It seems that Milan chose to keep Piorli at least for now.
His position it is not safe whatsoever. Next week we have a break and that will be the key moment for the sack if he does not win next week before the Xmas break.
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I have lost confidence in Napoli as they can no longer finish as top four in the league anymore due to their inconsistency and poor performance in their matches. Rudi Garcia is not a good that can lead Napoli to success because he is not an expert in the coaching field.
It was a bad day for Napoli yesterday as both strikers were given red card and they were left with no striker, which gave Roma the opportunity to win all three points. If not for that Napoli played with two men down, it would have been difficult for Roma to win the match. If Napoli continue in this way, they might not qualify to Europa cup next season because I know that it is impossible for Napoli to qualify to the champions league.
Aurelio De Laurentiis deserves to be blamed because he confidently fired Rudi Garcia midway, the appointment of a new successor Walter Mazzarri, is not an instant solution to improve the club's performance to be more stable. So it is quite reasonable to say that releasing Spalletti was a fatal mistake, it is proven that currently Napoli are having difficulty penetrating the European zone, let alone retaining the Scudetto trophy. The defeat to AS Roma was another form of player frustration, the squad mentality was in a worrying situation.It was a bad day for Napoli yesterday as both strikers were given red card and they were left with no striker, which gave Roma the opportunity to win all three points. If not for that Napoli played with two men down, it would have been difficult for Roma to win the match. If Napoli continue in this way, they might not qualify to Europa cup next season because I know that it is impossible for Napoli to qualify to the champions league.
In my opinion, Napoli will have difficulty creating a positive trend in the future even though their next opponent is relatively easy, because they lost two strikers at once on the front line. It is very likely that Napoli will be fasting for a title this season, a realistic target is to pursue a ticket to the European route for next season, Walter Mazzarri is under great pressure now.
AS Roma still have the same problem every season, this season too they don't seem to have changed much from the previous season. Yes they are inconsistent and it is very difficult to create that consistency. It's not too bad, but it's not enough to bring them into the tight competition for the Scudetto title. To be in the top 4 alone seems like they will struggle with their current performance. Unless they can improve it in the second round later.
One of the problems they have is the defense that is still easy to be penetrated by opponents, and that makes it dificult for them to win every match. 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats is something that is not satisfactory.
AS Roma defense line is one of the problems that Jose Mourinho has not been able to overcome, due to the weakness of the defense, it is very difficult for Roma to appear consistent. Last season Roma almost won the Europa League trophy, their journey was stopped after being defeated by Sevilla in the final. One of the problems they have is the defense that is still easy to be penetrated by opponents, and that makes it dificult for them to win every match. 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats is something that is not satisfactory.
This season Roma illness has returned like in previous seasons, they are still having difficulty competing in the race for the Serie A title. Mourinho must be able to overcome the problems that have not yet been resolved this season, bringing in new players in the defensive area might be able to make Roma compete in the top four which will enable them to play in the Champions League.
It is true that Napoli's condition this season is in very bad condition, because it can be seen from their last 5 matches that they have only won 2 wins. In this match, it was seen that their performance was very poor and they rarely put pressure on Roma's back line and their play was too arrogant, so one of the Napoli players received a red card, giving Roma a big opportunity to score a goal. In my opinion, Napoli played with a lot of emotion in this match so their game was not well coordinated and their attack patterns were chaotic.
Napoli wasn't actually that bad earlier, even last season they did won the league title and earlier this season they started on a fair note until they began to have some rift amongst the players and the coach which later led to the removal of the coach due to the performance of the players reflecting the issues amongst the players.Napoli since after the change of their coach has been really inconsistent and some times with some chaotic coordination in their performance. They did showed some level of improvement in their performance earlier when they changed their coach but then recently it has seemed like they are going back to playing poorly , against Roma they didn't have good coordination and their performance was really not like it should be but then Roma isn't a small team and they aren't weak either so I wasn't expecting any less especially knowing that Napoli is currently not in a very good form.
And in my opinion, Roma's victory is not a big surprise because Napoli are really down this season so Roma can take advantage of this to win the match.
As it happened, the amount of drama and cards that were taken out of the referee's pocket indicated that the tension in this game was very high and that was natural because after all, this was a match between two of Serie A's top teams.
