⚽ Lega Serie A 🇮🇹 (Italian League) Prediction Thread 2025/2026 ⚽

[sokani]

In fact, it is very strange that Inter is considered the favorite to win the Scudetto even with the change of coach. Chivu has no experience but the team is the strongest in Italy, we'll see how they behave! Most likely we will return to hard times like those of ten years ago.

I find it surprising that Inter is being tipped to win the Italian championship. Cristian Chivu took charge of Parma when they were in 18th place and got them to 16th place, and the bookies think he can win the scudetto in his maiden season? I can't bet on Inter to win the league, at least not now, until I've seen some results. My favorite is Napoli, because they've a good coach, and I think they will do their best to retain the title.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Juventus has announced their contract extension with Igor Tudor. Deal valid until 2027 with an option to extend it to 2028...



Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/igor-tudor/profil/trainer/28632

I thought they were thinking him as interim coach only so I'm surprised. Do I trust him for a title race? Not so much. 

My personal opinion is that Napoli can go for a back-to-back title. An early assumption maybe so let's see if it changes...

[MAAManda]

Juventus has announced their contract extension with Igor Tudor. Deal valid until 2027 with an option to extend it to 2028...



Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/igor-tudor/profil/trainer/28632

I thought they were thinking him as interim coach only so I'm surprised. Do I trust him for a title race? Not so much. 

My personal opinion is that Napoli can go for a back-to-back title. An early assumption maybe so let's see if it changes...

Although not an impressive achievement, at least Igor Tudor was able to put Juventus in a comfort zone, got 4th position in Serie A standings & will play in UCL for next season. Juventus extended his contract maybe also because there was no other candidate that Juventus felt was more worthy.

Then for the potential in the next season, I also feel that it will be difficult to get the Serie A title, it will definitely belong to Napoli or Inter Milan, so don't expect more about other possibilities that occur.

[len01]

Although not an impressive achievement, at least Igor Tudor was able to put Juventus in a comfort zone, got 4th position in Serie A standings & will play in UCL for next season. Juventus extended his contract maybe also because there was no other candidate that Juventus felt was more worthy.

I fully support your opinion. Actually Igor Tudor could be said to be successful with Juventus last season with a good strategy relying on defense to maintain his position and look a little consistent. Meanwhile, Juventus have poor finances and always sell their best players. But Igor Tudor can still bring Juventus to survive in the UCL zone. And another reason Juventus extended the contract with the coach was because the coach really understood what Juventus needed.

Then for the potential in the next season, I also feel that it will be difficult to get the Serie A title, it will definitely belong to Napoli or Inter Milan, so don't expect more about other possibilities that occur.

Being able to stay in the top 4 again is already a good result. Because in the coming season I have a feeling that Napoli can appear stronger and even Inter Milan may not be able to compete.

[bastisisca]

De Bruyne has been confirmed to strengthen Napoli's main squad, with Conte still staying there. With his experience and strength, I'm sure, KDB can still be that good for the club's progress, although he certainly needs time to adapt.
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I think it's a good opportunity for Napoli to create a really strong team, as long as everyone follows the rules, like the good rule of working in compartments. Everyone has to do their job, the president has to be the president and the coach his.
It actually works.

[masulum]

AC Milan looks like a club that is more concerned with a healthy financial balance than buying players to get trophies at the moment. If the management continues to be lik ethis, only pursuing profit and financial stability without buying good quality players, then it is not impossible that AC Milan will continue to lag behind its rivals next season, even they are under Allegri. Of course profit is important for the club, but if the team has at least 1 title every season, let say a minor trophy like coppa Italia, sponsors will be more interested to join the clubs.

[babo]

AC Milan looks like a club that is more concerned with a healthy financial balance than buying players to get trophies at the moment. If the management continues to be lik ethis, only pursuing profit and financial stability without buying good quality players, then it is not impossible that AC Milan will continue to lag behind its rivals next season, even they are under Allegri. Of course profit is important for the club, but if the team has at least 1 title every season, let say a minor trophy like coppa Italia, sponsors will be more interested to join the clubs.

I honestly don't understand teams, Inter for example has done a lot and earned a lot in terms of television rights due to the fact that it participated in the Champions League reaching the final and it allocates a microscopic budget.
He really wants to go down, this move makes no sense. As well as that of taking a so-so coach, do they have some ace up their sleeve?

[boltz]

Juventus has announced their contract extension with Igor Tudor. Deal valid until 2027 with an option to extend it to 2028...



Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/igor-tudor/profil/trainer/28632

I thought they were thinking him as interim coach only so I'm surprised. Do I trust him for a title race? Not so much. 

