Napoli victory over Juventus was as a result of an excellent performance, Napoli is a good team and always known for their impressive and high attacking football, the team is placed high in Italian senior league it was unfortunate for Juventus to be given such a shocking and humiliating defeat with many goals from their opponent but what took place in this match is that the good side won with an intimidating scoreline, Napoli deserve this winning because of their non reluctancy and eagerness to score more goals despite the goals the have banged already.
Napoli's victory yesterday made me to believe that Napoli can be still consistent till the season ends.when inter defeated Napoli many thought Napoli won't be able to play big teams. Napoli victory over Juventus was surprisingly because no thought is will be this way. 
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Juventus have a really bad record in home matches against Atalanta in the recent years. They got three draws and one loss since the last time they defeated Atalanta in Turin. Last week was really absurd for both teams. Atalanta are going to be way more motivated than their opponent undoubtedly. Juventus will need to work harder to make up for that terrible loss against Napoli. Their defensive weakness is a big question mark now. They can be in a big trouble while Atalanta are having a very productive period.
Juventus are favoured for the win of course but I would rather add both teams to score to my parlay and move on.
After having seven matches winning streak they faced humiliating defeat at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in front of 60,000 fans surely having not good signal for them, but now they are going to face another challenge which is surely can bring big impact on their future performance as well because if they are not able to have positive end of this match then surely they can go down and have to regroup again for having positive results until end of this season which could be not easy job for the players and coach as well.Juventus are favoured for the win of course but I would rather add both teams to score to my parlay and move on.
After the break Atlanta is surely having good change in performance and quality, and they are having 2 wins and one draw which is surely good change for them but Juventus having no record against them is another problem for them home side they need to over through this all and give their best for having good change until end of this season Juventus attack and defence both completely expose at Naples, and now they need to improve for the rest of the season.
So
Juventus lost by 5-1 this weekend.
Atalanta won by 8-2 Today.
Next week we will have Juventus-Atalanta.
What can possibly go wrong here?
Juventus lost by 5-1 this weekend.
Atalanta won by 8-2 Today.
Next week we will have Juventus-Atalanta.
What can possibly go wrong here?
After the game Napoli - Juventus, I wrote that the rest of the games will definitely not be able to compete with this game in terms of interestingness and the number of goals. How wrong was I
I don't think that Atalanta will be able to play as well as Napoli, so I expect the score to be 1-0, 2-1 in this game in favor of one of the teams.
Atalanta did experience a decline in their game performance before this season break. Atalanta's start to the season has been very consistent. but at the end of the season break, Atalanta seemed to have lost its consistency. But it looks like Atalanta are finding their best game again. and in the next match Atalanta will be tested with a match that will be very exciting. namely Juventus will be quite a tough opponent for Atalanta I think.
Dodô got his red card in the 24th minute, which was before Dybala's first goal in the 40th minute. From that situation, we can judge that from the start even AS Roma didn't play aggressively, TBH, they were lucky enough to get the win with 2 goals (IMO). Look how many shots on target they have. That's only 4 shots on goal. If they play like this in the next matches, we can't expect them to be in the top 4 when the league is over.
Even AS Roma this match by 2 - 0 but still this is not convincing win for them because most of the time Fiorentina were playing with the ten men and still they have done good job specially in second half they were better side from the home side because they were doing good strategy and work with ten men and AS Roma which needs to be done better job were having not good time on field for having the good number of goals if we have no RED CARD then surely things could be completely different because AS Roma is not playing as they needed to do things for having good spot at the end of this season with current form most chances they could be stayed at the sixth or seventh spot which is surely not good for them with having good expectations in early rounds of this season. 
Empoli have just one loss from their last five games and three draws... And Sampdoria have lost their last two games, although not to weak opponents... But Sampdoria failed to score in these games against Fiorentina and Napoli... Bookmakers are giving good odds for Empoli to win, but I think the teams have equal chances...
Recently empoli team has only lost to top teams in the table they are a tough opponent and allways cause trouble to teams, in the last game they made an impressive comeback against lazio after being behind 2 0 and managed a draw i don't think they have equal chances, i think the odds are quite high for empoli win but sampdoria might surprise us today who knows but they must be in top shape to do that.Sampdoria is having nine points from the 17 matches with just two wins and three draws which put them in relegation zone and most chances they could be stayed here for the next few weeks as well because things are looking not good for them and Empoli is surely better side which is mostly stayed in the middle of the league table because they have balanced side which giving them good results against weaker sides in 19th round they are going to face inter which is currently at the fourth spot in league table.
Atalanta is very deadly. I feel so sorry for Guillermo Ochoa, great goalkeeper but the wrong team at the wrong time. Ochoa did his best but he was unlucky, even though he is a very good goalkeeper. How unfair Ochoa. The defense is terrible. Not even for a penalty and they couldn't even react to avoid a counter shot from the opponent.
Hopefully Salernitana in the next match can win, she deserves more. And Atalanta played to their full potential, Big win from Atalanta.
