Scott McTominay is taking Serie A by storm and his impact was defined as ‘incredible’ by some Italian sports outlet in the wake of Napoli‘s 3-1 win over Como, which saw the Scotland international open the scoring after just 26 seconds.
On a night that saw a combative Napoli react to Gabriel Strefezza’s equaliser and score two more goals to clinch a victory and the Serie A top spot, McTominay was once again one of the highest-rated players on the pitch for all national media alongside Stanislav Lobotka and Romelu Lukaku.
Italian media praise McTominay’s ‘incredible impact’: a ‘tactical key’ for Napoli
Despite giving McTominay a rating of 7/10, slightly lower than Lobotka and Lukaku’s 7.5/10, La Gazzetta dello Sport were impressed by his ability to make his presence felt both as a ‘central striker’ and ‘wide holding midfielder’, calling him a ‘tactical key’ to Antonio Conte’s Napoli.
As reported by TMW, Tuttosport were even more emphatic, highlighting his ‘incredible impact on the Italian league’, as he already became ‘a point of reference’ for the team.
Corriere dello Sport were impressed by McTominay’s ‘crazy energy’ as the midfielder racked up “kilometres, about ten duels, dangers in the opponents’ box and much, much defensive phase.”
Tuttomercatoweb also believes his impact was ‘incredible’, as he became ‘a key player for Conte’ in the space of a few weeks.
McTominay’s goal against Como was his second for Napoli in all competitions, as he had bagged his first in a 13-minute cameo appearance against Palermo in Coppa Italia, contributing to the Azzurri’s 5-0 win.