My personal opinion is that Napoli can go for a back-to-back title. An early assumption maybe so let's see if it changes...

I'm surprised as well but let's be honest , Juventus doesn't have a great squad so most of top coaches will refuse to come in this situation to Juventus and you can't blame them for extending with Igor who is a stable coach and will keep Juventus in top 6 in Serie A for sure. However , top 6 means that they won't fight for title but they will once again have chances to fight for Champions League spots which is more than sufficient with this current squad of Juve. 

[Lillominato89]

Juventus has announced their contract extension with Igor Tudor. Deal valid until 2027 with an option to extend it to 2028...



Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/igor-tudor/profil/trainer/28632

I thought they were thinking him as interim coach only so I'm surprised. Do I trust him for a title race? Not so much. 

My personal opinion is that Napoli can go for a back-to-back title. An early assumption maybe so let's see if it changes...

I'm surprised as well but let's be honest , Juventus doesn't have a great squad so most of top coaches will refuse to come in this situation to Juventus and you can't blame them for extending with Igor who is a stable coach and will keep Juventus in top 6 in Serie A for sure. However , top 6 means that they won't fight for title but they will once again have chances to fight for Champions League spots which is more than sufficient with this current squad of Juve. 

we cannot be sure that juventus will not fight to win the Italian champion title.
last year they spent a lot of money on the market, this year I think they will first sell someone and then invest and create a more competitive team.
obviously there is still a lot of time available

[MK-74]

Juventus has announced their contract extension with Igor Tudor. Deal valid until 2027 with an option to extend it to 2028...



Source: https://www.transfermarkt.com/igor-tudor/profil/trainer/28632

I thought they were thinking him as interim coach only so I'm surprised. Do I trust him for a title race? Not so much. 

My personal opinion is that Napoli can go for a back-to-back title. An early assumption maybe so let's see if it changes...

I was surprised when Igor Tudor first came to Juventus and now I am surprised again.
Igor Tudor had previously managed Galatasaray but was not successful, I don't understand what they saw in this guy and extended his contract.
I hope he is successful for Juventus.

[satscraper]

In football, making a prediction without having played a good pre-season and the beginning of at least 5 games for each team is impossible for me to make a prediction, that's why I don't dare. I know that I can base myself on the previous season's performance, and well, I see Roma with good eyes, with respect to Inter it is undecided what could happen, the team, although very good, does need restructuring.

Agreed. iI's definitely the tough call right now to predict who the next top contenders will be. Inter, Milan, and Juventus all have the potential to rise to the top, but only if they invest real time and effort into precise tuning their squads. Even if they do, we probably won’t see the results of that work until at least halfway through the upcoming season. Personally, I’d love to see Juventus come out on top in 2026. I believe their success largely depends on Igor Tudor. if he gets things right, they could be serious title contenders.

[Lillominato89]

Of course! The players take to the field and play according to the tactics given by the coach, if the strategies and tactics are ineffective the whole team suffers in terms of performance and results. Chivu is still inexperienced for Serie A but that doesn't mean he won't have a good championship. For example, I am thinking of Inter after Mourinho and Rafa Benitez, which was entrusted to Andrea Stamaccioni. Inter youth coach who all in all didn't have a bad championship despite having no experience in Serie A. So we have to wait, there is the Club World Cup and we can understand what season Inter will have in store

I don't deny Chivu's chance to win Championship, but still doubt me to believe his first season will be going well. He can't really implement the same approach he did at Parma in Inter. So, new club, different method of coaching. Hope him to come with a new idea how to handle Inter.

I fully agree with you, we don't know how Chivu trains well, we certainly can't ask him to continue the work done by Simone Inzaghi but at least the minimum objective will be to finish in the top four in the standings to access the next Champions League
Inter still needs to change players, many are on the way out, others have already given their all and if you don't sell them now you'll never sell them again. I feel sorry for Chalanoglu and Mikytharian, in my opinion it's time for them to change air. We have players like Frattesi and Zielinski to start over with. Asslani could thus make the leap in quality with less competition , plus we also have Susic who made a good impression

[masulum]

I honestly don't understand teams, Inter for example has done a lot and earned a lot in terms of television rights due to the fact that it participated in the Champions League reaching the final and it allocates a microscopic budget.
He really wants to go down, this move makes no sense. As well as that of taking a so-so coach, do they have some ace up their sleeve?

Several times AC Milan sold players who were badly needed by the team, and several times Milan sold the players after their contracts had been extended for a long period of time. Tonali and Reijnders are the last 2 players who became "victims" of this strategy. Milan, who previously made profit from the sale of Tonali, is now also making a profit from Reijnders. As you said, if Inter made a big profit from broadcasting rights because they managed to reach the UCL Final, then why does AC Milan seem not interested in building a team that can reach the final, can win Serie A and other competitions? This is a question that always arises in my mind, sad to see Milan in a condition like this. It's okay to sell the most contributing players, but they have to bring in players with better quality. right?

