. They had massive defeat against Frosinone in Copa Italia Yesterday. If Roma can play their cards right, they can win the game.

As for Lukaku, he just scored in the match against Fiorentina. He also got red card in that match so he couldn't play against Bologna. Dybala is injured as well. So that means their key players are absent. But that doesn't mean Roma will be weak forever. As I have said, if they play their cards right, they can win that 3 points against Napoli.

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Bologna vs Atlanta will be one of the tighter matches in this seventeenth week apart from the Roma vs Napoli match.
Both teams get almost the same odds, Bologna @2.78 and Atlanta @2.79 with a draw of around @3.37 and each bookie gives different odds but all of them favor Bologna as the home team to win this match.
The two teams are in conditions that are not much different and in the last two matches both managed to win, also in these two wins, one was obtained when facing a weak team, and the other was obtained when facing a team whose strength could be said to be the same, Bologna beat Roma and Atlanta convincingly beat AC Milan.
This will be a match that is quite difficult to predict, only Bologna who is playing at home will get full support from the spectators, only if something unexpected happens it is very possible for the away team to win because Atlanta is also trying to improve their ranking which is quite far from top fourth because of the previous two consecutive defeats.

Exactly, it's rather difficult to predict this match because both are in the same situation the distinguishing things are home team and away team but I don't think it has a significant impact. Talking about the chances I really can't predict it's just that I suspect there will be 3 goals or more in this game, on the one hand Bologna wants to stay in the top 4 while Atalanta wants to take a place there both teams have the same ambition and luck will determine how the final results. Oh yah, the two teams might score each other so it's an interesting option to place a bet no matter who will win clearly the two teams scored each other.

For me, Atalanta still looks to be the better team even though Bologna is ahead of them for some reason. I have no idea why I feel that way but I just feel that way and I think it is going to be quite tough to make sure that it is not going to be all that easy, and we need to make sure that it is going to be something acceptable. I get that it is not going to be all that easy for Atalanta to win this game but I believe they might.

This is of course personal opinion and I will bet on them to win but there is a big chance that I could be wrong. The whole world thinks that they are quite equally matched and a tie wouldn't shock anyone, they are playing against each other at a point in time when they both look like they are at the same level.

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Quote from: Davian144 on December 21, 2023, 09:21:44 AM

Quote from: fzkto on December 21, 2023, 05:44:18 AM

Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

Bolognas strength currently doesn't look to me like it's going to last long enough so I don't really trust them even with this their recent performance which looks like they are in a good form, although the season has gone a long way already such that it can be said that maintaining it long enough will be easy for them through the season.

Napoli, inter Milan and Juventus needs to watch out for bologna because they may gradually overtake them to the top but then I doubt if teams like inter Milan will just let such happen easily because they want to win the league title aswell regardless of their participating in the UCL aswell, Juventus is also chasing to get the league title aswell which is definitely priority to them because they have no other competition they are participating in, bologna may just end up amongst the top five by the end of the season.

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Quote from: bitLeap on December 21, 2023, 07:25:49 AM

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With the current situation, it is very difficult for Napoli to maintain their situation as the current defending champions.
Napoli is currently still very difficult to maintain its current consistency and performance even though there have been several improvements including the change of coach that has occurred but indeed this is still a fairness when talking about the Scudetto in Serie A.
Until now since the last few seasons the club that won Serie A has never been able to go back to back to get the Scudetto after prime Juventus until the 2020 season until now no one has been able to last for several seasons for the Scudetto including Inter, Milan and Napoli who took turns every season in the last 3 seasons.

Napoli chances are now only possible to be in the top 4 and must try to appear there because it would be very bad if they failed to qualify for the Champions League next season after previously winning very convincingly.

Napoli have lost several important matches in Serie A and that has made their chances of retaining the championship increasingly slim. However, because this is mid-season and the UCL schedule requires Napoli to work harder and save the energy of their players. Choose to focus on the UCL competition or try to improve their performance in Serie A. There is no choice for Napoli now but to focus on the Domestic League, after all they still have the same time and remaining matches as the top teams. A minimum of 4 or being able to finish in 3 is already a good opportunity. Competing with Bologna is Napoli's main target at the moment, for Mazzarri I hope he can improve the club a little because since his arrival there has been nothing more interesting to show to the fans who still haven't moved on from Spalletti.

