And this week's matches (all Sunday 15h00). Score predictions for the two in bold, 1X2 for the other three.

Empoli - Livorno
Parma - Inter
Catania - Roma
Cagliari - Reggina
Lazio - Napoli

We will calculate and post the table later today; apologies for the interruption in service on that front.

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 0-3
Cagliari - Reggina x
Lazio - Napoli 2-1

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter X
Catania - Roma 2 (1-4)
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli x (1-1)

Empoli - Livorno X
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 1 (2-0)
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli 2 (1-3)


* fervently denies all accusations of scaramanzia*

Empoli - Livorno X
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 2 (0-1)
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli 1 (1-0)

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter X
Catania - Roma 2-2
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli 2-0

Inter will be rubbish but still get a draw against poor old Parma. Roma will dominate their match but somehow contrive to throw away the championship in the 91st minute.

Gramsci that would be beyond intolerable. but somehow apt.

Enough with the scarmanzia, please.

The only thing that makes this marginally tolerable is that there isn't a third team in the race. The "traditional" result in such cases is for Juve to sneak up from behind on the last day and steal everyone's lunch money.

[And Sixmartlets, don't try convincing us that Collina in Perugia was anything other than the exception that proves the rule.]

Exceptions can't prove rules.

And Perugia was fucking awful. I was in Rome the next day and ther were still Laziali everywhere, dressing the statute of Neptune in pale blue scarves, spraypainting celtic crosses everywhere. It was unpleasant, let me tell you.

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter X
Catania - Roma 1 (2-1)
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli X (1-1)

I was just going to mention Sig. Collina!

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 2 (1-2)
Cagliari - Reggina X
Lazio - Napoli 1 (2-1)

And here is the table, with one week of matches left to play. Ad hoc has had an excellent run since his enforced absence, whereas I have been terrible, even in those weeks when I remember to pick games:

Ad Hoc 85
Broken Clock (TA) 81
Ursus Major 79
Big Dave’s Gusset 78
Jefe 78
Spangly Princess 78
Nil a fhios agam 75
Ursus Minor 74
Otto Katz 74
Ant 259 72
Bellhaven 64
Macocha Europy 62
Inca 49
Bogzilla 44
Ursus Mama 43
Cavalry Trouser Tipps 31
Pietro Paolo Virdis 28
6Martlets&aSeagull (new participant) 13
Antonio Gramsci (new participant) 12
Phoebe Disco (new participant) 11
Noj (new participant) 9
Dalliance 8
Jamzinho 8
Lodzubelieveit 7
Lipper 5
Nico Rijnders 4
Rick Derris 4
Trevor Hockey’s Beard 3
Pawlu 3
That Lanky Swede 1

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 2 (0-2)
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli x (1-1)

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 2 (1-3)
Cagliari - Reggina X
Lazio - Napoli X (2-2)

My initial "gut reaction" predictions were:
Empoli v Livorno 1
Parma v Inter 2
catania v Roma 2 (0-2)
Cagliari v Reggina X
Lazio v napoli X (1-1)

But having viewed the table further down the thread Ive decided to go for it and these are my "final guesses":

Empoli v Livorno X
Parma v Inter 2
Catania v Roma 2 (0-1)
Cagliari v Reggina X
Lazio v Napoli 1 (1-0)

Empoli - Livorno 1
Parma - Inter 2
Catania - Roma 2(1-4)
Cagliari - Reggina 1
Lazio - Napoli X (1-1)