Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 740. (Read 856673 times)

Unfortunately, Napoli in this match against Atalanta failed to win and lost 3-0, which was a very embarrassing achievement because last season Napoli managed to become champions of the Serie A League. In the last five matches, Napoli also only managed to win 2 matches and the rest were draw and defeat in this match. Hopefully the new coach who was brought in at Napoli will not have the same fate as the previous coach who only coached for a short time after which he left and was replaced by another coach.

So your opinion is that the coach won the games last season but not the players? I just want to understand where you are coming from, but as far as I remember Spalletti has never been wearing a jersey and scored goals or took free kicks or saved the ball when there were shots on target from their opponents. It is your opinion that with Spalletti they would have won the Scudetto again, but without Spalletti it was obvious that they would turn into a losing team. Hm, this is interesting, but does that mean that whatever club Spalletti will train next will also win the title no matter what which league it is? Maybe you know more than me, but I think Spalletti has done a great job and a lot of things worked out. Alonso is going to win the Bundesliga and since he now won the Bundesliga he has to win the Bundesliga next season as well, right? Because it is Alonso. It has nothing to do with the players.

FT for Milan vs Fiorentina, even though Milan won by a narrow margin, it also demonstrated that Milan is still substantially better than Fiorentina from this game. I'm glad to see RLC scoring in this match, it shows how good he is, as does Leao, who is also putting his name on the scoreboard at this game.
Fiorentina is a tough opponent, as evidenced by its ability to perform consistently across all minutes and it was also making milan to face some difficulties at some moments. These three points are critical for Acmilan to ensure that its club secures a UCL spot for next season due to Intermilan's ownership of the Scudetto.

There is no chance for acmilan to stick to the intermilan because the gap is too large. I recall hearing rumors that Italiano, Fiorentina's coach, was being considered as a replacement for Pioli.
The outcome of this match demonstrated that the Italiano is not even better than the Pioli itself who would be sacked by acmilan and it's a wise decision to keep him. It also confirms this. There is no need to change coaches if the replacement is Italiano from Fiorentina.

I would prefer to see Spalletti stay for another season because he is very important to the club until Acmilan can find a suitable candidate to replace him as manager. I hope Milan can find someone capable enough to replace Pioli soon.
As long as it is not a coach with even lower performance than Pioli, I'm fine with it. Milan requires someone who can push the players to play beyond their capabilities.

All blames should be on the management for them poor handling of the coach that won them the Seria A Competition last season. I don't know what happened between them both, but they shouldn't have let him go that way. It was the early stages of the season and his exit affected the players.

They're far from qualifying for the Champions League Competition as the current situations stands. It was a great game for Atalanta those two goals from the first half was even enough to decide the game. Last goal was indeed fabulous one that lad really deserves a bigger team next season. I won't be surprised seeing him leaving.

For Juventus, I'm sure they'll part ways with Max Allegri. I'm not so sure they'll entertain all of these. They should do all they can to go for the next Champions League Competition. The run of bad games gradually increasing.

Napoli had had good weeks, in fact, they were starting to recover in terms of points, and they gave the impression that they would go consistently, just like the game they played last season. I don't understand why they were so bad in this match. They showed a lower performance than Atlanta and conceding three goals was enough to make Napoli look weak once again.

They lost to Juventus today, their match was again a closer match. Atlanta officially dispersed Napoli today. The pressure of this score will be heavy for Napoli in the coming weeks.

I already saw that the performance of Juventus is going out of hand because their performance is getting weaker. That is why I didn’t even have that much hope in them to win today's game, and the result came as expected. Even though I know it will be hard for Lazio to get more than a goal, nevertheless, they still gained the three points that I expected them to gain. 
 
Even though some will say that Juventus were not expecting such a goal at the last minute with a header by Mariusic or think of something to hold on to just to prove Juventus are not weak, if you really watch the game, you will see how Lazio tried their best in play. Although no one expected that performance from Lazio, I have to believe that this game is theirs, even though Juventus have been winning them in many games that they played against them but have proven them wrong. This time is a nice one. 
 
Furthermore, you have already mentioned the fact that if Juventus keeps performing weak in games, it might be hard for them to make it to the Champions League, which is true because their performance is falling tremendously and they need a solution for that; if not, they will soon regret it.

Incredibly, Juventus managed to lose again this evening, this time in the last minute.

Now seeing the progress, the qualification for the next Champions Leauge seems very difficult considering the remaining matches.

Should Allegri be sacked near the end of the season??

