Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 1221. (Read 861445 times)

That game against Benfica was really awkward. But Inter still managed to make a huge comeback from being 3-0 behind. I assume there was some complacency by Inter side there. Because they already guaranteed last 16 so they didn't need to show their best performance.

But against Napoli I'm quite confident that we would see a much better effort from Inter players. Especially Lautaro Martinez is on fire so his goal contribution will be really crucial here as well. But I won't bet on a side here for sure. I didn't do so for the Juventus - Inter game too. 

I honestly don't know if Juventus will be able to stay at the top of the table for a long time, considering Juventus' next matches, they have to face Napoli in the next match on the calendar and they have the match against Roma in 2023. Inter have one less match to play, but they have no more direct clashes scheduled other than Napoli in this match, so on paper they have a lighter calendar

Yes, even though Juventus took over the first position, they are only 1 point different from Inter Milan so Inter Milan can still catch up, Inter Milan's win or draw results will be superior because Inter Milan's goal productivity is more than Juventus, this is the match that Inter Milan will play later. a little difficult because Napoli is not a weak club, especially since Napoli is playing at home, of course Napoli will show their best in front of their supporters.

Napoli doesn't need a draw because what is certain is that Napoli will defend the 3 points so that Inter don't steal them. Napoli is very ambitious to reach first place like last season so I think the match between Inter Milan and Napoli will definitely be fierce and if Napoli wins then Napoli can Shifting Milan to 3rd position.
However, if there is a draw, Inter Milan will return to first position, so the competition in Serie A will become more competitive, seeing that the distance between the top clubs is only a small difference.

Yes, even though Juventus has now been able to return to the top of the standings, if we look at its performance it will be very difficult for this team to compete for the Scudetto. Allegri certainly has to evaluate his squad in order to set targets. This season the Bianconeri only benefit from the schedule because they only focus on local competitions so the players have more time. But what is clear is that the hard-won victory at Monza is important capital for the old lady to solidify her position at the top of the standings.

I don't think Monza is weakness opponent team for Juventus looking how difficult to get three points and need waiting until last minutes for scoring winning goals trough Federico Gatti. Actually  Juventus have chance for winning above three goals but Dusan Vlahovic failed scoring goal from penalty kick on 11th minutes match begin. Crucial winning from Juventus on last minutes although they have lead awhile from Adrien Rabiot goal on 12th minutes but AC Monza success comeback on last minutes from Andrea Carboni goal on 92th minutes before Federico Gatti become man of the match for Juventus.

Its not really important with how Juventus crucial winning achievement because three points more enough move up to the first standings and waiting Inter Milan match result against Napoli. If Inter get chance miss three points will give advantage for Juventus keep on the top position place until next matchday.
 

Massimiliano Allegri have to thoroughly work on the squad because with what I've seen them play, they don't have all it takes to compete for long time for the scudetto this season. Juventus have decline in performance this season with their current play, it's not improving at all. Watching the highlights and dominated football from Monza, I would give credits to the losing home team because they settle and dominated both halves without an atom of facing difficulties, the only one they tend to face was winning not able to net goals against the Old Lady.

Yes, when they played with Atalanta they managed to win well and when they met Real Madrid in the UCL it wasn't that bad because they were still able to play by scoring 2 goals even though they had to accept defeat with score of 4 - 2.
I just want to see how Mazzarri works for Napoli if they have to face strong teams from Serie A like Inter and Juventus because matches like this can be proof that they are still worthy and Mazzarri arrival can bring change.

So that why we have to see the results of this match, after all, this match is very important for Napoli to be able to improve the standings.
And when they succeed, there is possibility that Mazzarri can get trust or ticket for longer contract extension.
But this is difficult match and will indeed make Napoli experience some pressure.

If we talk about Napoli development with Rudi Garcia and Mazzarri this season, it can be concluded that Mazzarri is much better because he managed to provide glimmer of hope and there have been some quite significant changes.
But this is not about Rudi Garcia and Mazzarri but about how new coach Mazzarri works to prepare their squad to face match where it is clear that the opponent is the favorite team with truly undoubted strength.
We can only wait and see how Napoli will face Inter and Juventus to be able to prove that Mazzarri is indeed worthy of being the right coach.

Yes, Juventus gets the advantage that they played against a weak team like Monza. So, they could get 3 points and lead the table now. Although it is still matchday 14, leading Serie A standings will boost the motivation the whole players to always perform with their best in each match.

I thought Vlahovic and Chiesa will score goals but it didn't happen. However, 2 goals made by Rabiot and Gatti is enough to get 3 points. Vlahovic and Chiesa seem to play better in the next matches, so the productivity of goals can be better.

It is true that Napoli will play against Inter Milan. Since the match will be at Napoli home, I think it won't be an easy match for Inter Milan. I guess Inter Milan has a chance to miss point in the upcoming match.