As it happened, the amount of drama and cards that were taken out of the referee's pocket indicated that the tension in this game was very high and that was natural because after all, this was a match between two of Serie A's top teams.
I agree with you. Roma's win was expected. Napoli's performance was very erratic. The new coach is still not able to adapt himself well with the players of the team. I also find it unlikely that Walter Mazzarri will improve Napoli's performance very quickly. Napoli have played 8 matches since Walter Mazzarri took over as coach. Out of this they have won only 3 matches and lost 5 matches. We didn't see a good performance from Napoli players against Roma either. They don't try to attack much. I think Napoli's goal was to draw the match. But after receiving two red cards in the second half, they could no longer resist the Roma players.
It's unbelievable to see that just lost two people are enough to destroy the quality of club. Napoli's performance is so pathetic to be watched. Roma has good enough defense. Im giving roma credit as the team is not wasting an opportunity to get three points from napoli. This is a perfect result from roma. Napoli goes down again and im so happy with it. Roma is starting to climbing up.
Big UP for roma! although it was winning with two goals combined with red card, but win is a win. I have seen many people were also being contradicted by it. Poor napoli, from zero to hero then zero again.
AS Roma still have the same problem every season, this season too they don't seem to have changed much from the previous season. Yes they are inconsistent and it is very difficult to create that consistency. It's not too bad, but it's not enough to bring them into the tight competition for the Scudetto title. To be in the top 4 alone seems like they will struggle with their current performance. Unless they can improve it in the second round later.
One of the problems they have is the defense that is still easy to be penetrated by opponents, and that makes it dificult for them to win every match. 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats is something that is not satisfactory.
One of the problems they have is the defense that is still easy to be penetrated by opponents, and that makes it dificult for them to win every match. 8 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats is something that is not satisfactory.
Maybe the situation would have been different if Osimhen and Politano had not left the field because they received red cards.
Anyone will give very bad criticism and everyone will say that Napoli this season is not like last season and it normal if this happens because previously I also thought the result of yesterday's match ended in a draw or Napoli won but in fact surprises can always happen in football so we don't need to be surprised by a sad result like this and there are many reasons that make Napoli so bad and I have often said about the causes.
This is one of Mazzarri toughest tests as a new coach, he has faced a very tough challenge, while Osimhen had to miss several matches because he received a red card. Meanwhile, Osimhen is one of the players who can be relied on and in the upcoming match, I am not sure whether Napoli can get additional points, which is certain don't expect too much anymore.
Roma appeared very impressive and in the match against Napoli Lukaku looked very aggressive and produced 1 winning score for Roma and I am sure Mourinho is very proud of this revenge.
Napoli did their best to hold the game but Roma held onto the home advantage and proved to be the better side. Mazarri took this job with a task given to him, he's got to meet the target or risk his job at the club. There's boo much time for leniency and he should be proactive at his decisions for the the team. Maybe the player shortcomings were a part of the game outcome but still there ought to be provisions for a covering up. Roma are fighting to get back in the race in the league and so is Napoli too. They don't have leisure to take chances and so if anyone chooses to slack, they just have to bear the consequence. Anyone will give very bad criticism and everyone will say that Napoli this season is not like last season and it normal if this happens because previously I also thought the result of yesterday's match ended in a draw or Napoli won but in fact surprises can always happen in football so we don't need to be surprised by a sad result like this and there are many reasons that make Napoli so bad and I have often said about the causes.
This is one of Mazzarri toughest tests as a new coach, he has faced a very tough challenge, while Osimhen had to miss several matches because he received a red card. Meanwhile, Osimhen is one of the players who can be relied on and in the upcoming match, I am not sure whether Napoli can get additional points, which is certain don't expect too much anymore.
Roma appeared very impressive and in the match against Napoli Lukaku looked very aggressive and produced 1 winning score for Roma and I am sure Mourinho is very proud of this revenge.
I wouldn't advise any team to just overlook some games. In as much as it may not necessarily be their fault for an unfavorable outcome, they really just have to put in extra strength to work out victories.There are still weeks ahead and corrections should be made. In the coming weeks, Mazarri would be watched sternly and his performance and impact on his squad will be weighed and assessed.
