Serie A champions Napoli will be without last year's player of the season Scott McTominay for Wednesday's Champions League opener against Arsenal as the former Manchester United midfielder has undergone heart surgery.
SSC Napoli kept their slim Serie A title hopes alive with a dominant 4-0 win over US Cremonese at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as Scott McTominay and Kevin De Bruyne led the charge.
Antonio Conte was sent off after a furious reaction to a VAR penalty decision, but Napoli responded with courage and quality to earn a 2-2 draw against Inter Milan at San Siro, with Scott McTominay scoring twice to rescue a point.
Antonio Conte has insisted that Scott McTominay is not being sacrificed after the Scotland midfielder battled through a heavy knock in Napoli's hard-fought 1–0 win away to Roma.
Scott McTominay has returned to full training with Napoli ahead of their Champions League trip to PSV Eindhoven, but Rasmus Hojlund will remain sidelined through injury.
Scott McTominay's sensational debut season in Serie A was instrumental in guiding Napoli to the 2024-25 title, though manager Antonio Conte initially doubted the transfer would happen.