You are right, Juventus took over the standings after winning today's match and Inter Milan certainly won't let it go like that they only need a draw to take over against Napoli because Inter Milan is only one point away from Juventus but Inter scored more goals so that when both teams have the same points Inter will take first place. If compared based on statistics, Inter has no chance of losing they have a strong defense and reliable attackers so in my opinion the worst thing that can happen is a draw and with one additional point Inter Milan will take over the standings. Honestly, I want to see Juventus win Serie A this season but we know Inter Milan will not let it be easy so the race will continue until the end of the season, a small mistake will ruin anyone.

The records between the two teams are very close to each other, the number of wins both teams have had suggest that the game can be won by any of them. Juventus will want Napoli to win so they can remain top of the table, and it is not unachievable. Inter Milan are the away team and will not see it easy to be the stronger team at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli will be fighting to keep their competition space in the champions league, while Inter Milan will not want to loose their first place.

But it was still hard work for them and that is what I would still criticize about them. They scored 22 goals in 14 games and this often puts them into a position where they need to sweat it out until the final whistle is blown. But normally they have the quality to finish the game much earlier. It is not rare so far that they need to score the decider late in the game or have some breathtaking chances against them and need to get lucky because their opponents can't score.

Well, the good news is that Juventus took advantage and also your advice, and now they lead the serie a league standings into the game week 14 weekend; just a point above second placed Inter Milan. Juventus won 2 goals to one away from home at Monza with good performance from Rabiot.

Meanwhile, Inter Milan play Napoli this weekend, do you think Napoli can upset Inter Milan title challenge ?

It's been a big win for Juventus tonight and a superb strike from Federico Gatti gave them the winning goal in the 90+4 minutes before the referee blew the final whistle that was really amazing and a very tough corner they passed through to get all three points from the home team Monza. Currently Juventus is leading in the league and it's going to be a bit difficult to pick Inter Milan to be favourite against Napoli since the hit man of the Napoli team Victor is back from injury.

Juventus rarely score more than two goals and most times the goals difference rarely pass one goal, so it is a normal result after all for Juventus. It is certainly not solid that's why results can change at the last of the game or from a round to another.
Juventus are currently in the first place but I expect Inter to claim their spot back once they pass Napoli or at worst get a draw with them.

Currently Juventus and Inter do not have a considerable point, the 2-1 thin victory obtained by Juventus faces Monza to get with difficulty because Monza is very dominating the match, if Gatti did not make the last goal for Juventus in the 94th minute "then the match will be ended in a draw, if tomorrow Inter lost or ended in a draw with Napoli, the position of Juventus at the top of the standings would last long enough.

Juventus is very consistent and that is what we can see from the efforts they have made this season. With a not very good start to the season but slowly they took the top of the standing and now they are leading the race with inter milan. Today match, where Juventus visited the Ac Monza stadium, was able to win this match quite dramatically because their winning goal was scored in the added minute of time and that is what makes Juventus quite consistent in every match they play. In the previous week, Juventus failed to win because they were held to a draw by Inter milan, but today match saw Juventus return to winning ways.

So, for the time being, Juventus is only 1 point ahead of Inter Milan, who is in second place in the standing and Juventus will be waiting for the final result of the Inter milan match. Because if Inter Milan can get 3 points in the match against Napoli, Inter milan will certainly lead the standings again. Inter milan will face Napoli this week, of course this is quite a difficult match for them because they will be playing at Napoli headquarters so it is very likely that Inter milan will have greater difficulty in getting 3 points.

Juventus won the game against Monza while they were about to lose two important points against this team when the game was 1-1, but they finally scored another goal in this match and Gatti was a lifesaver for the team. However, Monza had more control over the game and more possession than Juvenstos and this is not good for this time but getting the full three points is what Juventus wanted to get from this match and they got it.
 

Di Gregorio saved the ball again after Vlahovic's penalty and made two great saves in a row, but these saves seemed to be of no use as Rabiot's goal in the attack that developed later. Juventus now has a serious chance for leadership.

It was very important that they were not defeated against Inter last week, and three points from this match is an important victory. Everything is going well for Juventus.

Inter had a very disappointing run in the Champions League against Benfica although they manage to come back from 3-0 to 3-3 and they even had really good chances to make it 3-4 but this means they are most probably tired.The same for Napoli though who must be even more tired as they played against a great Real Madrid that won their game and made Napoli to lose.I think we can as well see a draw on Sunday night and this would make Juventus be in the same points as Inter Milan if they manage to not win against Napoli on Sunday,this year Serie A is becoming the ever more interesting.

It wasn't really a long struggle in that sense because they conceded their goal in extra time and then it took them 3 minutes to score the winning goal themselves.

But I have checked out the game now and I saw that Juventus Turin had such a low ball possession. I usually never perceived Juventus Turin as a team that would be lagging behind in ball possession by that much against a team that's a low-middle club as you said.