Diego Armando Maradona’s son gave the best doable reward to Scott McTominay. ‘He’s essentially the most decisive Napoli participant after my father. If Diego was God, then Scott is Jesus.’
The midfielder has definitely made an impression since his arrival from Manchester United in 2024, together with a spot within the Ballon d’Or rating, and named Serie A Participant of the 12 months.
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He picked up the place he left off this season, scoring 11 objectives and offering 4 assists in 36 aggressive video games.
McTominay hailed by Maradona Junior
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 25: Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli celebrates his aspect third purpose scored by Frank Zambo Anguissa throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 25, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
, Diego Armando Maradona Junior made a outstanding comparability.
“After my father, McTominay is essentially the most decisive participant within the historical past of Napoli,”
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“We had God at Napoli within the type of Diego, however for me McTominay is Jesus. He’s a very elementary participant.”
Maradona is such a legend at this membership that inside hours of his demise from coronary heart failure in November 2020, the Stadio San Paolo was renamed in his honour.
Though the Argentine was solely at Napoli from 1984 to 1992, it was essentially the most profitable spell within the membership’s historical past, main to 2 Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, one UEFA Cup and one Italian Supercup.
Murals along with his picture stay on the partitions of Naples to this present day and signify a shrine for soccer lovers world wide.