[Solokan]

de bruyne who has now joined Napoli certainly makes me happy because of course Serie A will be even more popular because of course many De bruyne fans will watch the Serie A match which of course will be very exciting. in my opinion Napoli is very lucky to be able to get De bruyne because he is a good midfielder who will certainly make the Napoli squad even better and I am sure De bruyne will perform optimally in the matches they will play with Napoli. De bruyne has certainly won many trophies and I am sure that with De bruyne joining Napoli there is certainly an opportunity for De bruyne to be able to win trophies with Napoli and will certainly make De bruyne win many collections of champions because De bruyne is only playing in Serie A for the first time.

what do you all think is it possible that De bruyne will perform well in Serie A with Napoli? but of course the arrival of De bruyne will be a breath of fresh air for Napoli, De bruyne fans and Serie A. but what is certain is that now Inter must be more vigilant because of course I think Napoli's strength will be stronger than last season (2024-2025). but i hope De bruyne can adapt well in Napoli and i hope Conte can also make a good strategy so De bruyne can play well. and honestly i want to know your opinion about all of this. and does all of this remind of when Ronaldo went to Juventus?

Source: https://www.bolasport.com/amp/read/314261549/kevin-de-bruyne-resmi-gabung-napoli-mulai-dianggap-sama-hebohnya-dengan-cristiano-ronaldo

[Distraction]

what do you all think is it possible that De bruyne will perform well in Serie A with Napoli?

Of course it's quite possible. But I just don't expect a high level performance by him. There has been a long time since De Bruyne played like that. I didn't like him in the 24-25 season. 

He has had some injury periods in the recent years. This has also had an affect on it. But I still hope he'll do an okay job at Napoli when he plays.

and honestly i want to know your opinion about all of this. and does all of this remind of when Ronaldo went to Juventus?

I don't see these things the same truthfully. Ronaldo and Messi are legends. They are at another level. I don't expect De Bruyne to make the same impact in the Serie A now.

[Lillominato89]

AC Milan looks like a club that is more concerned with a healthy financial balance than buying players to get trophies at the moment. If the management continues to be lik ethis, only pursuing profit and financial stability without buying good quality players, then it is not impossible that AC Milan will continue to lag behind its rivals next season, even they are under Allegri. Of course profit is important for the club, but if the team has at least 1 title every season, let say a minor trophy like coppa Italia, sponsors will be more interested to join the clubs.

I honestly don't understand teams, Inter for example has done a lot and earned a lot in terms of television rights due to the fact that it participated in the Champions League reaching the final and it allocates a microscopic budget.
He really wants to go down, this move makes no sense. As well as that of taking a so-so coach, do they have some ace up their sleeve?

Inter cannot spend much in the market, they have a large debt to repay to avoid bankruptcy, a bond of more than 400 million that they apparently refinanced with Bank of America , Marotta has been clear so far, to buy you have to sell and try to do the market at zero cost.
Rather, I am more concerned that if they don't buy it means they have to sell someone and that someone is Chalanoglu at the moment. Better him than a Thuram or a Barella.
However, I have the bad feeling that Inter is already reaching the end of its cycle, in these four years we could have done more but we haven't achieved much. 1 Scudetto 2 Coppa Italia 3 Supercoppa Italiana and two Champions League finals lost
We're going back to suffering, boy! I know it's going to be tough!

[Solokan]

what do you all think is it possible that De bruyne will perform well in Serie A with Napoli?

Of course it's quite possible. But I just don't expect a high level performance by him. There has been a long time since De Bruyne played like that. I didn't like him in the 24-25 season. 

He has had some injury periods in the recent years. This has also had an affect on it. But I still hope he'll do an okay job at Napoli when he plays.

and honestly i want to know your opinion about all of this. and does all of this remind of when Ronaldo went to Juventus?

I don't see these things the same truthfully. Ronaldo and Messi are legends. They are at another level. I don't expect De Bruyne to make the same impact in the Serie A now.

if you think about it, your opinion is indeed right because of course De Bruyne cannot be compared to Ronaldo and Messi because their popularity is also very different. but at least De Bruyne's arrival at Napoli certainly has a good impact and a good injection to make Napoli's mentality better and more enthusiastic because of the former Manchester City player who has won many trophies.

talking about De Bruyne's performance, of course it is different from before where he always scored many goals and always made good assists and of course in the 2024-2025 season his performance was less than satisfactory. but yes I also hope that in Serie A he can play better and sometimes De Bruyne can play better and surprise at a club other than Manchester City. yes of course we'll see what happens later. and I also hope that De Bruyne doesn't get injured again because if he gets injured again it will certainly disappoint Napoli. yes I also hope Napoli can successfully bring in other players. and do you have the latest news about Grealish and Garnacho? which is said that currently Napoli is still considering whether Garnacho or Grealish will be brought in to defend Napoli.