Seeing the current situation and score is actually not a fairness for Napoli but indeed if you look at their performance this season, especially with the big defeats they have in this match, it's a little not too surprising that Napoli lost with a pretty heavy score because this is not the first time they have felt this, especially this season considering they have also lost with the same score against Torino and even lost with a bigger score of 0-4 against Frosinone in the Italian cup.

But on the other hand this is very regrettable even though I expected a lot more at least for a draw like they did in the last few matches but in this match they were really bad in defense.
Their possession and attacking was very good but it wasn't up to par with the defense especially when facing the quick counterattacks by Atalanta. A pretty poor result that makes them now look like an average club in Serie A.

Napoli did had a better performance but were unable to really  convert their opportunities in to productive results that would have helped them win the match today and it was really such a bad results they got at the end of the day, Napoli isn't a weak team but then they have got some issues I think that's still internal and it's affecting their performance and that's why they become aggressive at some point and victor had a yellow card today.

The reason they had a loop in their scores was basically defensive error which now led to their fall and loosing all the points they did lost in the game today, if they had strengthen their defense well enough, it was possible they would ha e been able to make up for the error encountered in the defense of the team but then they were not able to keep their defense tight enough and Atlanta was there to take advantage of the situations to help them add up to their point and see how well they could possibly rank up on the table before the season ends

Napoli actually did played well but they had the error when they were unable to keep their defense intact because Atlanta generally didn't have the kind of performance that should cause they staying ahead of Napoli with such a point difference and I see it as really bad that Napoli lost without getting a goal in the game, they only played well but couldn't get one out of all the three goals that were gotten in the match .

Napoli is now a team adrift, in the match against Inter I had seen a Napoli in clear recovery, but today their performance was truly embarrassing. I agree with you completely, not even I had seen a team in clear decline in such a short time, last year they seemed unbeatable, this year they can't even get two wins in a row, moreover they strongly risk not participating in any European competition next year

Overall, there is no chance for Napoli to get a ticket to the Champions League, but at least there are other European competitions which are no less exciting. They have to look at it realistically and not get too carried away in order to go further this season. The reason is that there is no longer a place for Napoli in the competition for the top 4 after Atalanta, Roma and Bologna will fight for that one place.

A season full of surprises and no one thought that Napoli's fall would be this bad after winning the Scudetto last season, but they also realized that the coach who brought them to the championship had also not been at this club since the start of the season. However, the journey is not over yet and they cannot give up, let alone continue this losing trend.

Juventus seems to be really going backwards at the moment, they suffered another painful defeat against Lazio, Allegri team failed to maintain their concentration towards the end of the match. Overall Lazio managed to dictate the game, they dominated ball possession, and they also had better attack statistics. Allegri was really frustrated, his efforts to create a turning point in performance failed again.

In Juventus next match, Allegri fleet will face Lazio again in the Coppa Italia semifinals, if they are lucky they can get revenge there. Meanwhile, Juventus efforts to overtake Milan again and finish in runnerup position are increasingly difficult, especially if Milan can secure full points over Fiorentina, whose match is currently underway at the moment.

To secure tickets to the Champions League, Juventus seems to be able to do it. However, they still have to be alert to the pressure put on by Bologna and Roma in the remaining matches ahead, the way to do this is none other than by consistently securing full points again. On the other hand, it seems that Allegri is indeed suitable to be replaced next season, Juventus needs renewal if they want to compete for the Scudetto and go further in the Champions League next season.

TBH, I'm really surprised to see the result of this match. We know Napoli played very dominant in the match. Napoli made 20 shots, they won the ball possessions. I just didn't understand that they failed to score a single goal. What's happening with Napoli attackers and their defenders? It seems Napoli attackers has no accuracy in shooting. Meanwhile their defenders looks too easy to destroy by Atalanta players. Even if Atalanta players only could make 12 shots, they could score 3 goals. They showed to Napoli how to play effectively.

Agree, this is an embarrassing result for Napoli. I can't believe they were defeated with 3 goals at their own stadium. Actually Napoli doesn't change much of their players, most the key players are still in Napoli. But the change of the coach really brings a big impact. Not sure why every new coach really showed bad performance in managing Napoli.

 For the Italian teams at the moment, they'll be focusing their strength on the domestic Serie A league and they ought to be doing excellently well in it. Especially Juventus, they've even had a greater chance of being far ahead in the standings than the likes of Inter Milan because for others, after the league games, they'd still have to play the continental tournament and this will definitely affect players' physical capabilities too.

 Although, inasmuch as a weighty gap is expected of them, Inter Milan has made it difficult because they've also been in their best form. At thesame time, it'll not be hard to stay in shape to earn a ticket to next season's European contests. They've been able to play resiliently and the results so far is fit to help them earn this ticket but the difficulty they may face this season is the trophy of the Serie A, the top contenders won't let it slip away from them, they're in their own way and end putting streanous efforts to ensure that they get the maximum number of points to keep the gaps and help them win the trophy.

