Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 332. (Read 868308 times)

The very striking difference between Inter Milan and Roma, although Roma with its new coach is now slightly better, but when compared to Inter Milan, I think of course Inter Milan is much better, so Roma's chances of winning against Inter Milan are very small.

Maybe because Roma is playing at home, the bookies are not so fond of Inter Milan by giving Odds @ 1.90, but I think it's worth betting on with all the risks involved, but odds like that are worth it.

Currently Balotteli is without a club, this is not because there is no team that wants him, but from several media reports that I have read, Balotteli reportedly wants to return to a career in Serie A. So that is why Baloteli is still unemployed to this day. So, currently Balotteli's opportunity to return to playing in Serie A is quite big, after Genoa is interested in recruiting him. Maybe if it's true, I'm sure Balotteli won't think long about joining Genoa straight away. The reason is that even though Genoa is currently performing badly, at least there is still plenty of time for Genoa to recover, especially if Balotteli has officially joined. Because Balotteli certainly still has very good performance, even though he is quite old now. Apart from that, it is reported that Genoa is not the only one who currently wants to bring in Balotteli. But Torino, who is currently in 7th place in Serie A, wants Balotteli too. So with this, maybe Balotteli will think a little about which team to choose. Maybe if Balotteli joins Torino, he will have hopes of competing at the top of Serie A. But if for example Balotteli chooses Genoa, perhaps his main task is to bring Genoa out of the relegation zone. Because as we know, currently Genoa is in the relegation zone. So if you look at these things, maybe joining Torino would be better for Balotteli than joining Genoa. But even so, choosing Genoa is not a bad thing, because Balotteli can definitely bring Genoa out of the relegation zone.

Roma's biggest problem is in attack, they have a very weak attack. If the coach focuses on signing good attackers in the next transfer window, I think Roma will be able to finish in a good position this season. Because currently they have not lost in the last 5 games, but they have had many draws and in 7 games they have only scored 8 goals. It is difficult for a team that cannot score many goals regularly to become champions. So I can safely say that Roma's management is not bringing in coaches with the objective of being champions, they are settling for reaching positions that allow them to reach the European Champions League. Unlike Napoli, where the management does not care about other positions, they only want to win Serie A and this is a good thing because it makes them create a team with a great motivation to win. Roma has no motivation to win things.

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Coppa Italia Round of 16 fixtures announced


source: https://football-italia.net/coppa-italia-round-of-16-fixtures-announced-2/

Who will be the champion this time?

Roma under Ivan Jurić indeed much better although they were lost from Elfsborg in Europa league but compared to under De Rossi the current Roma is slightly impressive but Inter Milan also has return to their shape again because they can gets 3 winning streak in all competitions so this match will be so tight but the most problem is Roma has poor records from Inter Milan because in the last 3 meeting Roma always be lost even at their home ground Roma have to lost twice from Inter Milan last season

Roma current odds is @4.00 and Inter Milan has odds @1.90 and because this match will be start in 10 days so there is a possibility that the odds of the 2 teams will change but for this match i will used the reference from head to head statistics which showed Inter Milan has good records than Roma just like i said above so i think the winner of this match is Inter Milan

Of course Inter Milan is very favored when playing against Roma because both teams are in different conditions, Inter Milan who are in their best form and even they have been quite strong since last season while Roma with all the problems they are currently experiencing and even with their new coach of course will find it very difficult to beat a strong team like Inter Milan.

Roma with their new coach Ivan Jurić does seem to have improved compared to the beginning of the season when they were still handled by De Rossi but Roma currently has not proven anything because Ivan Jurić has only led the team in a few matches so they still need a lot of proof including one of which is against Inter Milan in the next match Roma.

The match between Roma and Inter Milan will indeed be an interesting match, Roma will face a difficult match even though they will play at home later, so far we cannot say that Roma are in good condition after the change of coach and I see that their game is still not very stable at the moment as we saw against Elfsborg and also monza, when Roma is in the current condition, I don't see if playing at home will actually benefit Roma, especialy if we remember Inter Milan performance which is currently in a positive trend after a winning streak and has a solid defense so far in the league, besides that Inter Milan has a very good record against Roma so far and their will maintain that good record in the match.

Yeah, this is true.
They also got Alberto Moreno from Villareal but that won't be enough. They need a DM to win the balls and allow Sergi Roberto and Nico Paz to control the midfield more.
The key to defending well is not just having good defenders. While having good defenders is paramount, a good system and setup are also crucial, without that, a team's defence will always suffer. The way the team drops back and defends when they're too with the ball, the way they press quickly to make sure they win back the ball, and the way they close up every possible space when their opponents are with the ball all matter in defending.

Defending in football these days is not left for just the 4 defenders and DM alone. These days everybody joins in, just as everybody joins in on the attack. So even with the right defenders, they still have to get their system right.

After 5 years of being acquired by Indonesian owners, I see Como is on the right track. And the Hartono brothers are not calculating spending with Como. In the transfer market this summer, the team has been generous in bringing in famous players. Although only a rookie in Serie A, Como is playing quite well in the early stages of the 2024-2025 season.
But this team has the additional weakness of being vulnerable away from home, and I feel like Como doesn't have enough strength to compete in Serie A. However, with Como's confidence, they are ready to face any team. Hopefully, this big tournament will hone them and give them the experience to become more competitive teams, I think they need more quality signings that will make them improve further.