[cande86]

de bruyne who has now joined Napoli certainly makes me happy because of course Serie A will be even more popular because of course many De bruyne fans will watch the Serie A match which of course will be very exciting. in my opinion Napoli is very lucky to be able to get De bruyne because he is a good midfielder who will certainly make the Napoli squad even better and I am sure De bruyne will perform optimally in the matches they will play with Napoli. De bruyne has certainly won many trophies and I am sure that with De bruyne joining Napoli there is certainly an opportunity for De bruyne to be able to win trophies with Napoli and will certainly make De bruyne win many collections of champions because De bruyne is only playing in Serie A for the first time.

what do you all think is it possible that De bruyne will perform well in Serie A with Napoli? but of course the arrival of De bruyne will be a breath of fresh air for Napoli, De bruyne fans and Serie A. but what is certain is that now Inter must be more vigilant because of course I think Napoli's strength will be stronger than last season (2024-2025). but i hope De bruyne can adapt well in Napoli and i hope Conte can also make a good strategy so De bruyne can play well. and honestly i want to know your opinion about all of this. and does all of this remind of when Ronaldo went to Juventus?

Source: https://www.bolasport.com/amp/read/314261549/kevin-de-bruyne-resmi-gabung-napoli-mulai-dianggap-sama-hebohnya-dengan-cristiano-ronaldo

Certainly both the prestige of Napoli and the prestige of Serie A increases.
The fact that Napoli managed to get him is a great achievement for the team and for the coach and the president.
Surely the fans will be happy with how it went and therefore everyone will be happy

[LUCKMCFLY]

I completely agree with you because the past is in the past and now every team need to sit up and correct their mistakes, let's say a team like Atalanta or Bologna that woke up at the end part of last season, they started doing well that I even got pissed by the way they was performing and I was asking what were they waiting for? These kind of performance was suppose to be from the start of rhe season but they failed and another thing is consistency, many teams will try to improve like you said and the teams that did well last season might perform poorly next season because some players will definitely change clubs so some teams will become weak.

Yes, and I like your example, as you mention Atalanta and Bologna , since they are teams that have started to surprise and have put a strain on the progress of some teams that wanted to get into the top spots, or at least in the UCL standings For now, these teams are at their best at the beginning of the season , but as you say, the start is one thing and the consistency they show throughout the season is another These teams have to be at the same level or better, It has already been shown that one of the best levels of football is in Italy.

[Lillominato89]

de bruyne who has now joined Napoli certainly makes me happy because of course Serie A will be even more popular because of course many De bruyne fans will watch the Serie A match which of course will be very exciting. in my opinion Napoli is very lucky to be able to get De bruyne because he is a good midfielder who will certainly make the Napoli squad even better and I am sure De bruyne will perform optimally in the matches they will play with Napoli. De bruyne has certainly won many trophies and I am sure that with De bruyne joining Napoli there is certainly an opportunity for De bruyne to be able to win trophies with Napoli and will certainly make De bruyne win many collections of champions because De bruyne is only playing in Serie A for the first time.

what do you all think is it possible that De bruyne will perform well in Serie A with Napoli? but of course the arrival of De bruyne will be a breath of fresh air for Napoli, De bruyne fans and Serie A. but what is certain is that now Inter must be more vigilant because of course I think Napoli's strength will be stronger than last season (2024-2025). but i hope De bruyne can adapt well in Napoli and i hope Conte can also make a good strategy so De bruyne can play well. and honestly i want to know your opinion about all of this. and does all of this remind of when Ronaldo went to Juventus?

Source: https://www.bolasport.com/amp/read/314261549/kevin-de-bruyne-resmi-gabung-napoli-mulai-dianggap-sama-hebohnya-dengan-cristiano-ronaldo

Certainly both the prestige of Napoli and the prestige of Serie A increases.
The fact that Napoli managed to get him is a great achievement for the team and for the coach and the president.
Surely the fans will be happy with how it went and therefore everyone will be happy

I agree! A top player increases the prestige of both the team and the league where he will play! An example is Cristiano Ronaldo  Until recently, despite the Arab championship having a lot of money, nobody went there, now after his arrival, many want to go and play there or just to earn a bunch of money