Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 1185. (Read 861794 times)

The match between Cagliari and Sassuolo was one of the most interesting matches of recent times. Leading 1-0 in the first half, Sassuolo received a red card in the 62nd minute of the match and was left on the field with 10 players. From that moment on, the team led the match 1-0 until extra time, but conceded 2 goals in the 90+4 and 90+9 minutes. They left the field defeated with the goals they conceded within minutes.

It was truly an epic ending. I couldn't have predicted that the match would end this way. Football is a game open to any outcome and we saw this once again today.

Why does this happen to Sassoulo? It happened to the against Roma and it happened again tonight against Cagliari.
Is it a lack of attention or they always get carried away?
This game looked like another close 1-0 game in favor of Sassoulo till the got a red card. It's like a script. Exactly how it went with Roma. They would have gotten at least a draw if they hadn't gotten a red card against Roma but they threw away the lead
Today they concede 2 goals in the 90th minute of the game. That's not good at all. Hold on for so long only to lose it all at the end. What's even more funnyis how they loss always comes after the red card. They need to work how how to maintain leads till the end of the match. If they can't maintain their leads then they'll be in big problem because other teams would always pressure to equalize and win when playing against them.
I lost my bet because of them.

The last Serie A match on matchday 15 was quite crazy, Cagliari vs Sassuolo. The reason is Cagliari was able to make an epic comeback, and they scored 2 goals in the last minute. And with this victory, Cagliari now successfully climb and out of the relegation zone. Wow, very impressive guys. I don't believe that, this match will end with Cagliari winning. Maybe because Sassuolo players panicked and they also lost one player in the second half due to a red card, which was the reason of their defeat?

Juventus has missed 4 seasons in the title race so when this season Juventus has a chance then they will do whatever it takes to get the title and 2 points behind is not a problem Juventus can still catch up on other opportunities moreover, there are still 18 matches left ahead. But honestly, Juventus still needs several new players to improve attack and defense because in my opinion so far this area is less than optimal when compared to their rivals Inter, Inter Milan has 30 goals different while Juventus is only 14 goals, that is less than half of Inter achievement and imagine if Juventus' mainstay player was injured then the situation would be even more complicated.

Next week Inter will face Lazio and it is clear that it not easy match while Juventus will face Genoa as a mid-table team overall, Juventus has the opportunity to overtake Inter if Inter loses the next match or just get closer to the points if Inter draw.

As you said, there were not many goals in this week's matches. The matches, except for Atalanta and Inter, were a bit boring, almost every team managed to score only 1 goal. Inter survived another difficult match with success. and by scoring 4 goals at once. They want to be champions and they will do whatever it takes to achieve this

The match was very competitive. Both teams tried to keep their defenses strong and still continued to attack. We haven't seen much attack from either team's players. But in the end, Juventus' players were able to exploit the weakness of Napoli's defense very well. Juventus played a completely defensive strategy with a goal at the start of the second half. And secured a 1-0 win. Despite not winning the last four matches against Napoli, they left the field with a win in this match. I am happy with the overall performance of the Juventus team. However, Juventus is still 2 points behind Inter Milan.

Honestly, my opinion is that the Juventus vs Napoli match is very clear that Juventus is really smart at finding gaps in Napoli's weaknesses by exploiting passes from the left corner of Napoli's goal where Napoli's defensive weakness is on Napoli's left side, so it's not surprising that Juventus can get a goal with Federico Gatti's header takes advantage of his superior height..

In the second half, Napoli almost equalized, but the linesman had raised his hand to indicate that Victor Osimhen was in the Offsite position, so there was no such thing as luck, but Juventus were really smart in looking for gaps in their enemy's weaknesses...

If Juventus adds a good striker to the team during the interim transfer period, we can watch a fierce competition for the championship. I think they should follow the German league in this regard. Or Mauro Icardi could be a good option for them. He is a player who knows the Italian league and also has great finishing skills. I think Icardi can solve the problems they have in scoring goals.

Inter Milan team is stronger than Juventus. Juventus' main weakness is their attack. Juventus team is not getting very good performance from forward players if we compare them with Inter Milan. Juventus team managed to score 23 goals in 15 matches. They won most of the matches due to their strong defense. But almost every match they won by narrow goal margin. On the other hand, Inter Milan play completely attacking strategy and their attack is very strong. Inter Milan players scored 37 goals in 15 matches. And that's why I'm putting Inter Milan ahead of Juventus for the Serie A title.

Honestly it was the red cards that caused so much issue, for nearly 30 minutes they had to play 10 people, and the last moments were 9 people, that's not all that common, we do see one red card in some games, but it's quite rare that same team gets 2 red cards. On top of that, not only they didn't get a win here (but they should be happy to get a draw) I think they should realize that they haven't lost neither, and they will have an issue next week when these players are missing.

They will be playing Bologna, a team right on their heel and same points as well, missing these players when you have a game that will matter a lot, it should be something that will cause a lot of trouble on the long run, we shouldn't really see it differently.

Of course, if a player is not properly nurtured from the start, he is going to end up being prone to injury later , there is nothing to be surprised. And we often see those players who actually peak early in their career, generally become a lot more injury prone towards the end.

You could just look at Neymar as an example, you know he was one of the best even in his early days. But now if you look at him he is just another name for injury. However I don't think we can actually compare other players with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Because those two are just different . Those two are destined for greatness. Not every other player is going to be like them.

