Scott McTominay hits huge milestone as he scoops prestigious award and keeps Napoli’s title dream alive

Having come through at Manchester United, Scott McTominay knows all about ‘squeaky bum time’ and proved it for Napoli. The Scottish midfielder was once again the whole show for the Serie A leaders, registering two inch-perfect assists against Genoa, but even that wasn’t enough. McTominay was named Player of the Month pre-match and Man of the Match afterSerie A So confident is McTominay he also attempted an audacious bicycle kickGetty McTominay twice helped put his side ahead with a through ball for Romelu Lukaku and another neat assist for Giacomo Raspadori, but on both occasions the visitors at the Maradona fought back. His provisions made it a career best 16 goal contributions for the season (12 goals, 4 assists) and he picked up a Man of the Match award to go with his Player of the Month pre-match trophy. Yet despite another brilliant performance from Serie A’s most loved number eight, manager Antonio Conte was left with his head in his hands throughout. Napoli entered the weekend with a three-point lead over second-placed Inter Milan, which temporarily disappeared when the Champions League finalists beat Torino 2-0 earlier in the day. With three games to go, Conte called the benefit of being able to afford a draw a ‘bonus’ but it went in dramatic scenes as Patrick Vieira’s Genoa twice struck back, securing a point later on despite being in mid-table safety with nothing to play for. “We gambled away the bonus,” the former Chelsea manager said after a cinematic performance on the touchline. “Of the seven points we needed, we took one and now we have to win the next two if we want to aspire to win the championship. “They had two shots on target and scored two goals. These games also happen. When you concede a goal, you can always do better. It’s a shame because we should have won for what we produced.” Noticing Genoa’s success with crosses into the box, Conte even prepared for it by bringing on 6ft 6in Bournemouth loanee Philip Billing. Yet even he failed to get there first to stop an almighty Johan Vasquez header to claim a point, and Conte felt he couldn’t have done much more. Conte was a picture on the sidelinesSerie A But the whole team was on edgeGetty “There is still bitterness especially because we are at the end, it is annoying,” he said. “This is football. Billing came on to avoid suffering from high balls and we conceded a header. “I have little to reproach for the match and the effort. Eleven shots on target and you play the match but you draw, we need to improve in these situations.” There’s not much improvement left for McTominay, though, who was given top ratings for the match across the media, including in leading outlet Corriere dello Sport who gave him a 7/10. “He’s become a pure winger and finisher with flashes of genius,” they wrote. “Lukaku and Raspadori thank him. Yet another version of Scott who is the last to give up.” TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoal DifferencePoints1Napoli36239430782Inter Milan36238542773Atalanta35208740684Juventus361616420645Lazio361810813646Roma3518981863Two teams are left in the tightest of title battles

May 12, 2025 - 11:02

Scott McTominay hits huge milestone as he scoops prestigious award and keeps Napoli’s title dream alive

Having come through at Manchester United, Scott McTominay knows all about ‘squeaky bum time’ and proved it for Napoli.

The Scottish midfielder was once again the whole show for the Serie A leaders, registering two inch-perfect assists against Genoa, but even that wasn’t enough.

McTominay was named Player of the Month pre-match and Man of the Match after

So confident is McTominay he also attempted an audacious bicycle kick

McTominay twice helped put his side ahead with a through ball for Romelu Lukaku and another neat assist for Giacomo Raspadori, but on both occasions the visitors at the Maradona fought back.

His provisions made it a career best 16 goal contributions for the season (12 goals, 4 assists) and he picked up a Man of the Match award to go with his Player of the Month pre-match trophy.

Yet despite another brilliant performance from Serie A’s most loved number eight, manager Antonio Conte was left with his head in his hands throughout.

Napoli entered the weekend with a three-point lead over second-placed Inter Milan, which temporarily disappeared when the Champions League finalists beat Torino 2-0 earlier in the day.

With three games to go, Conte called the benefit of being able to afford a draw a ‘bonus’ but it went in dramatic scenes as Patrick Vieira’s Genoa twice struck back, securing a point later on despite being in mid-table safety with nothing to play for.

“We gambled away the bonus,” the former Chelsea manager said after a cinematic performance on the touchline.

“Of the seven points we needed, we took one and now we have to win the next two if we want to aspire to win the championship.

“They had two shots on target and scored two goals. These games also happen. When you concede a goal, you can always do better. It’s a shame because we should have won for what we produced.”

Noticing Genoa’s success with crosses into the box, Conte even prepared for it by bringing on 6ft 6in Bournemouth loanee Philip Billing.

Yet even he failed to get there first to stop an almighty Johan Vasquez header to claim a point, and Conte felt he couldn’t have done much more.

“There is still bitterness especially because we are at the end, it is annoying,” he said.

“This is football. Billing came on to avoid suffering from high balls and we conceded a header.

“I have little to reproach for the match and the effort. Eleven shots on target and you play the match but you draw, we need to improve in these situations.”

There’s not much improvement left for McTominay, though, who was given top ratings for the match across the media, including in leading outlet Corriere dello Sport who gave him a 7/10.

“He’s become a pure winger and finisher with flashes of genius,” they wrote. “Lukaku and Raspadori thank him. Yet another version of Scott who is the last to give up.”