Napoli's quality of play has dropped a lot from their previous performances, they have been playing much better in the Italian league but why are they playing so badly this time around. They have been seen at the top of the points table for most of the time but this time they have moved to the 7th position. This is really funny. Even with a team like Roma, they won the match 2-0 today, so wasn't it because of Napoli's weakness? So why don't you blame them for their losses? It happened because Napoli played carelessly
Napoli management is not in good condition after the departure of a figure who played a very important role in last season's success. Serie A has become unfavorable for Napoli again and they have to admit that they deserve to be in 7th position. In their last match against Roma, for 90 minutes they were only able to make 2 shots on target their performance dropped drastically, there was no aggressive play as usual, Osimhen and Matteo were also given red cards so the empty attack line clearly gave Roma a big advantage in bombarding the defense which had lost the key game.It was a bad day for Napoli yesterday as both strikers were given red card and they were left with no striker, which gave Roma the opportunity to win all three points. If not for that Napoli played with two men down, it would have been difficult for Roma to win the match. If Napoli continue in this way, they might not qualify to Europa cup next season because I know that it is impossible for Napoli to qualify to the champions league.
Bologna's victory over Atalanta was also quite surprising because both teams were at the same level and I thought the match would end in a draw. But the result was a narrow 1-0 win for Bologna and indeed home advantage is something that is very profitable for Bologna in this match.
The support from Bologna fans was never-ending and that was what resulted in the only goal being scored in the 86th minute which sealed Bologna's victory at home. In fact, Atalanta wasn't that bad either because they also repeatedly threatened Bologna's goal, but the finishing from their players was still felt to be lacking.
The additional 3 points make Bologna more comfortable sitting in 4th position in the standings, but the difference from Fiorentina is only 1 point, which makes their position in the range of being shifted if they get a draw or defeat in the next match. But as long as they can solidify a win like this, Bologna will be able to stay in their current position for longer.
Last week Bologna beat AS Roma and now Bologna has also managed to beat Atalanta. I think the victory that Bologna got really proves that this season their performance has improved very rapidly. In contrast to Bologna last season, which almost didn't get any attention from people at all. Even last season Bologna had to fight very hard to get into 10th place. And Bologna ended last season in 9th place. But it's really hard to believe because now Bologna seems to be getting stronger in 4th place in the standings.The support from Bologna fans was never-ending and that was what resulted in the only goal being scored in the 86th minute which sealed Bologna's victory at home. In fact, Atalanta wasn't that bad either because they also repeatedly threatened Bologna's goal, but the finishing from their players was still felt to be lacking.
The additional 3 points make Bologna more comfortable sitting in 4th position in the standings, but the difference from Fiorentina is only 1 point, which makes their position in the range of being shifted if they get a draw or defeat in the next match. But as long as they can solidify a win like this, Bologna will be able to stay in their current position for longer.
And in the next matches I think Bologna will continue to collect more points. Because in the next few weeks there will no longer be a team as strong as Atalanta and Roma that will confront them. The obstacles that will be faced are still quite long, namely on matchday 22 against Milan. Well, before we get there, I think Bologna will get more wins first. And it would be extraordinary if Bologna ultimately managed to finish in the top 4.
Bologna's victory over Atalanta was also quite surprising because both teams were at the same level and I thought the match would end in a draw. But the result was a narrow 1-0 win for Bologna and indeed home advantage is something that is very profitable for Bologna in this match.
The support from Bologna fans was never-ending and that was what resulted in the only goal being scored in the 86th minute which sealed Bologna's victory at home. In fact, Atalanta wasn't that bad either because they also repeatedly threatened Bologna's goal, but the finishing from their players was still felt to be lacking.
The additional 3 points make Bologna more comfortable sitting in 4th position in the standings, but the difference from Fiorentina is only 1 point, which makes their position in the range of being shifted if they get a draw or defeat in the next match. But as long as they can solidify a win like this, Bologna will be able to stay in their current position for longer.
The support from Bologna fans was never-ending and that was what resulted in the only goal being scored in the 86th minute which sealed Bologna's victory at home. In fact, Atalanta wasn't that bad either because they also repeatedly threatened Bologna's goal, but the finishing from their players was still felt to be lacking.