This is what I noticed in several of their games recently. Juventus Turin used to be a team that had quite a lot of ball control and then built their attacks from there. But this changed as they are now really betting a lot on a single goal scored, which I think is quite risky. They are waiting for this one chance and then hope to take the game home. When you compare Juventus Turin to Inter Milan, I think that Inter is far superior despite the draw they had recently. It is Juventus Turin and getting a draw against them is fine, but over the course of a whole season I am sure that Inter Milan has more skill and endurance in reserve to win the title.

It wasn't an injury otherwise he wouldn't left walking the field. Dybala is suffering a muscular pain and should return in 10 days according to media. He made a decisive assist to Lukaku otherwise Roma wouldn't get even a draw.
Dybala will miss Sheriff's Champions League match and most likely Bologna's one in Serie A. He could return in Napoli's game if everything went as planned.

Spalletti is indeed very influential in Napoli because during his time as coach, Napoli managed to win the Italian league last season. After seeing the less consistent play this season, it is clear that it is increasingly difficult for Napoli to be at the top of the standings. Having experienced several changes in coaches at Napoli, there have been no significant changes so that Napoli have to be satisfied with their current position in the domestic league even though in the UCL they could possibly qualify for the next round.

From my observations, these two teams have the same level of performances as far as this season is concerned, despite not being in the same position in the table, so predicting the winner of this kind of match is always difficult, and that is why it is always hard to bet on this kind of game because it will be very difficult for some to know what will happen. The way I am viewing the game, based on their current performance, I am expecting the match to end in a draw, but if I should look and pick the favorite team that will likely win the game, I will go for Empoli because of their home advantages, and from their head-to-head record, it has been shown that whenever Empoli and Lecce meet, the team hosting the game always gets the advantage of winning, so today is Empoli's home game, so I am expecting better performances from them. But let's see what happens today; maybe there will be change.

Some players are indeed way more susceptible to injuries and they need more breaks than others, but there is a limit as to the control a coach can have over the physical condition of a player. If you have a player who is an integral part of the team and almost indispensable, what do you do as a coach when you know the next game you need that player but it is a risk to let him play? That is why these players can be a burden. On the one hand they are so good and important that the team benefits from them whenever they play, and on the other hand the team becomes weaker when they don't play. That is some volatility in the performance that can also be negative as the team needs to adapt every single time when the player is gone.

There are a couple of factors that determine a player staying fit.
First, the type of body they have a factor. I don't know what makes one person's body stronger than the other. It could be hereditary or the things they eat, but what I know is that some players are justvprone to injury and there's nothing they can do about it.
No when you have a player like that, you have to manage him accordingly. The number of games he plays, the number of minutes he gets, the food and treatments he takes, all these can help an injury prone player stay in shape and not get injured regularly. This would work if the player is ready to put in the work.

Secondly, some players keep themselves very fit. We only see the output of Ronaldo and Messi, we really don't see how they work hard, eat well, avoid a lot of things to keep themselves in shape. Very few players can stay that fit. Check in the history of football, how many players stayed up at the toppest level for 15+ years.
So it's really no fault of the player, it's not like he likes getting injured. There are ways to manage player.
Pedri is injury prone today because he was not properly managed few years ago. A 19 year old played all games for Barcelona, played the nations league and after that gets called to play the Olympics. Teams, both club sides and national teams need to learn how to manage players properly.

Salernitana are one of the teams with a high potential for relegation this season.Salernitana lost 2-1 against Bologna and are in the last place with 8 points after 15 weeks.Bologna dominated the game and deservedly so.They are also doing well this season and have 6 wins and 7 draws in 15 games.They are currently in 5th place with 25 points.
Roma vs Fiorentina ended in a goalless draw.There was no winner in the match between two in-form teams.Roma managed to take a 1-0 lead in the 5th minute with Lukaku's goal.The first half ended with this goal and in the second half, Zalewski was red carded in the 64th minute, leaving his team 10 men.Fiorentina scored 2-3 minutes after the red card with Martinez and managed to equalize the situation.There were no more goals in the match after this goal, but the last minutes were stressful.Both Lukaku and Milenkovic received red cards:

It wouldn't be sensible for Napoli to play this badly just because of Kim Min-jae's departure. Yeah he was a really important member in the defensel line but the most of the squad is still the same now. They just can't be bad because of making a slight change in their squad. This is more related to their management rather than that.

Because Spalletti was doing amazing things with this team. However he wanted to leave his job after having a sensational season with Napoli. Since that day Napoli haven't been able to perform the same. Napoli's previous season performance was enormous though and I don't know if they would keep the same level if Spalletti didn't leave. But his departure is the main factor in this problem now.

For Mourinho, the goal is to make Roma stay in the top four of the standings longer and will maintain their position at all costs. He understands that the future will be full of challenges facing big clubs as mentioned, and I think with his experience so far Morinho can find solutions regarding the limitations he is facing, namely the absence of Lukaku.

Regarding Lukaku, we have seen how Roma attacks have increased with his role on the front line, his goals have brought them into the top four gradually, indeed this is because Napoli are also lacking consistency, and they can make good use of the situation.

I think Napoli, Juventus and Milan are tough opponents for Roma, the best effort is to hold a draw. However, I think Atalanta and Bologna have more balanced strengths and games, and Roma has the opportunity to win in these two matches. Reportedly, this is Morinho last season in the capital team, he definitely wants to bring home one of the trophies to leave a sweet impression.