Ochoa was unlucky as much as possible in this match, although he is a very good keeper. I agree that the defenders should have done a lot more. But Ochoa should have saved like 3 shots. Good luck Salernitana in the next matches, they deserve more. And Atalanta played to the maximum of their abilities. Hopefully Salernitana in the next match can win, she deserves more. And Atalanta played to their full potential, Big win from Atalanta.
Juventus have a really bad record in home matches against Atalanta in the recent years. They got three draws and one loss since the last time they defeated Atalanta in Turin. Last week was really absurd for both teams. Atalanta are going to be way more motivated than their opponent undoubtedly. Juventus will need to work harder to make up for that terrible loss against Napoli. Their defensive weakness is a big question mark now. They can be in a big trouble while Atalanta are having a very productive period.
Juventus are favoured for the win of course but I would rather add both teams to score to my parlay and move on.
Juventus are favoured for the win of course but I would rather add both teams to score to my parlay and move on.
Moment of the week
Atalanta scored 8 goals at home against Salernita.It must be said that it was an incredibly enjoyable match.We saw exactly 10 goals in the match and 8 of them were from the hosts.Salernita scored 2 goals in 2 shots on target.
Atalanta is very deadly. I feel so sorry for Guillermo Ochoa, great goalkeeper but the wrong team at the wrong time. Ochoa did his best but he was unlucky, even though he is a very good goalkeeper. How unfair Ochoa. The defense is terrible. Not even for a penalty and they couldn't even react to avoid a counter shot from the opponent.Hopefully Salernitana in the next match can win, she deserves more. And Atalanta played to their full potential, Big win from Atalanta.
Atalanta's big win reminds me of when Bayern Munich beat Barcelona with a score of 8-2
Napoli's perfect record, fifteen wins two draws and one loss. A nine-point gap from AC Milan. It looks very convincing for the champions, although there is still half the game left.
Indeed, if they continue to perform as they are today, maybe they will become champions this season. Even I didn't expect that they could beat Juventus 5-1. This made their points gap even farther, even Allegri looked very disappointed that they had never lost in eight matches.
Indeed, if they continue to perform as they are today, maybe they will become champions this season. Even I didn't expect that they could beat Juventus 5-1. This made their points gap even farther, even Allegri looked very disappointed that they had never lost in eight matches.
I don't find this season's Milan very much competitive unfortunately. I'm aware that the work Napoli are doing now is much more extra compared to the recent seasons. But still Milan are the last champion team in the league. They should have been more competitive with the same system and a good quality of squad.
But these days I see that their defense is having some problems. We saw a clear example of it in their Lecce match. Lecce's getting 2-0 ahead was way unexpected. If it weren't for Milan's big strength in scoring they would have even lost there. I'm curious if Pioli is thinking of a solution for their defending style. Or it will be too late for them when Napoli increase the gap to double digits.
At the moment Milan has done a very good job they are in second place in Serie A with a difference of 1 point below it, but when compared to Napoli it is clear now that the quality is different, it's just that Milan is also still above the competition from 18 matches 2x losing is still quite reasonable and there are 5 more draws so there is still hope for Milan to continue to chase the dream of the Serie A trophy.But these days I see that their defense is having some problems. We saw a clear example of it in their Lecce match. Lecce's getting 2-0 ahead was way unexpected. If it weren't for Milan's big strength in scoring they would have even lost there. I'm curious if Pioli is thinking of a solution for their defending style. Or it will be too late for them when Napoli increase the gap to double digits.
In the last 5 matches Milan have drawn 3 times, meaning that their defense is still not effective enough and often conceded by opponents in the first game, but it is still worth evaluating by Pioli, but for the style of play Pioli already knows about it, it's just that now how do they focus on defense so as not to concede the first goal against Lecce before, but in the end Milan was able to get back even though it had to be a draw.
Empoli have just one loss from their last five games and three draws... And Sampdoria have lost their last two games, although not to weak opponents... But Sampdoria failed to score in these games against Fiorentina and Napoli... Bookmakers are giving good odds for Empoli to win, but I think the teams have equal chances...
Recently empoli team has only lost to top teams in the table they are a tough opponent and allways cause trouble to teams, in the last game they made an impressive comeback against lazio after being behind 2 0 and managed a draw i don't think they have equal chances, i think the odds are quite high for empoli win but sampdoria might surprise us today who knows but they must be in top shape to do that.Empoli have just one loss from their last five games and three draws... And Sampdoria have lost their last two games, although not to weak opponents... But Sampdoria failed to score in these games against Fiorentina and Napoli... Bookmakers are giving good odds for Empoli to win, but I think the teams have equal chances...
Recently empoli team has only lost to top teams in the table they are a tough opponent and allways cause trouble to teams, in the last game they made an impressive comeback against lazio after being behind 2 0 and managed a draw i don't think they have equal chances, i think the odds are quite high for empoli win but sampdoria might surprise us today who knows but they must be in top shape to do that.
