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.
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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
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.
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
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?
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.Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.
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. 
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'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.
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.Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.
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.
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.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.
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.
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. 
If we look at Napoli's recent performance it is not looking very good. They keep dropping points here and there while Bologna just beat the top team, Inter Milan. Bologna's performance is too good at this moment to ignore. Napoli just lost 4-0 against Frosinone.
The trials faced by Napoli this season are indeed very difficult, even after changing coaches Napoli still cannot recover from their downturn, in fact the most painful thing was after losing against Frosinone, who was clearly a team whose quality was below theirs. What happened last season is not in line with this season even though the players have not changed much, but they are playing as if they were not the defending Serie A champions last season. What's sad is that they don't focus on defending their title but instead have to fight to get into the top four.Quote
Napoli has an upcoming match against AS Roma and Bologna has a match against Atalanta next week. Bologna is currently 1 point ahead of Napoli right now. That win against Inter Milan is going to make Bologna more confident. I think Bologna is more likely to finish in the top 4 than Napoli is. Napoli has the players and class, they need to bounce back really fast from these defeats if they want to play in the Champions League next year.
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. 
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.Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.
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
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.Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.
This defeat must be forgotten immediately, they must remain focused on the next match. Inter must win again against Lecce, they must always try to get maximum points in order to keep their distance from Juventus while maintaining their safe position at the top of the standings.
Yesterday was the bad day for intermilan. Not only does the club need to suffer a loss against Bologna, but Simeone's squad must also endure the loss of Lautaro Martinez. While it is true that Martinez was performing exceptionally well and was on fire in the last match against Bologna, he unfortunately got injured.
It's a bad news to hear how martinez was injured and simeone is feeling so bad after he knew that. Simeone has been confirming it in the latest interview if his condition needs to get more evaluation.
Losing lautaro is not only a big blow for the club but that is the same like intermilan losses its goal machine. Lautaro martinez is still being top scorer till this week. Losing him in the upcoming games may be giving a huge impact to the attacking line of intermilan.
Thuram was not performing so perfect like martinez. Martinez has been known as a smart striker. I called that a big blow for intermilan.
We do not have a clear timeline for how long he will be away from the team, but I am optimistic that it will only be a minor injury and he will return soon. It will make anyone feel better. It appears that Lautaro's injury wasn't a significant one.
Intermilan doesn't have a good backup who can replace him. It's not even thuram too.
It's a bad news to hear how martinez was injured and simeone is feeling so bad after he knew that. Simeone has been confirming it in the latest interview if his condition needs to get more evaluation.
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Simone Inzaghi found the Coppa Italia elimination in extra time ‘galling’ after Bologna staged a rapid comeback and confirms Lautaro Martinez’s injury ‘needs to be evaluated.’
https://football-italia.net/inzaghi-on-lautaro-martinez-injury-and-inter-exit/Losing lautaro is not only a big blow for the club but that is the same like intermilan losses its goal machine. Lautaro martinez is still being top scorer till this week. Losing him in the upcoming games may be giving a huge impact to the attacking line of intermilan.
Thuram was not performing so perfect like martinez. Martinez has been known as a smart striker. I called that a big blow for intermilan.
We do not have a clear timeline for how long he will be away from the team, but I am optimistic that it will only be a minor injury and he will return soon. It will make anyone feel better. It appears that Lautaro's injury wasn't a significant one.
Intermilan doesn't have a good backup who can replace him. It's not even thuram too.
So far, Napoli looks like a more realistic contender for 4th place, but the fact that Bologna will be able to hold on to this position for a long time looks doubtful. Inter, Juventus and Milan will most likely not miss their places in the top 4. In the next round, Napoli will have to play with Roma and if they lose, their position will worsen significantly. Atalanta and Fiorentina also do not look like those teams that are ready to fight for the Champions League zone. From 8th to 4th place the teams are separated by only 3 points, so all these teams have a chance.
Bologna just got it after winning over AS Roma in the last match day of Serie A. From Bologna to AS Roma, from fourth to eighth positions, there are only 3 point difference and there are five clubs are fighting to get that position in a next match day. They are Bologna that will have to defend the position and four other clubs: Napoli, Fiorentina, Atalanta and AS Roma.Bologna are playing well and the position is a recognition for their good performances but with big challenges from other four clubs and with their limited power, it's very difficult for Bologna to defend that position for a long time.
