Serie A Superthread

Mr.Nice Guy

Brilliant goal by Malinovskyi to give Atalanta the lead at Napoli. I'd worry for Napoli without Koulibaly.

Zielinski makes it 1-1. This is a fun game.

Mertens restores the lead. Poor by Demiral.

2-2. Demiral redeems himself with a great finish from close range.

3-2 Atalanta! Freuler turns it around once more.

Full-time. Great game that brings Atalanta into the title picture. Milan stay top and only 4 points separating first and fourth.

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118269531#Comment_118269531

They spent more than anyone this year on a player. They've invested more. Hence more is expected.

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118269923#Comment_118269923

Absolutely fantastic game. The Napoli crumble continues. To be fair they are missing some huge players.

breezy1985

I never thought after the disaster against Sassuolo that Milan would be clear on top within 7 days.

Tight at the top though and Inter are in unreal form.

The Golden Miller

Thought Napoli would run away with the league this year, but would be backing Milan now. With Juve in transition, who will get back to where they were with current management, and Inter getting rid of theirs, it left the door open for Napoli. Didn't think Milan had the players to come close to replicating last year.

As it stands I think they are the weakest on paper, but most likely to win now. If Napoli are pushed close, they seem to crumble when the pressure really comes on. Inters management isn't up to it and will fall away at some point. Atalanta aren't big enough to win it.

Inter won it last year too, so Milan have to win it this year. Can't be behind Inter in league titles, not acceptable to Milan fans, they are the bigger club. They generally win it the year after Inter do to counter their success. All omens point to Milan I think

breezy1985

Simon Kjaer is out for 6 months after ACL surgery so that will be a huge dent in Milans season

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118270733#Comment_118270733

Only twice out of their 18 titles have Milan won the year after Inter so I don't know where you dreamed that up.

Also from the 60s Inter were ahead on titles and Milan only pegged it back in the 90s during Inters crazy losing streak. The derby d'Italia is called that because Inter were the bigger team along with Juve. It's only Europe where Milan have always been the big team in Italy

Mr.Nice Guy

Some great games this weekend. Verona have come back from 3-0 down at half-time to Venezia to win it 4-3. Can't wait to watch the highlights of that later.

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118272647#Comment_118272647

I turned it off at half time 🤦‍♂️

The Golden Miller

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271138#Comment_118271138

Meant generally peg it back in a timely enough fashion

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118274613#Comment_118274613

But that's not really true either. Both clubs had large barren spells where the other overtook. Juve are the only team in Italy with true unbroken success in Serie A (except during the calciopoli years)

kksaints

Relegation battle looks intriguing. Genoa, Cagliari and Salernitana are the three spots so far. Spezia are two points clear and Venezia, Sampdoria are five points clear with Udinese another point further ahead. You'd expect Salernitana to go down but Genoa should have some money to spend in January with their American owners. Samp and Udinese could do with a few wins to get really clear from danger, Samp were really poor in the 1st half against Lazio today. Cagliari have been clinging on a fair bit the last few years, this could be the year they go down.

The Golden Miller

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118274662#Comment_118274662

Well from my memory, mid 80's onwards, Milan have generally overshadowed Inter at every turn. Any succes Inter had was quickly matched. Even after the mid-00's scandal, Inter won a few leagues with no competition, moved ahead of Milan, who then pulled it straight back when they had to, out of nowhere really. Inter move ahead again, and Milan doing their best to pull it back this year. Of course every team tries to win all the time, but you feel there's a particularly big push from Milan due to Inter moving ahead, sort of a desperation about them.

Inter may have been bigger and more successful at one point in history, but for decades now it's been Milan. Playing second fiddle to Inter simply isn't acceptable for all involved with Milan. Milan had their internal struggles the past decade, so could begrudginly watch Juve dominate, as they sort of always won more league titles anyway. Content once Inter struggled beside them. But once Inter showed a bit of ambition lately, it's no coincidence Milan improved hugely, no choice but to

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Smell the glove

Juve through as group winners.

Inter through as second placed team.

Milan a disgrace.

Atalanta vs Villarreal called off because of snow until tomorrow. Should be a class match now to watch.

Mr.Nice Guy

Disappointing result for Napoli, losing 1-0 at home to Empoli. They've gone off the boil of late and have slipped to 4th. Looking very interesting at the top with Inter narrowly ahead.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118312322#Comment_118312322

Time for Inter to make hay I think. Milan are screwed too of they can't get the injuries under control

breezy1985

And people say the pope doesn't actually talk to God

breezy1985

5-0 demolition job from Inter last night. Pressure really on Napoli tomorrow and given the state the Milan squad are in they would be blessed of they won it and then got to Christmas only a point behind Inter.

Roma currently 2-1 up against Atalanta

EltonJohn69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118269480#Comment_118269480

It looks like you were premature in declaring Mouriho’s demise. Will you withdraw your comment ?

Mr.Nice Guy

That's a superb result for Roma.

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118342953#Comment_118342953

Because of one result? Nope. The tell tale signs are there already with him turning on journalists and throwing his players and the board under the bus. He's a fraud. A dinosaur.

EltonJohn69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118343811#Comment_118343811

Pep…. kloop… they all turn very nasty when they have suffered defeat…

I will tell you what is fraudulent. A manager gracious in defeat is a fraudulent.

Mr.Nice Guy

Caught the 2-2 game between Sassuolo and Fiorentina earlier. Vlahovic and Scamacca got a goal each and did well. Looking forward to Milan vs Napoli this evening.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118343811#Comment_118343811

A fraud no but a dinosaur yes and the big clubs have all moved on to looking for the likes of these German technical nerds.

Mr.Nice Guy

Napoli with the early lead at the San Siro through Elmas. Poor defending from Milan.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118348512#Comment_118348512

There are squads ravaged with Covid seem to have more first team players than Milan. Hernandez added to the list today with the flu

Did you smash it

How is that offside?

Mr.Nice Guy

Looked like a big equaliser from Kessie but chalked off for offside. This could be a huge 3 points for Napoli if they hold out.

And they do held out. Napoli drag themselves back into the title race. Think Milan fans have a right to feel aggrieved though. Seems Giroud deemed to have attempted to play the ball. That's where I'd like the ref to talk through his decision like they do in rugby.

breezy1985

Milan are shocking to watch especially when you consider they looked one of the most exciting attacking teams in Europe not that long ago

Mr.Nice Guy

Awful result for Napoli tonight, losing 1-0 at home to Spezia. To go from beating Milan at the San Siro to that.