The Italian champion is not yet determined, but the old lady from Turin will be able to celebrate the Scudetto win again this year. Behind the Dominator of recent years, SSC Napoli have the best chance of winning the runner-up. In the last three months of the season, the two remaining Champions League starting places, which are targeted by Inter Milan, AC Milan and the Roma, will be hard-fought! A bit behind in the back is currently the last year’s semi-finalist of the premier class, the Roma. After the bitter end on Wednesday against FC Porto compensation is announced on Monday. At the end of the 27th match day of Serie A, the duel between AS Roma and Empoli will take place!
It is in the Italian capital, a new era initiated because the end in the premier class had strong personnel impact on the Giallorossi. Until the end of the season, Leicester hero Claudio Ranieri of Eusebio di Francesco takes over and should reach the minimum target. For now, victories have come from – and just at home against relegation candidates would be a point loss a bitter disappointment. The start of the match at the Olimpico Stadium is on Monday at 19:30.
AS Rome:
The game in Porto’s Estadio Dragao could not have been more dramatic. In a heated extension of the Italian top club had to cope with the off. Especially the video umpire came into the focus. A hard penalty for Trikotzupfer from Ur-Roman Alessandro Florenzi Alex Telles did not miss in favor of Porto. In injury time extra time Roma striker Patrick Schick was clearly hit, but despite contact with the VAR was not decided on penalty. This sealed the off.
It was not just the end for the Romans in the Champions League, but an off, which has ushered in a change. Head coach Eusebio di Francesco, who won the Scudetto with Roma in 2001, was dismissed. The CL exit and the bitter Derby defeat a few days earlier against Lazio (0: 3) brought the cask to overflow. But not only the coach had to go, but also sports director Monchi. The Spaniard, who previously worked for Seville for 17 years, will be replaced by Frederic Massara. Successor of di Francesco is Claudio Ranieri, who was recently released at Fulham. Ranieri was installed as a temporary solution, the contract dated to the end of the season. Ranieri can now work with a top team again after the messy commitment at the Cottagers in London.
Especially at the mental level, he will have to work after the setbacks of the last few weeks. His debut is not necessarily facilitated by the personal situation. Aleksandar Kolarov, Edin Dzeko and Federico Fazio are suspended and Konstantinos Manolas, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Daniele de Rossi will not be available for injury. Nevertheless, the Romans have a powerful squad through the wide squad. In the home stadium, the Roma has so far a strong 7-4-1 record show. As a result, in the game between Roma and Empoli a prediction on the home win despite form crisis is completely understandable.
Empoli:
The club from Tuscany has developed in recent years the reputation of an elevator team. Several ascents and descents can be found in the chronicle. The team of head coach Giuseppe Iachini, however, “came to stay” this season. The relegation is the only logical goal. After 26 of 38 matchdays, the trend can be considered positive. 17th place is the last non-relegation place, but in the end it does not have to be more. At least four points ahead of Bologna FC are a small point cushion.
If on May 26, 2019 actually the league will be fixed, then the newcomer will have laid the foundation for the league whereabouts, especially in the domestic Carlo Castellani Stadium. Of the 22 counters collected so far, the newcomer has not been able to collect as many as 18 at home. Together with bottom-of-the-table Chievo Verona, Empoli is the only Serie A team to have won no away (!) Away this season. In the twelve previous games Empoli could only enter four draws. With such an away balance, the trip to home-strong Roma is almost a “mission impossible”. With these four points Empoli is the weakest away team of the entire league. Not necessarily positive is the fact that Empoli of the twelve remaining games still have to deny their seven in foreign countries.
Accordingly, it is difficult to find arguments before the match between the AS Roma and Empoli for a tip on a surprise (X or 2). To mention positive is the fact that Iachini on Monday can draw on the full and not have to pretend any important player. Nevertheless, Empoli will definitely have to collect the points in the struggle for survival against other teams.
PREDICTION: AS Roma to win @ 1,55
