A legend of the Napoli locker room who goes again to the Diego Maradona days has anointed Scott McTominay as a ‘Neapolitan-Scotsman’ now he ‘can’t do with out our espresso.’
The Scotland worldwide has flourished in Italy since making the transfer from Manchester United in 2024, as he gained the Serie A title and the Supercoppa Italiana, being named Participant of the 12 months in Italy’s prime league.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli examine the pitch throughout a stadium familiarisation forward of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD1 in opposition to Manchester Metropolis at Metropolis of Manchester Stadium on September 17, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by Molly Darlington/Getty Photos)
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Now the 29-year-old has turn into a real member of the native household, embraced by an icon of the membership’s historical past, package man Tommy Starace.
The determine has been a part of the employees because the days when Diego Armando Maradona was the star man, and one in every of his essential jobs is conserving everybody busy with
Even McTominay satisfied by Napoli behavior
Scott McTominay and Napoli legend Tommaso Starace
“McTominay didn’t like our espresso when he arrived, however now he can’t do with out it,”
“He’s not Scottish. He’s a Neapolitan-Scotsman.”
Starace can be well-known as a result of as a purpose celebration.
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“I’ve a friendship constructed through the years not solely with Mertens, but additionally Insigne, McTominay and plenty of others.”
A giant a part of that’s the gesture of carrying across the espresso, pouring it contemporary from the Moka stovetop pot, typically even for throughout the warm-up.
“Espresso is not only espresso, it’s love, it means respect for an individual, that we’re grateful to have you ever with us,” he added.
“We Neapolitans have an excellent coronary heart, so we prefer to welcome everybody with the identical fragrance of espresso within the air.”
It’s not the one Italian behavior that McTominay has picked up, as a result of he additionally confessed that he used to hate consuming tomatoes as a result of they “tasted like pink water,” however modified his thoughts after attempting the Neapolitan model.