Stickied Italian Football

[Libertadores FC]

Roma vs Juve coming up. Wish both teams could lose, but I would love Juve to have a tough start even though I hate Roma more.

 

[Libertadores FC]

Deserved win for Roma. 2-1 win, have a feeling this will be a great season for Italian football.

 

[voltage]

Juventus actually have a good squad but they still need to mesh to get better performances. Though I agree this way, descentralizing the championship of the same team, Serie A is being more disputed and more interesting too.

 

[smat]

All four games so far today have finished 2-2

 

[Libertadores FC]

Hope Napoli smash Juve. I'm tired of hearing about Allegri.

 

[Super_horns]

2-1 to the home side - Juve really haven't started well

 

[thespus]

Fiorentina smashed Inter this weekend to go top. I still think this Roma's scudetto to lose. Manolas and Pjanic look world class. I think Nainngolan is in that discussion, too - though he's not been as influential this season as last from the sample size I've seen. Their is enough quality in depth in the attack and we know Dzeko is capable. It would be great to see Totti celebrate another scudetto even if he is a squad player these days.

 

[Super_horns]

Shocking again for AC Milan - 4 down at home to Napoli.

With Juve not having the best of seasons will there be a new champion of Serie A?

 

[mistermagic]

Shocking again for AC Milan - 4 down at home to Napoli.

With Juve not having the best of seasons will there be a new champion of Serie A?

I don't really care who wins the scudetto this season but I'd like a challenge just to put some pride back into Italian football. It's good that Inter have invested heavily, that Fiorentina have had a good start and that the two Roman sides are doing well. Inter are hosting Roma on Sunday. One to watch no doubt.
Would be nice to see Milan finish top half every now and then...

 

[Libertadores FC]

Roma up 2-0 but they have been less than impressive. Also the game was cut out by Bein Sports due to technical difficulties and Pjanic scored the millisecond before Roma scored. Its back now and its 2-0! What the fuck.

 

[voltage]

Napoli could stop Fiorentina's good sequence of victories. And the tie-breaking criteria of Serie A table is really interesting and puts Napoli at G4 this round. Also now Roma got even closer of Fiore.

 

[JimJams]

Napoli getting dicked by Bologna at the minute, 1 counter attack and a corner have done them. Not offered much since the goals but did hit the post in their only real threatening attack since going behind. The final ball seems to be always a little behind its intended receiver.

 

[JimJams]

Destro puts in a 3rd, dogshit keeping from Reina and Napoli again undone on the break. Though it wasn't the fastest counter attack you'll ever see.

 

[voltage]

Juventus seems to be recovering from their bad season beginning. A very good performance against Lazio with a beautiful goal from Dybala. And now they're getting closer to the top of the table.

 

[yellow]

Higuain scored two in the last few minutes to make it interesting, but too little too late. Extremely open at the minute.

 

[CristRo7]

On Wednesday Napoli will be host to Hellas Verona in 1/8 Round of the Coppa Italia. As for now Napoli places 3rd place in Serie A, and Verona is the last with no wins in Serie A matches this season.

Napoli failed to beat Roma in last home match, but nevertheless the team come into this match red hot. Neapolitans are used to control the game on the opposite half of field, they make many crosses to opposite penalty area, especially from the left side. Napoli also is strong in heading duels, often creates scoring chances and effectively uses individual skills of their key players.

The last place in the league forces Verona coach to think first of all of that how not to leave Serie A. As the official site of the team informs, the emphasis in match in Naples will be done on young players who aren't so actively involved in league matches. New coach of Verona Luigi Delneri doesn't want to use in a cup match all key players and allows them to have a rest before game in Serie A which is now undoubtedly more important, than Coppa.

As for now bookmaker 1xbet gives -2.5 corners handicap for Napoli with 1.72 odd. If to look on the stats, Napoli in the last three head-to-head matches against Verona won by corners. In Serie A matches at home Neapolitans couldn't deliver more corners, than opponent, only in matches with the leaders: Inter, Fiorentina and Juventus. And even there they conceded no more than one corner kick. On the other side Verona won by corners in away matches only against the same outsiders as it is: Carpi and Sampdoria. And let's look at the similar matches of Napoli (where odds on Napoli win were approximately same as now), they won in the last 13 such games by corners. And -2.5 corners handicap was beaten 12 times of 13.

Thus, I think that we will see total domination of home team in Napoli-Verona match. Therefore I expect from Neapolitans active game in attack and as the result huge quantity of corners.

 

[CristRo7]

On Wednesday Napoli will be host to Hellas Verona in 1/8 Round of the Coppa Italia.

Scores on corners 7-3 in favor of Napoli. I congratulate all who bets in this handicap.

 

[mente captus]

this 16 years old keeper at Milan looks great, but his name is awful

 

[JimJams]

Donnarumma is an excellent name. Half kebab, half Caribbean nectar!

 

[lordofthepies]

Brilliant game last night in the Genoa-Sampdoria derby. Samp won 3-2 away from home, but came very close to throwing away a 3 goal lead. I saw the whole of the first half and Samp were the better team, but I only really saw the last 10 minutes of the second half and they were really clinging on by that point.

 

[CristRo7]

AC Milan hosts Bologna in the first match of 2016 year in Serie A. Rossoneri are on the 6th place in Serie A table and struggle for Champions League zone, so today they have to obtain 3 points.

Describing the style of play of Milan, worth to say that the team creates many scoring chances and hardly leaves the field without a goal scored in the last matches. Rossoneri players make a lot of shots on goal, trying to control the ball in the opponent's half of the field. Milan involves two wings while attacking but especially I want to admit Bonaventure on the left.

On opposite Bologna as team from the bottom of the table is trying to build their game of defense. Most of all Bologna's attacks happen because of individual skills of its players.

As you could already guess my today's prediction is for Milan. Suppose Ac Milan win today but I think the bet of Milan corners handicap is more sure. You can take -2.5 corners handicap bet for equal odds at many bookmakers, for example Bet365.

Starting from 2011 Milan delivered more corners than Bologna in all their head-to-head matches. And always -2.5 handicap of corners was beaten by Milan. Lets look at some corners stats of the teams. Milan delivers 6.5 corners on average this season at home and lost just once by corners. Bologna lost 5 of 8 with more than 2 corners in away matches this season.

And finally there is very interesting stats of Milan's corners in matches with similar to Bologna opponents. You can look it here http://corner-stats.com/ac-milan-bologna-06-01-2016/serie-a-italy/match/71657 . Milan won 17 of 20 these last matches (where its opponents were approximately the same class like Bologna).

 

[Stevencc]

Eight minutes in and Dybala puts Juve ahead with an excellent free kick.

 

[lordofthepies]

Lovely goal, that. Roma have also just gone 1 up away to the other lot from Verona.

 

[Libertadores FC]

Juve are gonna win the league again aren't they? And I'll have to eat my words about Allegri.

Football is tough.

 

[lordofthepies]

I wish that BT were showing Chievo- Roma, rather than this procession for Juve.

 

[lordofthepies]

Wonderful goal from Lorenzo Insigne to put Napoli 1 up against Torino. He's a super little player.

 

[Super_horns]

Open title race isn't - will Juve come out on top in the end?

 

[GodsGift]

Yes.

 

[lordofthepies]

Probably

At least there are a few teams who could win it, in theory. That's not been the case for ages.

 

[Saddlerrad]

Lazio are one of the worst teams I've ever seen in a 'top division'.