I think Roma will find it difficult to beat Inter Milan in the next match even though Roma is unbeaten in their last few matches. Apart from AC Milan, Inter Milan is the strongest team in Serie A this season and Roma has not fully returned to their best form, which is certain they will continue to defend in order to win this match at home.
Inter Milan with an on fire position tries to take full points when playing at the opponent's home at least Inter Milan can draw.

Even though Roma is playing at home, their performance has not been completely consistent, especially since the team they will face is a fairly tough team in Serie A, Inter Milan is not an easy opponent for Roma, so I think Roma will lose when they face them later or it could be a draw, but I don't think Roma can hold Inter to a draw.

Certainly Roma played good football against Monza and they had a lot of shots on goal. Dovbyk is doing amazing things for Roma and his goal against Monza was fantastic. Mentally he is definitely a strong player and he doesn't give up. But one of Roma's biggest problems is that the players can't send enough passes to a player as talented as Dovbyk. The situation in Roma ahead of the Inter game seems to be complicated. Maybe it's too early to say, but measures need to be taken before Roma get out of control. Because a bad result against Inter will accelerate Roma's downward spiral.

For a draw, it can always happen in that match because we don't know what mistakes will happen in that match. But on paper Inter should be able to win even though they are playing away against Roma. In terms of player quality, I am sure Inter is superior to be able to beat Roma even though later Roma defenders will focus on blocking Thuram from scoring but Inter also has Martinez who can be relied on as a finisher. Well, it all depends on the strategy used by both teams and if Inter will bring in Thuram in the second half, I am sure Roma will lose the match.

Do not forget they signed Rapheal Varane on a free transfer after he left Manchester United but being Injury prone has affected him from playing further football. Since resigning, Como as a club are yet to replace him and have not raise such talks of getting another defender right now when the transfer window resumes.
In between, I'm still rooting for Cese Fabregas, I saw the game they played against Juventus, and against Napoli during the first half of the game and I can say that they'll be one of the clubs that'll definitely escape relegation. They have good fighting spirit and at the same time togetherness, a concrete DM and CB is all that's needed.

This week there were many surprises and some clubs that were expected to win actually got unexpected results but in my opinion that does not mean that we experience deep disappointment indeed that is already a risk for us, Juventus has indeed shown less than good results lately should if we want to bet on their victory we should reconsider it unless they have shown signs of improvement we can be sure to bet on them. Juventus lost 2 of their players and in the next few matches it is likely that their performance will not fully improve because they are playing without these players.

It should be so with his ability since he was brought in from Atl.Madrid he is quite impressive and now playing in the Italian club De Gea seems to have played there for quite a long time even though he just came and made many surprises or saves for Fiorentina it is not easy in my opinion because he had not played for several seasons and now back playing he did not disappoint he was always a wall when needed and I think the appreciation for him must be very big for the extraordinary impact he gave to his new club. When against AC Milan De Gea made 7 saves from 8 shots and this is quite impressive, after what happened to him without a club some time ago he was not looking for fun but he seemed to really hone his skills and become this brilliant and I think what Ten Hag did to him is regret and I think De Gea will be the best goalkeeper in Serie A this season.

Yes it could be, but Roma will play at home, I think they won't give it away Inter mess up their defense. Roma will fierce struggle to present the winning for fans. I don't think so Inter can make draw easily or winning on Olympico because in the last five matches Roma is never have lost, they just lost on europa eufa league when play away to Elfsborg. But it's not a big problem, because they always get up quickly, and when meet Monza, they was recovery and hold them on monza home. But, on the other hand inter is on fire, on the last 3 matches they already created 13 goals which I think if Roma defender careless to guard Thuram and friends, Roma will lean to lose.

I am particularly surprised by the performance of Como, a team just promoted from the Italian Seri2 B to the Serie A this season. They are playing like a team that have been in the top league for ages and have even won some major teams against the popular opinion. Their last match against Napoli was a very tough match, filled with so much actions and entertainment. Napoli actually won but they did that with so much stress and Lukaku was instrumental to their victory. Como is sure to escape returning to the second division if they continue the way they are going. 

Even before leaving Manchester United, De Gea had always been brilliant between the sticks for Manchester United even when Manchester United were experiencing their worst form, conceding many goals and losing games, the number of saves De Gea made per game was mind blowing. I am not surprised at the news because I knew it will only take time for his worth to be seen elsewhere, I think it is happening now.

Indeed, if you look at Fiorentina's performance so far this season, they are actually not that good. Indeed, for their defense, they look quite good, especially with the save from de Gea that happened yesterday, it was quite phenomenal to be the talk of many parties.

But you are right, that alone is not enough. Moreover, Fiorentina's front line is not that strong. Many times they failed to finish to score goals. They also often get draw results. They need more than that, especially a much sharper and more effective attack to score goals. and this is also what must be greatly improved.

AC Milan wants to extend the contract of Theo Hernández with this team. The current contract of this French player will end in 2026 and AC Milan is considering the situation on this team to keep Theo Hernández for a longer time but it seems they will have some problems and Theo Hernández won't stay there for a long time. Because Hernández wanted to get more money in his new contract but AC Milan is not going to accept and they said they won't pay Hernández more than what he gets right now.
He couldn't have a good enough performance to increase the salary and on the other hand, he had bad behavior even with their coach Fonseca which made AC Milan to say they wouldn't give Hernández more salary.