If we look at Napoli's recent performance it is not looking very good. They keep dropping points here and there while Bologna just beat the top team, Inter Milan. Bologna's performance is too good at this moment to ignore. Napoli just lost 4-0 against Frosinone.
Napoli has an upcoming match against AS Roma and Bologna has a match against Atalanta next week. Bologna is currently 1 point ahead of Napoli right now. That win against Inter Milan is going to make Bologna more confident. I think Bologna is more likely to finish in the top 4 than Napoli is. Napoli has the players and class, they need to bounce back really fast from these defeats if they want to play in the Champions League next year.
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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. 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.
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.
It's true, even though Inter only used 30% of their main players, it's clear they weren't serious from the start. In the second half, Inter brought in their main players but that didn't change anything because Bologna had more motivation to qualify for the next round of the Coppa Italia. Bologna is aware that the only title they can get this season is the Coppa Italia, therefore they are very excited to be able to beat Inter.Even though in the end the match ended in extra time, I think that was enough to save the energy of the Inter players for more important matches in big competitions. As defending champions, Inter must go home first and now their focus can be completely on Serie A and the Champions League. Competition is getting tighter and Simeone Inzaghi needs a complete squad to get maximum results.
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.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.
I am not surprised towards their inconsistency in matches because they came from nowhere last season and won the league, this is how they might disappear from the top strong clubs as time goes, if the needful is not done. I already know that it will be a different club that will win this season, because Seria A is not a league that can be won back-to-back currently, as every club wants to make sure that they pull down whoever won it last. The competition is this league is strong and mean.
Defending the title is not easy, even clubs from other domestic leagues also feel the same way, such as Manchester City, which is not completely consistent, Bayern Munich, which has tough competitors such as Leverkusen, which does not slip up easily and also Barcelona, which is quite far behind Real Madrid and Girona. This can be concluded that defending the title is not as easy as turning the palm of your hand, especially since the Serie A League competition since Juventus did not win the Scudetto, every season they always change clubs, by looking at Napoli's current performance it seems that Napoli will no longer win the title like last season but they can fight in the top 4 so that next season we will still be competing in the Champions League.
Yes, I hope so being in the top 4 isn't bad because if they catch up with Inter it seems very unlikely that Inter won't experience a decline especially since their distance is already too far namely 14 points. Even though there are still a lot of games remaining but catching up to that many seems impossible for Napoli.
I totally agree with your point, defending an is not an easy task, especially when you are in a league that is not usual dominated by one team, Italian this season is a very competitive one, and having major team contenders such as Inter Milan, Juventus, and AC Milan ahead of you and with such a gap in point 14, it definitely would leave the title defender with no option other than to fight for the top 4 spot and to play to qualify for the Champions League competition next season. And this is the fact about what Napoli is facing right now, I kind of think the title this season would no longer be in their favor looking at Inter Milan's performance this season, who are currently at the top of the table. Yes, I hope so being in the top 4 isn't bad because if they catch up with Inter it seems very unlikely that Inter won't experience a decline especially since their distance is already too far namely 14 points. Even though there are still a lot of games remaining but catching up to that many seems impossible for Napoli.
So far, Napoli looks like a more realistic contender for 4th place, but the fact that Bologna will be able to hold on to this position for a long time looks doubtful. Inter, Juventus and Milan will most likely not miss their places in the top 4. In the next round, Napoli will have to play with Roma and if they lose, their position will worsen significantly. Atalanta and Fiorentina also do not look like those teams that are ready to fight for the Champions League zone. From 8th to 4th place the teams are separated by only 3 points, so all these teams have a chance.
Bologna just got it after winning over AS Roma in the last match day of Serie A. From Bologna to AS Roma, from fourth to eighth positions, there are only 3 point difference and there are five clubs are fighting to get that position in a next match day. They are Bologna that will have to defend the position and four other clubs: Napoli, Fiorentina, Atalanta and AS Roma.Bologna are playing well and the position is a recognition for their good performances but with big challenges from other four clubs and with their limited power, it's very difficult for Bologna to defend that position for a long time.
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.Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win.
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