Serie A Predictions

Torino – Parma: Toro flirting with relegation This Friday night the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino kicks off the new round with a high-voltage clash. Torino, dangerously slipping down the table, host a Parma side that’s picked up form. Stakes are simple: nick the points that keep you out of the drop zone. Torino on the…

Lazio – Sassuolo: crisis brewing in Rome, the Black-and-Greens lying in wait Monday at the Stadio Olimpico is a study in contrasts. On one side, a Lazio side that can’t find its feet and looks wounded. On the other, Sassuolo — buzzing, hungry and picking off victims in Serie A. Lazio in full-blown nightmare Everything’s…

Genoa – Roma: Roma clings to the Champions chase This Sunday the Luigi Ferraris will be a pressure cooker. Roma arrive hunting a Champions League spot. Genoa show up fighting for survival. And yes, both managers have history with the other club — adds a nice edge. Roma have dropped points recently Last week Roma…

Atalanta – Udinese: Atalanta has no room for error Atalanta Bergamo must kick things back into gear. After their first Serie A loss of the year, they welcome Udinese on Saturday hungry and irritated. That slip dented their Champions League dreams, but the Bergamo side are still alive on every front and want to prove…

Cagliari – Como: Como want to gatecrash the top four This Saturday afternoon Sardinia serves up a clash of styles. Como — the nouveau riche flirting with the summit of Serie A — travel to a Cagliari stuck in mid-table, grinding points to make sure they stay up. Como are hungry What Cesc Fabregas has…

Napoli – Torino: Napoli clings to a top-four place This Friday night, the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium throws open its gates for a match with very different stakes. The defending champs are scrapping to hold onto a Champions League spot while Torino, hovering over the drop, are fighting for survival. Napoli can’t afford any more…

Parma – Cagliari: tense scrap to pull clear of the relegation zone Friday night, Parma return to the Stadio Tardini brimming with confidence. After that shock at San Siro, the promoted side want to back it up in front of their fans against a Cagliari team also inching toward safety… but with hardly any margin…

Cagliari – Lazio Rome: now-or-never to break the curse There are fixtures that have nothing to do with Europe or the title race — they are pure table tension. Saturday in Sardinia, Cagliari host Lazio with only five points between them. Odd on paper, almost a smack in the face for the Romans. And for…

Sassuolo – Hellas Verona: opposite trajectories at the Mapei Stadium Friday night isn’t a glamour tie. It’s a snapshot of two seasons. Sassuolo are moving forward — slow but steady. Verona are still sliding. The Neroverdi are aiming for the top half; the Gialloblu are hunting the exit sign. At this stage every point matters……