Italian Serie A Predictions

Napoli vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

First meets last in the final game of the 2022/23 season when Napoli meets Sampdoria at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples on Sunday.

Napoli are in a festive mood after securing the Scudetto a month ago-their first top-flight title since 1989/90. They will be presented with the trophy at the end of this game, so they will be hoping for an accompanying win to commemorate the occasion.

However, the hosts have faltered since claiming the title early last month (W2, D1, L1). But with this being his last game as Napoli boss, departing manager Luciano Spalletti will hope for one last victorious hurrah before a packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona before taking a well-deserved sabbatical.

Napoli will fancy their chances of winning this game h given that they have never lost a home league H2H against rock-bottom and relegated Sampdoria since the turn of the century (W12, D2).

The visitors come into this game sitting a whopping 68 points behind the new champions. So it will be a miracle for them to get a win here.

Sampdoria’s measly haul of 19 points represents their poorest-ever top-flight showing. This terrible statistic has been influenced by their worst-ever tally of 24 Serie A defeats in a single campaign.

They also come into this tie without a win in eleven games (D2, L9), so it seems unlikely they will get a good result here.

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Torino vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Inter Milan will wrap up the Serie A season this weekend with a visit to Stadio Olimpico di Torino to face Torino.

The hosts ended their away Serie A campaign with a scintillating 4-0 win over Spezia last Saturday.

Although the victory was soiled by racist abuse directed towards their coach Ivan Jurić with play even halted before half-time, they will still be happy that they were able to win their fourth straight away league match without conceding in a single top-flight campaign for the first time since 1942/43.

However, Il Toro is surprisingly amid a six-game winless run at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino (D3, L3). It’s, therefore, unsurprising that their relatively poor home form has been behind their failure to break into the top seven this season.

The hosts might therefore have to improve on their starts if they want to end their season on a high, as five of their last six home matches saw them concede the opening goal, with three conceded within the first ten minutes.

Meanwhile, Inter Milan will travel to Turin in a confident mood after a 3-2 win over Atalanta confirmed they’ll finish in the Serie A top four.

That win also extended their imperious form, as it was their tenth victory in eleven matches (L1). That run was part of what landed the Nerazzurri the Coppa Italia Cup win and a place in the UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City.

With that huge occasion in Istanbul looming, coach Simone Inzaghi hinted at squad rotation after speaking about his staff doing “well in managing the playing time” after the win against Atalanta.

Meanwhile, they have a chance to extend a seven-game unbeaten H2H run (W6, D1) and also end their league campaign on a high.

Inter have won their last six league season finales averaging 3.33 goals per game, and a repeat could make it an entertaining trip for the fans. An over 2.5 goals game is, therefore, likely.

Juventus vs AC Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

AC Milan will look to seal a return to the Champions League next season when they travel to Turin to face Juventus in the penultimate game of the 2022/23 Serie A season.

The hosts’ struggles this season are well documented, with a ten-point deduction for corruption undoing all their hard work this season.

But this time last week, the Old Lady were comfortably sitting inside the top two, with the chance of sealing UCL football against Empoli on Monday.

But they got the aforementioned points deduction and were embarrassed by Empoli, who beat them 4-1. As a result, they come into this tie sitting in seventh place.

While they await the decision of the court on their appeal to revoke the points deduction, Max Allegri’s side can still target a top-six finish to ensure they do not end this season with nothing.

A win here could move them to fifth place, ahead of Atalanta and AS Roma, should the latter two not win their games. A win will also put them just two points behind fourth-placed Milan and give them a chance to a top-four finish in the last game of the season, should other teams stumble

Returning to Allianz Stadium, where Juve have won five of their last six games, may boost the tormented Old Lady.

Meanwhile, AC Milan have just one job–win this game and seal a top-four finish.

The visitors boosted their chances of finishing in the coveted Champions League spots with a huge 5-1 win over Sampdoria last time. The win ended a run of three straight defeats for Stefano Pioli’s side, who, before last week, were looking set for Europa League football.

Having been given a chance to play UCL next season due to Juventus’ punishment, they must not bottle it now.

They will fancy their chances because they are unbeaten away at Juventus (W1, D2) in three visits. However, one win in their last nine away games in all competitions (W1, D4, L4) will not inspire confidence in even the most optimistic fan.

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Inter Milan vs Atalanta: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their Coppa Italia exertions in midweek, Inter Milan will look to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League next season when they welcome Atalanta to the San Siro for the penultimate league game of the 2022/23 season.

Inter won the Coppa Italia title for the second season in a row on Wednesday, with a brace from Lautaro Martínez sealing a 2-1 comeback win over Fiorentina. The Nerazzurri will now be able to extend the celebrations by avoiding defeat against Atalanta which would confirm their top-four finish.

Coach Simone Inzaghi acknowledged their priorities after Wednesday’s win stating, “We have the league again, and then Istanbul”, where they face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League final.

Inter should be confident of winning where given that they have won their last two home league games. Another victory here will make it the first top-flight season head-to-head double over Atalanta since 2014/15 after they won the reverse fixture 3-2.