Actually looking at what they did especially after relinquishing the Italian Cup then the focus must be on both although it's still very risky for them but i think they will still try to appear in Serie A and the Champions League.
The match against Barcelona in the round of 16 is actually a replay of the Europa League 2 last season and I think the similarities are still there because both clubs now still can't improve themselve well this season.

Barcelona still have the advantage and will definitely be favored but the match is still quite long and there is still enough time for Mazzari to be able to strengthen further the situation of Napoli now especially maybe some changes in the transfer window which will open soon.
On the other hand for Serie A also now their task is still very heavy because even if in the end they are not able to compete for the Scudetto but they must still try to be in the Champions League zone next season.

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Quote from: Davian144 on December 21, 2023, 09:21:44 AM

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Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

Inter Milan have undoubtedly been the most consistent Italian team both in the Italian Serie A and in the UEFA Champions League competition since the start of the season but with their performance against Bologna in their Coppa Italia game yesterday at the San Siro, I think Simone Inzaghi's team are probably not interested in the Italian league cup trophy this season.

Though it's absolutely possible for them to win the UEFA Champions League, Italian Serie A and the Coppa Italia just like they did in 2009/10 season but I think they've decided to focus more on the UEFA Champions League and the Italian Serie A as it'll be more energy consuming for them to want to win the three competitions.

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Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

The reason why Roma drop down below 4th position in the Italy serie A because, some of their players were experiencing some injuries that made those games not to go well the way it went to make Roma team look like weak team in this season. Roma will be my favorite team in this game and they have squads that will make way when there is no way in this game just to achieve victory from Napoli that will make people to believe that they are not far from 3rd position in the Italy serie A table.

Since Napoli have some problem that is not yet solve by their coach and is causing Napoli not to come close to second position and first position because, Inter and Juventus are occupied those positions and they are very ready to ment For final if they can maintain their consistent winning.

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Quote from: rendravolt on December 21, 2023, 09:05:28 AM

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

AS Roma are prone to dropping points and it's been that way for seasons, they haven't been able to make themselves stronger and more promising with each game. The arrival of Jose Mourinho did make them better, but they are not that good and strong. The competition in Serie A every season has become very tight, some clubs that initially lost consistency are now able to improve on that, making the competitive level of the league even better.
Inter Milan for example, this season they have become stronger than before, Juventus have also experienced the same improvement after several seasons they also had difficulties and had to lose the competition. If AS Roma cannot improve themselves then they will really lose the opportunity to be able to compete in the top flight.

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Quote from: rendravolt on December 21, 2023, 09:05:28 AM

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

I think Roma can get back into the top four of the standings at any time, because they are only 3 points different from Bologna who are in 4th position. Of course Roma can't lose any more points in the next match, but as you said the next match against Napoli is clearly not a job which is easy to secure full points. Napoli certainly wants to overtake Bologna and the only way is to beat Mourinho squad.

The competition at the top of the Serie A standings is only for the UCL zone position, because Inter and Juventus are currently in a comfortable position with a difference in points. Mourinho again lost several important players, which is why Roma lost their last two matches. Even though the match will be held at Roma headquarters, I agree with you that Napoli seems to have a better chance of bringing home the 3 points.

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Quote from: rendravolt on December 21, 2023, 09:05:28 AM

Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

It is my opinion that Roma will find it extremely difficult to move up in the league table given that they lost the chance to drop to fourth place. Napoli, on the other hand, is currently in fifth place with Bologna leading the team by just one point. I believe Napoli will not want to let this happen, even though I am aware of their occasional struggles, but Roma's performance is not as strong as Napoli's, and their players especially Osimhen is in excellent form right now.

But I've been wondering: Is it because Lukaku and Dybala aren't playing for Roma anymore because I haven't seen their performance like it used to be? It's been like five games since I last saw Lukaku score goals, and he's Roma's star player. Did something happen to Lukaku and Dybala because their performance isn't as good as it used to be? Roma's performance is looking pretty bad because they were in position 4 before and are now in position 8, which is extremely poor.

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Quote from: Davian144 on December 21, 2023, 09:21:44 AM

Quote from: fzkto on December 21, 2023, 05:44:18 AM

Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

If Inter really weren't looking for a win in that Coppa Italia match against Bolgna, then I don't think Inter should have had a big effort in that match either. Because ya, after all, the fact is that the match also ended in extra minutes and in fact, Inter still had a good dominance in this match and also Inter manages make a goal first. Therefore, basically Inter are still trying to be able to beat Bologna in this match and not completely like Napoli which is very bad.

