Scott McTominay has been hailed as a 'genius' by the Italian media after his brace against Torino helped Napoli cement their place in the Serie A title race.
McTominay's double took him to 11 goals this season, allowing him to overtake Denis Law, who scored 10 for Torino in 1961–62, to become the highest-scoring Scottish player in a single season in the Italian top flight.
Napoli are now three points clear of second-placed Inter after a shock 1-0 home defeat to Roma ahead of their title rivals' clash on Sunday night with four games remaining in the season.
McTominay secured that lead with a first-half goal against Torino and La Gazzetta dello Sport, Italy's largest and most authoritative sports newspaper, took the opportunity to highlight the importance of the Scottish midfielder, who has scored five goals in three games.
The newspaper called McTominay a “genius” and “Maradona's hero”, referring to the club's legendary Argentine player who won the Scudetto twice during his career at Napoli.
It has been a remarkable season for the 28-year-old, who started the season on the bench at Manchester United and left Old Trafford in August for £25.7million.
McTominay was part of United's academy from the age of five and made 255 appearances for the Red Devils.
Commenting on how Napoli managed to win their second Serie A title in three seasons, McTominay told DAZN: “It will be massive, obviously the team did it two years ago.
“We mustn’t get too cocky because we are the leader in the race now, but we need to stay calm, not get nervous and take it game by game.
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“This game doesn't matter if we don't win the next game and the games that follow. So let's stay calm and see where this takes us.”
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