Meanwhile, Atalanta are fighting for their lives here, with victory over Inter their only realistic route to Champions League football next season. But even their destiny is not completely in their hands as they can only hope that AC Milan lose to Juventus.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s men come into this last round sitting in fifth position, three points behind AC Milan. So even if they win here and Milan beats Juventus, they won’t qualify for the UCL. But if they win here and Juventus loses, they can still hope for a top-four finish on the last day of the season.

Yet, they are also fighting for more than a top-four finish, as Europa League is not secure. So a win here will give them a chance to play UCL and keep their chances of playing Europa League football next season, given that they are one point ahead of sixth-placed AS Roma.

Four wins from their last six games (L2) suggest the visitors may be finding their feet at just the right time. But they must break a poor away spell, having failed to win here against Inter since March 2014.

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Sampdoria vs Sassuolo: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

The penultimate round of the 2022/23 Serie A season begins with a game between already-relegated Sampdoria and Sassuolo at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Friday.

The hosts officially became the first team to be relegated in Serie A this season three weeks ago when they were beaten 2-0 by Udinese. Since then, they have had no respite and were most recently beaten 5-1 by AC Milan in their last game.

The loss at the San Siro was their 24th Serie loss of the season, making them the side with the league’sleague’s worst defence and feast goals scored in the league this season (22 goals).

La Samp are destined to finish bottom of the Serie A table for the first time in their history unless they miraculously catch 19th-placed Cremonese, who sit six points above them with a better goal difference.

The chance of that happening is very slim, given that the hosts are winless in their last nine league games (D3, L6). Sassuolo, meanwhile, will travel to Stadio Luigi Ferraris, desperate to end their own torrid run of four games without a victory (D1, L3).

The visitors come into this sitting in 13th place, with a slim chance of cracking into the top half with just two games to play. This game seems inconsequential in determining their final placement at the end of the season.

Yet Alessio Dionisi’s side can at least aim to avoid being the only side to lose two times against Sampdoria this season, having lost the reverse fixture 2-1. But four straight defeats away from home shows that losing is a high possibility.

Meanwhile, Sassuolo have seen ten of their 12 Serie A wins this season come by a one-goal margin. So we can expect a low-scoring adventure on Friday featuring under 2.5 goal.

Empoli vs Juventus: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

Juventus will look to seal a return to the Champions League this Monday when they travel to Stadio Carlo Castellani to face Empoli.

The hosts are looking to continue their impressive run of three games without defeat (W2, D1) that has pushed them far from the relegation zone.

After a concerning run of three successive Serie A defeats to end April, Empoli sprung into May on a different note beating Bologna (3-1) and Salernitana (2-1) before recording a 1-1 draw with relegated Sampdoria last time.

Yet, they have been woeful at the back, having not kept a clean sheet in six games.

Yet, the Stadio Carlo Castellani faithful will be pleased with what manager Paolo Zanetti has masterminded. After four consecutive home matches without a win (D2, L2),, the hosts have won three of their last four (L1) home games.

The Blues will now be hoping to keep the momentum going when they tackle Juventus here, especially as they’ve managed to go unbeaten in their last five top-flight matches played on a Monday.

Juventus come into this tie in a disappointing mood after crashing out of the Europa League on Thursday, courtesy of an extra-time loss to Sevilla in Spain.

The result means that their only route to UEFA Champions League next season is via a top-four finish in the Serie A. So they will be desperate to win here to seal their top-four destiny.

They will fancy their chances here after winning their last three Serie A games. However, Max Allegri’s men have been poor on their travels, winning just one of their last seven away games (D2, L4).

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Perhaps a trip to Empoli will aid them in bettering that record, having beaten their hosts in 17 of their last 21 H2Hs in all competitions (D2, L2).

Napoli vs Inter Milan: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After securing a date with Manchester City in the Champions League final, Inter Milan will look to guarantee themselves a place in the competition next year when they travel to Naples to face Serie A champions, Napoli.

The hosts may have secured the Scudetto, but they come into this tie poorly, having won just two of their last eight games in all competitions (D4, L2). The most recent in that sequence was a 2-0 away loss to Monza.

Despite this, the Azzurri have a chance to make a bit of history here as a win over Inter will mean that they have won 19 different Serie opponents in a single season for the first time in their history.

Napoli fans will head to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, hoping their side will extend a proud H2H record of just one defeat in 16 home league meetings (W9, D6).

Inter beat their fierce rivals 1-0 last Tuesday to secure a place in the Champions League final. That win was their eighth consecutive win in all competitions.

While their final in Istanbul will likely take the bulk of their attention, there’s still the small matter of wrapping up a top-four Serie A finish to contend with.

Sitting in third with a five-point gap to fifth ahead of the round, Simone Inzaghi’s side will want to continue their fine league form of five-straight wins to keep the chasers at bay.