The additional 3 points make Bologna more comfortable sitting in 4th position in the standings, but the difference from Fiorentina is only 1 point, which makes their position in the range of being shifted if they get a draw or defeat in the next match. But as long as they can solidify a win like this, Bologna will be able to stay in their current position for longer.
Exactly my man, One would think that the game would've swinged that way ( A full time draw ) but Bologna kept them cool and defended like they should to win all three points at home in the presence and support of the home fans who gave them unwavering support until the end of the game.
Nigerian International Ademola Lookman was the major force in that game for Atalanta as he was dangerously causing problems for the defense of bologna. They should bjave scored more than three goals if they had converted the chances they had.
Thiago Motta has really been doing a lot, they be sitting at the first four clubs in the first half. They could qualify for the first four clubs if they get to double up them performance.
Well you may have put it in more precise words. Dominant is maybe too much of the good for Napoli, but they had control over the game and didn't really get under pressure and then I thought if the chance comes up for them, they are the team that is more likely to strike. That's also why I would have chosen Napoli as the winner, but the two teams are struggling and that makes it particularly difficult to determine who the favorite really is in such a game. Osimhen receiving a red card was stupid. That should have never happened and in my opinion it is straight out dumb to receive that second yellow when you know what's on the line in that game.
It is difficult for a player to control emotions when the team is under pressure and I think in football it is normal for what happened to Osimhen.I am not surprised by the final result of this match, regardless of the game statistics because the most important thing is the final result and it must be admitted that Napoli are currently in a slump with a series of bad results so it is only natural that they lose again in this match.
Horrible night for Napoli really! Two red cards and a loss by 2-0... They could have done much better than this if none of those red cards were given to them. Even Osimhen got a red card in this match. The win was served on a silver platter for Roma literally. Despite Dybala's absence they managed to win but I don't feel like they could have won if Napoli didn't get any red card.
Because their performance wasn't good enough until the first red card. Mourinho should have preferred a more attacking game plan. He always does this in big matches and prefers a cautious game.
Because their performance wasn't good enough until the first red card. Mourinho should have preferred a more attacking game plan. He always does this in big matches and prefers a cautious game.
Napoli are guaranteed to lose as two players receive red cards. Roma scored a goal after the first player received a red card, and Roma scored a second goal after the second player received a red card. So I think Roma took advantage of this weakness to win. That's why I think the Napoli team is strong because this match will definitely be a very competitive fight. As Napoli team and Roma team compete with less than two players in the team after half time. At the beginning of the game, Napoli went on the attack, so if the Napoli players were correct, the result of this match would have been different.
If Napoli continues to play with 11 players then ya, it is very likely that this match will end in a 0-0 goalless draw because after all, Napoli also only focus on playing defense in this match . So ya,when Napoli got a red card then Napoli were no longer able to withstand AS Roma's attacks, because AS Roma had good dominance since the first half.
But yes, although AS Roma won but I personally can't say that AS Roma's performance was good because after all, throughout the match also the fact that AS Roma had a better attack . But still, AS Roma failed to score when playing 11 against 11 and but ya, when AS Roma was leading in number of players, then making AS Roma successful to score and win this match with a score of 2-0.
Bologna's victory over Atalanta was also quite surprising because both teams were at the same level and I thought the match would end in a draw. But the result was a narrow 1-0 win for Bologna and indeed home advantage is something that is very profitable for Bologna in this match.
The support from Bologna fans was never-ending and that was what resulted in the only goal being scored in the 86th minute which sealed Bologna's victory at home. In fact, Atalanta wasn't that bad either because they also repeatedly threatened Bologna's goal, but the finishing from their players was still felt to be lacking.
The additional 3 points make Bologna more comfortable sitting in 4th position in the standings, but the difference from Fiorentina is only 1 point, which makes their position in the range of being shifted if they get a draw or defeat in the next match. But as long as they can solidify a win like this, Bologna will be able to stay in their current position for longer.
The support from Bologna fans was never-ending and that was what resulted in the only goal being scored in the 86th minute which sealed Bologna's victory at home. In fact, Atalanta wasn't that bad either because they also repeatedly threatened Bologna's goal, but the finishing from their players was still felt to be lacking.
