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Scott McTominay breaks Man Utd legend Denis Law’s 63-year record as kilt-wearing fans flood streets of Naples

Published on April 28, 2025 at 01:52 PM

FANS flocked to the streets of Naples wearing kilts as Scott McTominay broke a 63-year record previously held by Denis Law.

and Law, both formerly of , have been surprise Scottish hits in Italian football, more than 60 years apart.

Scott McTominay celebrating, alongside Scottish fans holding a flag.
Scott McTominay scored twice for Napoli against Torino
Scott McTominay celebrates a goal with Napoli teammates.
McTominay has been a star signing since arriving in Italy
Scottish soccer fans in SSC Napoli jerseys celebrating.
Fans have fallen in love with McTominay so much that they pay tribute to him by wearing kilts

McTominay, 28, scored his 10th and 11th goals of the campaign as ‘s side beat 2-0.

Ironically, Law scored 10 goals from Torino back in the 1961-62 season, and his record has stood for over 60 years.

McTominay's goals were the spark for hoards of fans to storm the Neapolitan streets, with many dressed in classic Scottish kilts to hail their hero.

Law tragically passed away earlier this year aged 84.

But McTominay has since picked up the Scottish goalscoring path that his predecessor paved for him.

McTominay has been a staple and a revelation in Napoli's midfield since his last summer, netting 12 goals in 30 appearances in the Italian top flight.

His 11-goal haul has him joint-eighth in the top goalscorer charts, equal with ‘s Artem Dovbyk, and just one off Lautaro Martinez.

Napoli now lead at the top of the Serie A table after Simone Inzaghi's semi-finalists stuttered in their title defence, falling to a shock 1-0 home defeat by Roma.

Napoli fans celebrating outside a pub.
Scott McTominay has become a huge star in Naples
S.S.C. Napoli fans celebrating at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Napoli fans on the streets of the Italian city

Matias Soule, the former star, netted the winner for ‘s visitors, who are chasing Champions League qualification themselves with four games to play.

They sit two points off Juve in sixth, with surprise package Bologna occupying fifth.

As for Napoli, they travel to Lecce next, before hosting Genoa.

Their penultimate game has them go to Parma, before their season finale at home to Cagliari.

Denis Law in a Manchester United shirt at Old Trafford.
Man Utd legend Denis Law was a huge hit in Torino

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