 There's really no time to make a difference but they themselves know it's not going to be as easy as it ought to be considering the intensity in games this season. Inter are ahead with a reasonable point gap and undeniably, they're are proving to keep up with consistencies which if met, Juventus no matter what won't be able to catch up to them. Inter are no longer faced with the European contest and so for inter Milan and Juventus, they've still got extra time to prepare ahead for the league games.

 Against Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan did well to stay in the game but it wasn't just well enough to help them advance in the contest. They've gained enough grounds this season and it's profitable to them considering how well and useful their position has been and will be for them in subsequent games and seasons too.

That late goal from Lazio would still clinch the 3 points and Juventus failed to hold on to the draw despite a few more minutes towards the end of this match was unlucky Juventus also did not have an interesting game except for the hosts who dominated it.

Juventus - for 4 matches only won two points, that's really a bad performance isn't it? It shouldn't be like this what I saw Juventus before they might be increasingly overtaken by Bologna or Roma if they continue to lose, it could even be that Juventus will not enter the Champion League ticket if they continue to look bad.

It doesn't matter about the big drop Napoli have experienced this season because after all, Napoli are basically not a team that is always in the title race every season. So yes, I still consider it a reasonable result for Napoli to experience this season after their great success last season. Also, I don't blame entirely on last season's Napoli coach who then resigned because anyway, if for example Luciano Spalletti is still at Napoli this season too, I still believe Napoli will experience a decline in performance. Although indeed, maybe if Luciano Spalletti is still at Napoli this season, at least the decline is not as big as what happened in this moment but still, in the end Napoli will return to the quality they have and that happened this season.

The Italian Serie A game between Lazio and Juventus is over and the Roman based club was able to claim all three points from the game after they scored a goal in the additional time of the match. Juventus who started the season on a very good note went from being considered as one of the strongest contenders for the Italian Serie A title to become a team that's now struggling to win games and that I think is embarrassing to club of with their kind of quality players they possess.

Another game in the Italian Serie A today that caught my attention was game between Napoli and Atalanta as the visitors ran away with a win in a game that many had predicted a win for the home team. Napoli started their title defense on a very bad note but after the club management sacked two managers of the club this season, I thought their results have finally improved under current manager but the disappointing result today against Atlanta in at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium shows that they're far from being considered as a team that's improved

Napoli failed to win against Atalanta and wasted a very important opportunity for themselves.If Napoli had won this game they would have moved up to 6th place and maybe even 4th place, but even though Napoli had more possession of the ball, they were not effective in front of goal. Atalanta's win put them in the race for 4th place.The points difference between them and Bologna is only 4 and this is a gap that can be closed in the remaining 9 weeks, so the race is still on for them.Napoli, on the other hand, are now 9 points behind, so we can easily say that their chances are even less.
Lazio, on the other hand, defeated Juventus at home with a single goal and scored an important 3 points.It will be a morale boost for them to end their bad run in recent weeks with this match.Lazio, who won the match with the goal scored by Marusic in the last minute, managed to dominate their opponent in the match and it would have been sad for them if they had not won the match.Lazio's goal is different than Juventus and Juventus' place seems to be solid for a few more matches.

I don't think Napoli are really serious about fighting for their place in the European zone, in fact I am very sure they no longer have any hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season. The points gap is higher with the competitors above them, so Napoli will probably only get domestic competition next season instead of Europe.

This was Napoli's 9th defeat of the season in 30 games, definitely not a great statistic for the reigning champions. Napoli have failed many of their expectations so far although we do find they are fighting to win as many points as possible. Juventus also lost to Lazio, which was a surprise as many people expected them to improve after the international break, but they didn't.

There is no reason for Inter Milan to fail this season, they are ahead and without any pressure from other teams, so they should be able to lock up the title early. They must have felt disappointment when they were eliminated from the Champions League, but that can still be overcome by at least winning the Scudetto title this season.
Their competitors are too far away to catch up, so they shouldn't fail this season. The trophy was right before their eyes. They only need a few more wins to ensure the Scudetto title this season.

Their defeat against Atalanta meant they had to stay away from the competition for a ticket to go to the European zone next season. with what they are currently experiencing, this is clearly something they did not expect. Imagine when they managed to become champions last season and we hoped they would be able to enliven the competition at the top again, but they failed to do so.
This was a turning point where they had to experience a lot of failures and not only that, they also experienced a lot of problems this season. That made it difficult for them to compete closely last season. Maybe they will really miss out on a place in European competition next season.