The additional 3 points make Bologna more comfortable sitting in 4th position in the standings, but the difference from Fiorentina is only 1 point, which makes their position in the range of being shifted if they get a draw or defeat in the next match. But as long as they can solidify a win like this, Bologna will be able to stay in their current position for longer.
Napoli's quality of play has dropped a lot from their previous performances, they have been playing much better in the Italian league but why are they playing so badly this time around. They have been seen at the top of the points table for most of the time but this time they have moved to the 7th position. This is really funny. Even with a team like Roma, they won the match 2-0 today, so wasn't it because of Napoli's weakness? So why don't you blame them for their losses? It happened because Napoli played carelessly
Napoli management is not in good condition after the departure of a figure who played a very important role in last season's success. Serie A has become unfavorable for Napoli again and they have to admit that they deserve to be in 7th position. In their last match against Roma, for 90 minutes they were only able to make 2 shots on target their performance dropped drastically, there was no aggressive play as usual, Osimhen and Matteo were also given red cards so the empty attack line clearly gave Roma a big advantage in bombarding the defense which had lost the key game. 
Napoli's quality of play has dropped a lot from their previous performances, they have been playing much better in the Italian league but why are they playing so badly this time around. They have been seen at the top of the points table for most of the time but this time they have moved to the 7th position. This is really funny. Even with a team like Roma, they won the match 2-0 today, so wasn't it because of Napoli's weakness? So why don't you blame them for their losses? It happened because Napoli played carelessly
Roma was able to create opportunities when Napoli lost 1 Pollitano players in the second half in the attacking line, making Napoli increasingly lose control and unable to balanced the team performance so that Napoli conceded a goal from the home team, the match looked very aggressive, many Roma and Napoli players received cards yellow and Napoli had to lose Oshimen in the 86th minute, after to lose Oshimen Napoli seemed resigned to the situation so that Roma could score more than 1 goals and managed to win.Napoli seemed to be playing carelessly so they couldn't optimize their performance. This losing really made Napoli worse off.
Mezzarri is failed to bring napoli back again to the best performance. There are indications that Napoli may be in the midst of making arrangements for a new coach to take over, potentially replacing the current one. Napoli is always showing a disappointing performance.
Napoli has sent off itself off from the title race. This is the major problem that must be solved by the club.
Martinez's picking up an injury must be really sad news for Inter. They won against Lecce comfortably anyway but they would like to have him back as soon as possible. His expected return date in January 3 now. They need him the most especially in bigger games in the Serie A and of course every single game from now on in the Champions League. 
He is having a much more productive season. He has scored more than one third of the number of goals Inter have scored in the Serie A so far. He is doing just fine in the Champions League too but his contribution would be more critical as of the current round. They have a really tough matchup against Atletico Madrid.
Martinez seems confident he will be return to play soon and currently he still focusing to recover from his injured and last week even without him Inter Milan can win easily from Lecce but Martinez is Inter Milan goal machine and from total 41 goals during this season Martinez has scores 15 goals which mean almost a half of Inter Milan goals was happened from Martinez so he is important player for this team He is having a much more productive season. He has scored more than one third of the number of goals Inter have scored in the Serie A so far. He is doing just fine in the Champions League too but his contribution would be more critical as of the current round. They have a really tough matchup against Atletico Madrid.
