Will Juve get fourth? (8 Viewers)
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Wow, this is a relatively easy schedule.
Milan is the only big name but somehow I see that match, together with the home match against Chievo, as the easiest of the remaining matches. Palermo are exactly the type of team Milan can't handle (which can be seen from the results from last seasons and this season too when Palermo comfortably beat Milan at San Siro). Especially if Milan are out of the title race by the time they play Palermo, it will be a sure home win imo.
The hope lies with the traditional southern rivals and with the relegation fighters. Hopefully, when they play Palermo, both Siena and Atalanta will desperately need the points to avoid relegation, while Catania and Cagliari (is there a rivalry between Sicily and Sardinia?) will play for the fans and play to beat their "local" rivals. Of course, hopefully Sampdoria will also need the pts (hopefully, for Europa League, not for CL) and they will play with 100% when they visit Palermo.
We need to win at least 4 points more than Palermo and that looks really tough right now.
Milan is the only big name but somehow I see that match, together with the home match against Chievo, as the easiest of the remaining matches. Palermo are exactly the type of team Milan can't handle (which can be seen from the results from last seasons and this season too when Palermo comfortably beat Milan at San Siro). Especially if Milan are out of the title race by the time they play Palermo, it will be a sure home win imo.
The hope lies with the traditional southern rivals and with the relegation fighters. Hopefully, when they play Palermo, both Siena and Atalanta will desperately need the points to avoid relegation, while Catania and Cagliari (is there a rivalry between Sicily and Sardinia?) will play for the fans and play to beat their "local" rivals. Of course, hopefully Sampdoria will also need the pts (hopefully, for Europa League, not for CL) and they will play with 100% when they visit Palermo.
We need to win at least 4 points more than Palermo and that looks really tough right now.
But that's the problem. Even if we win all the remaining 7 matches (including the away matches to Inter and Milan) Palermo will have to slip up at least twice. If we lose pts on one match, Palermo will have to lose it on 3. If we fail to beat 2 of the 7 remaining matches then Palermo will have to fail to beat 4 of the remaining 7.
With our current form I can easily imagine Juve losing minimum 2 of the 7 matches and I'm not sure if Palermo will fail to win 4 of the remaining 7.
With our current form I can easily imagine Juve losing minimum 2 of the 7 matches and I'm not sure if Palermo will fail to win 4 of the remaining 7.
Juve Fixtures (Current position 6th, GD+4)
Udinese A
Cagliari H
Inter A
Bari H
Catania A
Parma H
Milan A
Palermo Fixtures (Current position 4th, GD+8)
Catania A
Chievo H
Cagliari A
Milan H
Siena A
Samp H
Atalanta A
Sampdoria Fixtures (Current position 7th, GD+1)
Chievo A
Genoa H
Milan H
Roma A
Livorno H
Palermo A
Napoli H
Napoli Fixtures (Current position 5th, GD+5)
Lazio A
Parma H
Bari A
Cagliari H
Chievo A
Atalanta H
Samp A
Fiorentina Fixtures (Current position 8th, GD +7)
Parma A
Inter H
Atalanta A
Chievo H
Milan A
Siena H
Bari A
Udinese A
Cagliari H
Inter A
Bari H
Catania A
Parma H
Milan A
Palermo Fixtures (Current position 4th, GD+8)
Catania A
Chievo H
Cagliari A
Milan H
Siena A
Samp H
Atalanta A
Sampdoria Fixtures (Current position 7th, GD+1)
Chievo A
Genoa H
Milan H
Roma A
Livorno H
Palermo A
Napoli H
Napoli Fixtures (Current position 5th, GD+5)
Lazio A
Parma H
Bari A
Cagliari H
Chievo A
Atalanta H
Samp A
Fiorentina Fixtures (Current position 8th, GD +7)
Parma A
Inter H
Atalanta A
Chievo H
Milan A
Siena H
Bari A