With results like that, then I personally believe that at this moment Bologna really has a very good trend. Because if not, then Bologna would not have managed to beat Inter and also not be in the top four in the current Serie A standings. So ya, with Bologna's success at this moment, then I believe Bologna will be a team that can compete well in the top four this season compared to AS Roma.

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Quote from: masulum on December 21, 2023, 08:54:44 AM

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But I'm confident with the players Napoli have, I think they can reach the top four compared to Bologna, although not in the near future. Maybe next week Napoli won't be able to catch Bologna because they have to play against a strong team, like Roma, I predict this match will end in a draw.

I think all of us agree with this, Napoli can change its strategy and player performance, it might still be possible to be in the top 4, it can be happens if AC Milan and Bologna experience a decline in performance. The points gap between Napoli and these two teams is not much, it should be possible to get some wins when both of them lose or draw. The transfer window will open soon, this is an opportunity for Napoli to improve their team.

It's true that Napoli will definitely show and create new strategies to provide a good performance in this match. I'm sure Napoli can win against Roma in this match, because Roma's back line is very fragile and will definitely be very easy for Napoli to penetrate. In my opinion, Bologna and AC Milan will most likely not experience a decline in performance, because their situation is in good condition and their position looks very strong to stay in the standings. Of course, Walter Mazzarri as coach wants to give the best for his squad, especially with the transfer window opening, the coach will definitely make the choice to look at and bring in the best players for his team.

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Quote from: slapper on December 21, 2023, 09:23:15 AM

I understand Inter Milan's Bologna issues. It's making folks pause. It's possible that Inter's tactic is making Bologna a tough opponent. As with Napoli, they're prioritizing the UCL over domestic competitions. It appears that the Coppa Italia game against Bologna featured many different players to prevent injuries. It prioritises certain events. Inter are only determining where to deploy their strengths, not losing their edge. However, Bologna has performed well against big Serie A teams, so it's not a mistake. Keep an eye on their consistently good performance

It's very suprising to see Intermilan being disqualified by Bologna in the Coppa Italia Tournament, well you might be right cause maybe Intermilan didn't pay more attention to the Tournament and rather prioritized the UCL and League games, well luckily for them this defeat is not in the League competition and I don't think it would really affect them much since they're still in the UCL and holding the 1st position in their league.

What a nice comeback from Bologna to secure this victory, despite that they conceded in the 92 minutes of the extra time, they held their ground and replied with two goals before the final whistle, well I didn't view all of the match but I think the 1st was interesting and Bologna defended properly to avoid conceding in the 1st and 2nd half of the game, congratulations to them on beating the Serie A league leaders and moving to the next round of the Coppa Italia.

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Quote from: adultcrypto on December 21, 2023, 08:12:50 AM

It is not just about Inter Milan playing poorly but about Bologna becoming stronger than ever. They have become a difficult nut to crack. Their win against Roma is more like a proof that they are not joking this season. Roma did all they could to survive the match but they couldn't as Bolgna overpowered them, winning both halves even though the second goal from Rasmus Kristensen was an own goal.

Despite the bookies giving Inter Milan the edge using factors such as experience and home advantage, Bologna was resolute to hold them to a full time draw after Lautaro Martinez missed the penalty that would have earned Inter Milan the match. A win for Bologna is a great result even though it was through penalty shootout

Inter Milan's line up against Napoli on Copa Italia round of 16 have many rotation, some regular players have set up in the bench and seems problem for Inter unbelievable have loss against Bologna. Its little bad for Inter Milan because loss chance to get treble winner this season and Serie A or Champion League left competition must win in this season.

Actually Bologna is not mediocre team right now, they have quit well performance and success managed with top fourth position in Serie A, Marco Motta as Bologna manager make us surprised his achievement success defeat AS Roma last match and eliminated Inter Milan on Copa Italia, will Bologna get spot for playing in Champion League or Europe League next season?

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Quote from: MinoRaiola on December 21, 2023, 01:32:04 AM

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That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games.
Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.

