Serie A Predictions

Atalanta – Hellas Verona: no option but to redeem at Bergamo Atalanta Bergamo (7th), fresh from a European humiliation, host Hellas Verona (20th) — a team scraping around with all the desperation of clubs facing relegation. Atalanta need to bury the nightmare It’s grim up in Lombardy. Raffaele Palladino’s men were hammered in the Champions…

AS Rome – Lecce: Roma must bounce back This Sunday evening the Stadio Olimpico hosts a fixture that looks lopsided on paper but is crucial for how the season finishes. AS Rome (6th), knee-deep in a results crisis, welcome Lecce — a side fighting tooth and nail to avoid the drop. Roma’s sour run It’s…

Bologna – Lazio: Europe in their sights at the Stadio Dall’Ara Separated by just two points, Bologna and Lazio meet determined to keep their hot runs rolling. Bologna riding a European high Well clear of relegation worries, Bologna are in dreamland. After dumping Roma out of the Europa League in dramatic fashion (a 3-3 classic…

Como – Pisa: the gulf at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia This Sunday at lunchtime the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia serves up a clash of extremes in Serie A. Como are flying and look a genuine Champions League threat. Pisa, meanwhile, are scrapping tooth and nail just to stay in the top flight. Como in steamroller mode They’re…

Cagliari – Napoli: Champions out to seal a top-four place Friday night in Sardinia hands us a clash of opposites. Napoli, written off for the title but still chasing Champions League football, travel to a Cagliari side now nervously checking the rear-view as the drop looms. Napoli rediscover their spark Their title defence turned sour…

Sassuolo – Bologna: An Emilia-Romagna derby with Europe knocking This Sunday afternoon the Mapei Stadium will roar for a local derby that smells like a scrap. Sandwiched between two decisive European legs, Bologna (8th) travels to face their fiery neighbors Sassuolo (9th). What’s at stake? Regional bragging rights, sure — but mainly a chance for…

Pisa – Cagliari: a last-ditch showdown for the Tuscans This Sunday the Arena Garibaldi will be a pressure cooker for matchday 29. Bottom of the table, Pisa have to win — no ifs, no buts — to keep any faint survival hopes alive, while 14th-placed Cagliari need points to stop sliding toward the drop zone.…

Napoli – Lecce: the fallen champions just want the basics This Saturday night the electric Stadio Diego Armando Maradona hosts a match that looks lopsided on paper. A dethroned Napoli, far from guaranteed a top-four finish, welcomes a Lecce side that just grabbed a huge lifeline in the relegation scrap. Napoli: no more slip-ups Now…

Inter Milan – Atalanta: Lombardy derby with redemption on the line This Saturday brings a Serie A thrill — a derby that feels like group therapy. Inter and Atalanta both come in bruised and ready to prove a point at San Siro. Lose the jitters, win back belief. Simple. Inter stumbles The calm march toward…