That run is Inter’s longest run of consecutive Serie A wins in a single season since they registered eight back in January of last year. While they could match that streak if they win their remaining games of this campaign, their three defeats against fellow current top-five Serie A sides on the road this term highlights how that’s likely to be a tough feat to achieve.

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AC Milan vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their embarrassing exit from the Champions League, AC Milan will turn their attention to Serie A, where they are fighting for a top-four finish.

The Red and Blacks were beaten 1-0 by their city rivals Inter Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday, confirming their exit from the UEFA Champions League. Not even the return of Rafael Leao, who started the game on Tuesday after an injury return, could save Milan from a 3-0 aggregate score.

The Portuguese could not also inspire Milan’s attack to score, with their blank on Tuesday the third time in a row they have failed to score, having lost 2-0 to Spezia in their last game.

Falling to Spezia has left them four points behind the top four, with an increasingly tricky three-game battle on their hands to return to the Champions League next term. Under pressure, manager Stefano Pioli won’t be taking anything for granted as he prepares his side to host already-relegated Sampdoria.

But the hosts have sometimes found sides in the bottom half going into this round hard to put away at the San Siro this term (W4, D3, L1), although they’re at least unbeaten here in the league since late January (W4, D3).

Meanwhile, having already been relegated, Sampdoria come into this game looking to record their first Serie A win since March 19th (D3, L5).

They were held to a 1-1 draw with Empoli on Monday night, leaving them trailing 19th-placed Cremonese by six points. Therefore, Dejan Stanković’s side now look on course to finish bottom of the top flight for the first time in their history.

Their away form has been the primary catalyst for their poor league form, as the visitors have scored just once across their last four Serie A road fixtures (D1, L3). They also lost 3-0 at the San Siro against Inter in October.

Meanwhile, they haven’t beaten Milan here since February 2017 (D2, L3), so another difficult away day looms for La Samp.

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Bologna vs AS Roma: Preview and Expert Football Prediction

After their Europa League exertions in midweek, AS Roma turn their attention to their top-four quest in the Serie A this Sunday when they travel to Stadio Renato Dall’Ara to face Bologna.

The hosts have enjoyed a relatively solid campaign and are now looking to secure just a second top-half finish in Serie A since returning to the top flight in 2015.

Two points separate the team in eighth position and 13th ahead of the round. However, Thiago Motta’s men only have themselves to blame for being part of that crowd after a five-match winless run (D3, L2).

But the Rossoblù are at least unbeaten in five matches at home (W2, D3). Their positive home record this term has been built on a strong defence that has conceded just 12 goals at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, a record only Inter can beat.

Meanwhile, AS Roma comes into this tie on the back of a massive 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League. The win means that they have one leg planted in the competition’s final. Should they succeed in defending that one-goal deficit at BayArena this Thursday, they will be playing their second European final in two seasons under Jose Mourinho.

That will be some achievement for ‘the Special One’, whose European pedigree is enjoying new PR for his work at Stadio Olimpico.

However, in the league, the Portuguese manager is struggling to guide Roma to a top-four finish, with his side sitting outside the top-six ahead of this round.

Their poor league placement has been caused by a four-game winless run in the league (D2, L2). Mourinho’s men will be desperate to avoid a fifth game without a win but must improve on the road to avoid that. In addition, the Giallorossi have won just one of their last ten away matches in all competitions (D3, L6), whilst they’ve also conceded 21 of their 33 Serie A goals away from the Stadio Olimpico.

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Udinese vs Sampdoria: Preview and Expert Prediction

Bottom-placed Sampdoria will travel to Udine this Monday looking to record just their fourth win of the season against Udinese.

The hosts come into this tie on the back of a hard-fought 1-1 win over Napoli, confirming Luciano Spaletti’s side as the Scudetto winners this season.

But for Udinese, their aim for the season remains to finish in the top half of the Serie A for the first time since 2012/13, and that draw boosted their chances of doing so as they sit in 12th position ahead of this round.

But they have won just one of their last six games (D2, L3) and need five more points to better last term’s haul of 47. Yet, there is some hope that they could get another win here as their last four home league games have seen them beat last year’s champions AC Milan 3-1 and hold this year’s title winners Napoli as part of a longer sequence of seven matches unbeaten on their turf (W2, D5).

With none of the last five home head-to-head against Sampdoria ending level (W3, L2), they’ll fancy their chances of claiming three points here against their struggling opponents.

Sampdoria’s 17 points after 33 matches have left them rooted at the bottom of the table with no hopes of playing Serie A football next season.

They come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 loss to Torino, which has left them ten points behind the 17th-placed side. So they desperately need a victory here to keep their wafer-thin survival chances alive.

But having won just one of their last 17 league fixtures (D5, L11), they will still finish the season with their lowest points total in the three-points-per-win era, regardless of where they play next season.

Meanwhile, their position in the league has been chiefly down to their poor away form. La Samp hasn’t won a league away game since early January (D2, L6 since) and conceded an average of 3.25 goals per game across their last four fixtures (D1, L3).

A tough finish to a miserable season awaits as they also travel to face AC Milan and Napoli after this.

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