Scott McTominay soaked up the limelight as tonight’s ‘Man of the Match’ as Napoli squeezed previous relegation-bound Monza at Stadio Brianteo. The Scottish ace slotted residence a towering header to attract the Partenopei degree with Inter on the prime of the Serie A desk.
Napoli had no margin for error in opposition to Alessandro Nesta’s out-of-sorts facet, but they struggled to satisfy expectations within the first half. Barring a number of half-chances for Amir Rrahmani and McTominay, Antonio Conte’s title chasers typically did not put Monza goalkeeper Stefano Turati to the check.
Regardless of lifting the tempo within the second half, Napoli discovered it just about unimaginable to interrupt down Monza’s cussed backline. The guests wanted a hero, and McTominay answered the decision. After netting a double in a 3-0 win against Empoli on Monday, the ex-Manchester United star struck once more.
Lower than ten minutes after getting into the sector, Giacomo Raspadori discovered McTominay within the field, with the prolific midfielder heading the ball previous Turati to encourage Napoli to a hard-fought 1-0 win. With out additional ado, let’s take a look at our participant scores.
Napoli (4-3-3)
Alex Meret – 6
Monza’s uneventful assault gave him a break day as he didn’t need to make a single save on the Brianteo.
Mathias Olivera – 6
Held his floor properly defensively and did a strong job containing threats down his flank, however supplied little going ahead. His sporadic overlapping runs lacked conviction.
Amir Rrahmani – 7
Thriving in Alessandro Buongiorno’s absence, Rrahmani had a discipline day in opposition to Dany Mota, protecting the Monza striker in his again pocket all recreation. Practically opened the scoring with a thumping header early on.
Rafa Marin – 6.5
The ex-Actual Madrid defender zig-zagged between spectacular and forgettable moments. That first-half reserving was avoidable, however he atoned later within the match with no-nonsense defending.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo – 6
It was removed from an excellent night for the Napoli captain. Although he fared properly defensively, his trademark runs down the suitable flanks have been nowhere to be seen.
Billy Gilmour – 5
An absence of affect and guile within the engine room noticed Conte take the previous Brighton star off at halftime, maybe finest summarizing his dismal efficiency.
Stanislav Lobotka – 6.5
Saved issues ticking in midfield together with his common composure and tidy distribution, not often placing a foot fallacious. Nevertheless, his affect within the remaining third was restricted.
Scott McTominay – 7.5
The Scottish star is a present that retains on giving. Discovering the opener for the sixth time in Serie A this season, the talismanic midfield scored a surprising header to safe Napoli three treasured factors. Everlasting risk!
Leonardo Spinazzola – 6
Merely a shadow of Italy’s standout performer at Euro 2020, Spinazzola couldn’t discover his ft regardless of having fun with a lot of the ball. Too many missed crosses and misplaced balls summed up his substandard show.
Matteo Politano – 6
After a near-anonymous first-half efficiency, the diminutive winger squandered a wonderful likelihood to discover a breakthrough within the second half. It wasn’t his day.
Romelu Lukaku – 5.5
Reduce off from the remainder of the pack for a lot of the recreation, the strong striker by no means had a transparent sight of purpose and was well-marked within the field, leading to arguably his weakest displaying in 2025.
Substitutes
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa – 6
Giacomo Raspadori – 7
Giovanni Simeone – 5.5
Cyril Ngonge – N/A
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