2022-2023 serie A prediction

DBasia.news – Seen from the challenges of Serie A teams appearing competitively in Europe and more precisely in the Champions League against teams from Spain and England, the competition in the league has heated up in the last two seasons.

Antonio Conte became an important figure who started Juventus’ dominance in Serie A, then in the 2020-2021 season, ended that dominance with rivals Inter Milan. Then Conte left and last season Inter’s city rivals, AC Milan won the Scudetto.

It took 11 years for the Rossoneri to win it back and it was ended by Italian coach Stefano Pioli in a squad that included Theo Hernandez, Sandro Tonali, Franck Kessie, Olivier Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

No doubt in the last two seasons the race for the Serie A title has continued to become fierce after Juventus’ long dominance. This season was even more exciting as Juventus were able to rise and the Milan duo are still competitors for the Scudetto.

BolaSkor will provide predictions regarding the competition in Serie A, starting from the teams that are candidate for champions, the race for the top four (Champions League zone), to relegation candidates. Starting from the teams that will fight away from the relegation zone.

Relegation Candidates: Cremonense, Salernitana, Spezia

Cremonense are promoted to Serie A this season after being runners-up in Serie B last season under defending champions Lecce. The team nicknamed I Grigiorossi was coached by Massimiliano Alvini, the new coach to replace Fabio Pecchia who brought the team to promotion.

In the midst of the adaptation process, Cremonense also did not recruit many new players, at least those who have experience playing in Serie A. In the current squad there are only Johan Vasquez, Vlad Chiriches, and Ionut Radu who have played in Serie A, and are not the top players in Serie A. their former clubs.

It took a miracle for Cremonense to stay in Serie A and not be relegated again. The only plus for them is the ‘blindness’ of the opposing team to their formation, plus Cremonense have a collectivity to play.

Last season, Salernitana, a club from Salerno, Campania, was only one point adrift of Cagliari. The team coached by Davide Nicola is still far from the potential of a club category that is safe from the relegation zone.

Despite the fact that Salernitana has experienced players like Franck Ribery, Federico Fazio, and Norbert Gyomber, they are no longer young, especially the first two names. Salernitana still does not have an adequate squad to fight in the middle of the standings.

The last club is Spezia. Luca Gotti’s side are six points clear of Cagliari who were relegated last season and are relatively safe. But the fight away from the relegation zone continued for most of the season.

If that situation doesn’t change this season then the story will be the same. Spezia contains many players from various countries, and brings their experiences such as Albin Ekdal, Samuel Mraz, and Mehdi Bourabia.

But on the other hand, there is a balance of experienced players such as Mattia Caldara, Albin Ekdal, and Jacopo Sala. Between Cremonense and Salernitana, Spezia has the most chance of surviving relegation.

Top Four Candidates: AS Roma, Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina, Atalanta

The struggle for a place in the top four aka the Champions League zone is no less exciting this season. Compared to the struggle for the Scudetto, competition in the top four or the Champions League zone is more exciting because it is open.

Assuming the top three will still be up for grabs by AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus, then the one remaining place will be contested by AS Roma, Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina and Atalanta. Why the five teams?

Roma are entering their second season with Jose Mourinho after winning the UEFA Conference League last season. A coach with a winning mentality seems to always want a trophy, no doubt Roma could be the dark horse of the Scudetto or a strong candidate for the top four.

Moreover, Roma have brought in quality experienced players such as Nemanja Matic, Paulo Dybala, to Georginio Wijnaldum. Gait Roma worth waiting for this season.

While other competitors are still struggling between Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina, and Atalanta. Napoli were originally still being coached by Luciano Spalletti, but their chances of becoming a small Scudetto dark horse after being left behind by Lorenzo Insigne, Dries Mertens, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Fabian Ruiz.

No doubt Napoli are predicted to compete in the top four rather than the race for the Serie A title, because they are still a strong traditional Italian team. Likewise with Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio, Fiorentina, and Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta.

Champions Candidates: AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus

The race for the 2022-2023 Serie A title is predicted to be contested by three teams: AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus. Milan, the defending champions, will not meet later against Inter and Juventus in defense of the Serie A trophy.

Milan’s transfer was relatively slow as they only brought in Divock Origi and Charles De Ketelaere, plus players such as Alessio Romagnoli and Franck Kessie were left without direct replacements in both positions.

Given the age of Olivier Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Milan practically only relies on Origi, Ante Rebic, and Rafael Leao up front. No doubt needing the ‘cold hands’ Stefano Pioli to bring consistency to play last season to this season.

Different from Milan, the squad of their city rivals, Inter Milan appeared more ready to win the Scudetto again with the arrival of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Andre Onana, and Romelu Lukaku. For your information, Lukaku was a duet of Lautaro Martinez when Inter won the 2020-2021 Serie A.

Inter’s squad is evenly distributed in every line from the back, center and front. Next season they were runners-up, not winning the Serie A title, but winning the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup. Inter can be a big force to win the Scudetto this season.

Meanwhile, Juventus is entering its second season in Massimiliano Allegri’s second term in charge of the team. After two consecutive seasons of not winning Serie A, Juventus improved by recruiting Angel Di Maria, Paul Pogba, and Gleison Bremer.

Il Bianconeri haven’t been ideal after being left behind by Giorgio Chiellini, Alvaro Morata and Matthijs de Ligt, but if Federico Chiesa is fit and Dusan Vlahovic is in his prime, with the experience-quality combination of Di Maria and Pogba, Juventus deserves to be reckoned with.

Massimiliano Allegri’s pragmatic mindset can provide consistency and final results if the scenario goes well. That has been tested in his first period with Juventus. So, Juventus and the Milan duo will be competing for the Scudetto.