Yet another 5 out of 10 week last week. Nothing great but enough to keep your head above water for sure. With this being the last round and virtually nothing to play for this could be tough. Forgive me for some brevity if you’re not into that sort of thing. We will soldier on though! Picks and goal scorers incoming! LET’S GO!!!!
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SASSUOLO V FIORENTINA Another Friday afternoon Sassuolo game! That means 2 things: A Berardi goal and goals, goals, GOALS! Fiorentina are probably the perfect team to take part. They are super deep and will probably want to give everyone some time as they get ready for the Conference League final next week. Expect some fun as we see something like a wild 3-3 DRAW
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TORINO V INTER Torino doesn’t have much to play for but with them being at home I expect them to play hard and start the starters. Inter will rotate like crazy with the CL final next week. That will put Sanabria and Miranchuk against a heavily rotated back line. That could mean goals for the home team. It’s hard to say whether the Inter B team will play well or not. It’s a nothing game in the standings but might really mean something for the Inter backups. I’d expect we see goals from each side but ultimately TORINO WINS
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CREMONESE V SALERNITANA Cremonese is toast. Salernitana doesn’t lose. Also word just came out that Ochoa was robbed of the MVP award. If he starts they win. If there’s no Ochoa then take the home team. STAY TUNED!
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EMPOLI V LAZIO Another nothing game. Uhhhhh… hmmm. Yeah. (sigh) DRAW
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NAPOLI V SAMPDORIA Napoli finishes at home with regning defensive POY, highest scorer and MVP. Samp are relegated. Napoli runs wild and Kvara gets on the board for the first time in 3 months. NAPOLI WINS
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ATALANTA V MONZA Atalanta actually still have something to play for here as they hope to clinch Europa. Trouble is they are at home and unless the opponent is Verona they have been terrible at home of late. They also have an injury list a mile long. Meanwhile Monza continue to Monza. They’ve rewarded Palladino with a new deal and are also looking to clinch a top half finish. Remarkable after a rough start. Been riding Monza and I’m not quitting them now. MONZA WINS
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LECCE V BOLOGNA Lecce at home and on the beach. Survival clinched. Really happy for them. Been on Falcone all year and I’m glad to see them succeed. Their season is over though. Bologna meanwhile have been scoring in bunches as they look to finish strong. My guess is they start the starters and steamroll Lecce. Watch to see if Orsolini starts because he’s gonna score. At 26 years old with one year left on his deal it might be now or never for him for a big move. That or it’s big extension time to become a Bologna lifer. BOLOGNA WINS
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MILAN V HELLAS Lots of rumors of Milan starting a B team but I don’t believe it. I think he gives Brahim a proper farewell and also gives Leao a bow for signing his extension. THEN he rotates in the B team. While the starters are in I think Milan score a few. Hellas fight valiantly but ultimately they can’t score and that will be their demise. MILAN WINS
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ROMA V SPEZIA Hard to say whether Roma shows up for this or not. I’m really tempted to take the home team in these final season games but this is tough. They lost Europa. they have no chance of top 4. They REALLY have absolutely nothing to play for. Also they’ve been beat up for weeks and are really on fumes. I like Spezia and what they re doing. Nzola has been hot. Maldini continues to impress. Dragowski has been a rock for a team that really struggles to score. They will scoreboard watch, see Hellas fall behind and be able to survive via a listless DRAW
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UDINESE V JUVENTUS Udinese rolls as Juve continue to roll over. You can almost smell the chnage in the air while watching Juve. UDINESE WINS
Final Thoughts
That’s it folks. Another season in the books. Don’t miss out on the Sunday afternoon drama. There’s nothing like races coming down to the last day. I’m just glad we’re not involved.
Happy watching!
Lisi
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