Inter Milan have play not so good in recent matches vs Bologna. In October there was a 2:2 in Milan and in February this year Bologna won 1:0, the game was in Bologna. And now the defeat in extra time, mybe we can say that Bologna are becoming a scary team for Inter. They are not playing for the championship in italy, they are far away. Inter Milan will lose a bit of motivation, they play against a weak team at the weekend. Again at home against US Lecce, which they should win without any problems.

I understand Inter Milan's Bologna issues. It's making folks pause. It's possible that Inter's tactic is making Bologna a tough opponent. As with Napoli, they're prioritizing the UCL over domestic competitions. It appears that the Coppa Italia game against Bologna featured many different players to prevent injuries. It prioritises certain events. Inter are only determining where to deploy their strengths, not losing their edge. However, Bologna has performed well against big Serie A teams, so it's not a mistake. Keep an eye on their consistently good performance

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Quote from: fzkto on December 21, 2023, 05:44:18 AM

Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.

Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.

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Two weeks ago Roma managed to be in the top 4 but they failed to maintain that place and had to be dropped in 8th place in the standings. This was because they achieved two less than optimal results in the previous match, such as losing to Bologna and also drawing against Fiorentina. Roma's current position is very much in decline this week because they only have a 2 point advantage over Torino and they could go down again this week.

It's not easy for Roma because their next opponent is Napoli and even though Napoli have not been consistent so far, they will also try to steal 3 points at home to Roma and at the same time put them in the top 4 by overtaking Bologna. In this match, I'm not sure Roma will win and it might be a narrow victory for Napoli.

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Quote from: MinoRaiola on December 21, 2023, 01:32:04 AM

Quote from: tsaroz on December 20, 2023, 09:54:00 PM

That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games.
Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.

Inter Milan have play not so good in recent matches vs Bologna. In October there was a 2:2 in Milan and in February this year Bologna won 1:0, the game was in Bologna. And now the defeat in extra time, mybe we can say that Bologna are becoming a scary team for Inter. They are not playing for the championship in italy, they are far away. Inter Milan will lose a bit of motivation, they play against a weak team at the weekend. Again at home against US Lecce, which they should win without any problems.

I see it no problem for intermilan to lose against bologna but im concerning about lautaro martinez potentially injury when he played on that match, missing lautaro martinez will be affecting the performance from the club in all of the competitions.
Lautaro martinez has always become the key player that helped the club a lot in winning any match. Intermilan is still on the right track to win the serie a. Intermilan doesn't have someone who can replace him.
I would call lose martinez is far worst compared to the losing in the competition against bologna. Bologna was a strong club once it was facing big clubs.

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It doesn't make sense for Napoli to deliberately lose a competition they still might win, to me it's just an absurd assumption. Napoli have experienced a very significant drop in form this season after winning the Scudetto last season, so they need to take advantage of every competition to win it instead of letting other teams beat them easily.

Yes, this is a realistic thing. It will be very difficult for Napoli to reach the top of Serie A this season and defend the title they won last season. Not only is their condition quite poor, but the distance between points is far away and the strength of the opposing team is actually getting better this season. The competition is very tough this season. And what's more, at the moment, I'm sure Mazzarri's focus is on improving the performance of his squad and trying not to fall into an even worse position. Because after all, Mazzarri also has quite a tough challenge here. At least if Napoli can still enter the UCL again next season, this will be enough for now.

With the current situation, it is very difficult for Napoli to maintain their situation as the current defending champions.
Napoli is currently still very difficult to maintain its current consistency and performance even though there have been several improvements including the change of coach that has occurred but indeed this is still a fairness when talking about the Scudetto in Serie A.
Until now since the last few seasons the club that won Serie A has never been able to go back to back to get the Scudetto after prime Juventus until the 2020 season until now no one has been able to last for several seasons for the Scudetto including Inter, Milan and Napoli who took turns every season in the last 3 seasons.

Napoli chances are now only possible to be in the top 4 and must try to appear there because it would be very bad if they failed to qualify for the Champions League next season after previously winning very convincingly.

Im not surprised by Napoli's season-long troubles. Football follows this tendency, not just in Serie A but elsewhere. Even Manchester City and Bayern Munich have off days. Napoli lost their team spirit and flare from last season. They seem to be lacking a key piece. Without it, they should aim for the top 4.

The Champions League qualification is another consideration. If they miss out, its not just this season. Losing important players may be worse. Osimhen may be interested in moving to England, and if Napoli doesnt qualify for the Champions League, he and others may leave. Definitely a tough position for them.

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