Inter Milan this weekend will fight against Genoa and it is confirmed Martinez will not be available and actually Inzaghi doesn't have many options for the front lines because at the squad Inter Milan has 4 players for forward lines total but two of them have gotten injuries Martinez and Sanchez so most likely Thuram will be played along with Marko Arnautovic but this player until now still unable to scored goal and yesterday Arnautovic was played while Inter Milan beat Lecce but i have to say he was performing poorly
I think Inter Milan shouldn't be underestimate Genoa because as mediocre team they were often can make big teams get in trouble and during this season the teams just like Napoli, Roma or Juventus was failed to beat them even Roma have to lose with big scores from them and about the odds Inter Milan has odds @1.60 but i am a bit doubt Inter Milan can able to overcomes Genoa with their condition especially Inter Milan's front lines strength is much reduced without Martinez but for safe bets i think both teams to scores is good
Napoli's quality of play has dropped a lot from their previous performances, they have been playing much better in the Italian league but why are they playing so badly this time around. They have been seen at the top of the points table for most of the time but this time they have moved to the 7th position. This is really funny. Even with a team like Roma, they won the match 2-0 today, so wasn't it because of Napoli's weakness? So why don't you blame them for their losses? It happened because Napoli played carelessly
Roma performance in the last two games in Serie A was not very good, previously Jose Mourinho troops were held by Fiorentina 1-1 and then in the next game they were defeated by Bologna 0-2. The victory over Napoli was truly unexpected because Napoli was the team that won the Scudetto last season, apart from that, Roma performance was also not very consistent. Roma not only beat Napoli, they also managed to improve their ranking in the standings by taking the position previously occupied by Napoli.Napoli must improve their performance in their next match against Monza, while Roma will face Juventus in Turin. Napoli can still move up to sixth place if they beat Monza, while Roma are predicted to experience difficulties in Turin because Juventus have appeared very consistent this season.
Napoli's quality of play has dropped a lot from their previous performances, they have been playing much better in the Italian league but why are they playing so badly this time around. They have been seen at the top of the points table for most of the time but this time they have moved to the 7th position. This is really funny. Even with a team like Roma, they won the match 2-0 today, so wasn't it because of Napoli's weakness? So why don't you blame them for their losses? It happened because Napoli played carelessly
Maybe the situation would have been different if Osimhen and Politano had not left the field because they received red cards.Anyone will give very bad criticism and everyone will say that Napoli this season is not like last season and it normal if this happens because previously I also thought the result of yesterday's match ended in a draw or Napoli won but in fact surprises can always happen in football so we don't need to be surprised by a sad result like this and there are many reasons that make Napoli so bad and I have often said about the causes.
This is one of Mazzarri toughest tests as a new coach, he has faced a very tough challenge, while Osimhen had to miss several matches because he received a red card. Meanwhile, Osimhen is one of the players who can be relied on and in the upcoming match, I am not sure whether Napoli can get additional points, which is certain don't expect too much anymore.
Roma appeared very impressive and in the match against Napoli Lukaku looked very aggressive and produced 1 winning score for Roma and I am sure Mourinho is very proud of this revenge.
Napoli's quality of play has dropped a lot from their previous performances, they have been playing much better in the Italian league but why are they playing so badly this time around. They have been seen at the top of the points table for most of the time but this time they have moved to the 7th position. This is really funny. Even with a team like Roma, they won the match 2-0 today, so wasn't it because of Napoli's weakness? So why don't you blame them for their losses? It happened because Napoli played carelessly
Roma was able to create opportunities when Napoli lost 1 Pollitano players in the second half in the attacking line, making Napoli increasingly lose control and unable to balanced the team performance so that Napoli conceded a goal from the home team, the match looked very aggressive, many Roma and Napoli players received cards yellow and Napoli had to lose Oshimen in the 86th minute, after to lose Oshimen Napoli seemed resigned to the situation so that Roma could score more than 1 goals and managed to win.Napoli seemed to be playing carelessly so they couldn't optimize their performance. This losing really made Napoli worse off.
Horrible night for Napoli really! Two red cards and a loss by 2-0... They could have done much better than this if none of those red cards were given to them. Even Osimhen got a red card in this match. The win was served on a silver platter for Roma literally. Despite Dybala's absence they managed to win but I don't feel like they could have won if Napoli didn't get any red card.
Because their performance wasn't good enough until the first red card. Mourinho should have preferred a more attacking game plan. He always does this in big matches and prefers a cautious game.
Because their performance wasn't good enough until the first red card. Mourinho should have preferred a more attacking game plan. He always does this in big matches and prefers a cautious game.
Napoli are guaranteed to lose as two players receive red cards. Roma scored a goal after the first player received a red card, and Roma scored a second goal after the second player received a red card. So I think Roma took advantage of this weakness to win. That's why I think the Napoli team is strong because this match will definitely be a very competitive fight. As Napoli team and Roma team compete with less than two players in the team after half time. At the beginning of the game, Napoli went on the attack, so if the Napoli players were correct, the result of this match would have been different.
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