Scott Mctominay

Scott McTominay has been hailed as one of the best midfielders in Italy. The Scotland international started for Napoli last night as they defeated Roma 1-0 on home soil. The result keeps Antonio Conte's side top of the table on 29 points after nine league games. McTominay has scored three goals since his summer move from Manchester United. And it's little wonder that his impressive form has captured the attention of former well-versed Serie A player Hernanes. The Brazilian played for seven years in Italy, turning out for Lazio, Inter and Juventus. Asked about his favourite midfielder in Serie A, he told sportitalia: "The Napoli one, McTominay - I saw him play live and I liked him a lot. "He is elegant, then he sees the goal, because that's what he is: the number 8 must know a bit of everything. "You have to mark, you have to set up the actions, but you have to see the goal and he sees it. And as a style of play, I like his. "I also like Nicolo Barella bu...

Napoli star Scott McTominay suffered a minor ankle injury during Scotland’s 2-1 win over Poland on Monday and will be assessed by club doctors today. Napoli midfielder McTominay was forced off the pitch in Scotland’s 2-1 Nations League win against Poland on Monday. Napoli star McTominay suffers ankle injury in Scotland win over Poland The 27-year-old was subbed off at minute 76 due to a ‘minor injury’ as per The Independent. Tuesday’s printed edition of Gazzetta dello Sport, on page 14, reports that McTominay will be assessed by club doctors upon his return to Naples today. The pink paper reports that McTominay’s ankle had an ‘unnatural twist’, so Napoli doctors and coach Antonio Conte hope the Scotland international won’t be forced to the sidelines when Serie A resumes this coming weekend. The Partenopei, the current Serie A leaders, will host Claudio Ranieri’s Roma on Sunday, November 24, at 18:00 CET (16:00 GMT). McTominay has two goals and two assists in nine Serie A appearances th...

Italian media have spoken out after Scott McTominay scored a crucial goal for Napoli against Inter Milan on Sunday. After seven years with the Manchester United senior team, McTominay joined Serie A side Napoli over the summer for a reported fee of £21million, with a potential £4.2m in add-ons. Since joining the Italian side, the Scottish international has certainly made his mark, impressing in many of his 10 appearances for his new club. And now, the Italian media have made their feelings about McTominay clear after he scored a crucial goal against Serie A giants Inter Milan on Sunday. As it stands, the Serie A remains tightly contested at the top of the table with just two points separating Napoli, who are in first, and Juventus, who are currently in sixth, while four teams are tied from second to fifth in the table, each with 25 points. And as Napoli faced off against fellow title challengers Inter Milan and it was McTominay who stepped up and opened the scoring in the match with a ...

Scott McTominay has reportedly been tasked with keeping an eye on Inter Milan playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu when Serie A leaders Napoli go to San Siro on Sunday. The midfielder has quickly hit the ground running since swapping Manchester United for Naples in a £25million move last summer and has helped Antonio Conte's go a point clear of Inter at the league summit ahead of the weekend's huge fixture. Turkey star Calhanoglu has been one of the top performers in Italy in recent seasons and was crowned as Serie A 's midfielder of the year last season, scoring 13 times as Inter romped to the title with five games to spare. The 30-year-old has been in fine form in the first four months of the new campaign, but according to Gazzetta dello Sport, Conte has a plan to stop the I Nerazzurri metronome from keeping his team ticking. They report that Conte intends to use Scotland star McTominay and tricky wide man Matteo Politano to try and negate Calhanoglu's threat. They say that dyn...