Empoli have just one loss from their last five games and three draws... And Sampdoria have lost their last two games, although not to weak opponents... But Sampdoria failed to score in these games against Fiorentina and Napoli... Bookmakers are giving good odds for Empoli to win, but I think the teams have equal chances...
Atalanta scored 8 goals at home against Salernita.It must be said that it was an incredibly enjoyable match.We saw exactly 10 goals in the match and 8 of them were from the hosts.Salernita scored 2 goals in 2 shots on target.
The last match of the day was Roma-Fiorentina.We watched two in-form teams meeting.Dodo's early red card in Fiorentina turned the match in favor of Roma and Roma won the match with 2 goals.Both goals were assisted by tammy abraham and signed by dybala.
An early red card made adjustments, Dodo was too careless and this gave Fiorentina a lot of problems. Dybala scored two goals, which gave Roma the victory, so he has already scored 7 goals for Roma, and this figure is even better than that of Vlahovic, who scored 6 goals. The top part of the standings is very tight, with only 4 points separating the second and seventh places, so the chances for the Champions League zone for all these teams are very good.The last match of the day was Roma-Fiorentina.We watched two in-form teams meeting.Dodo's early red card in Fiorentina turned the match in favor of Roma and Roma won the match with 2 goals.Both goals were assisted by tammy abraham and signed by dybala.
I don't find this season's Milan very much competitive unfortunately. I'm aware that the work Napoli are doing now is much more extra compared to the recent seasons. But still Milan are the last champion team in the league. They should have been more competitive with the same system and a good quality of squad.
But these days I see that their defense is having some problems. We saw a clear example of it in their Lecce match. Lecce's getting 2-0 ahead was way unexpected. If it weren't for Milan's big strength in scoring they would have even lost there. I'm curious if Pioli is thinking of a solution for their defending style. Or it will be too late for them when Napoli increase the gap to double digits.
But these days I see that their defense is having some problems. We saw a clear example of it in their Lecce match. Lecce's getting 2-0 ahead was way unexpected. If it weren't for Milan's big strength in scoring they would have even lost there. I'm curious if Pioli is thinking of a solution for their defending style. Or it will be too late for them when Napoli increase the gap to double digits.
Roma made a great win yesterday night and Dybala was the star of that game by scoring 2 goals and dominating the game completely.Of course their job was made easy when the defender of Fiorentina got a red card early in the game which completely impacted Fiorentina way of playing.
Atalanta made a tennis result game yesterday night by scoring 8 goals for them and conceding 2 which is a game with 10 goals in the Serie A and I as a long follower of it for many years I don't remember when it was the last time this kind of result happened.
My God, 10 goals! That was some amazing game to watch, there was more goals than 1 goal per 10 minutes played, that's just unreal, definitely something to watch. And goals were not some easy tap ins or anything like that neither, some of the goals were amazing to watch because they were from far away and shot right at where it should be as well.Atalanta made a tennis result game yesterday night by scoring 8 goals for them and conceding 2 which is a game with 10 goals in the Serie A and I as a long follower of it for many years I don't remember when it was the last time this kind of result happened.
I am glad that I got to see it and I am happy about it as well. I know that not many people like many goals, they prefer good defense over good offensive plays like this, but these type of games really remind me why I love football, it shows us what is possible and what could happen and the level of talent on professional players.
There is a 4 point difference between the seventh-placed Roma and the second-placed Juventus. At this level of the league, places can change between teams very quickly. Roma is a strong team, but other teams are also very strong. Atalanta scored 8 goals in the last match and showed their strength. They are also one of the strong candidates.
The standings are still very likely to change quickly because the difference in points is that the top 7 teams are very close (except Napoli). I don't think 3-4 points from 7th is not high to chase and it's just about when these teams drop points and keep the consistency. Roma, Atalanta and Lazio are still very likely to move into the top 4 if Inter, Juventus and Milan lose points in the next match. Competition is getting tougher for Serie A, especially in the race for a place in the Champions League next season. But regarding the title, Napoli looks very difficult to stop. 
Napoli victory over Juventus was as a result of an excellent performance, Napoli is a good team and always known for their impressive and high attacking football, the team is placed high in Italian senior league it was unfortunate for Juventus to be given such a shocking and humiliating defeat with many goals from their opponent but what took place in this match is that the good side won with an intimidating scoreline, Napoli deserve this winning because of their non reluctancy and eagerness to score more goals despite the goals the have banged already.
It was a completely one sided game for Roma after the red card. I really didn't understand what Dodo was up to there. Both of his incidents were really unnecessary. There was no need of aggression. This was one of the Roma games that I like for certain. Because it is really boring to watch them when they play too cautiously. It is always better for this team to keep an attacking game plan. Dybala and Abraham were really impressive. Especially the first goal was a Tsubasa-like goal maybe.
It is good to see these two players having a good chemistry with each other. I guess Mourinho would continue with this combination in next games as well to increase their scoring productivity.
It is good to see these two players having a good chemistry with each other. I guess Mourinho would continue with this combination in next games as well to increase their scoring productivity.
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