Speaking in gambling’s terms, Antonio Conte threw 30.5 million euros into the machine, pulled the lever, and hit the jackpot. That jackpot turned out to be the Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay, who was named Serie A’s best player for the 2024/25 season, a season in which Napoli won the title again. The former Manchester United player beat out Mateo Retegui and Moise Kean in the race for the MVP award in Italy, thanks to a season in which he scored 12 goals and provided six assists. One of those goals came in the final round against Cagliari — the one that secured Napoli’s league title.Open ‘Diego’s window’ and celebrate McTominay! Napoli are the Champions!After exactly 120 years, a Scottish player has won Serie A. Alongside McTominay, Billy Gilmour achieved the same feat, having also joined Napoli last June for 14 million, plus 4.75 million in bonuses. The duo became the first Scots to win the Italian championship since Jack Diment and James Squire, who won the title with Juventus in 1905, the club’s first in history.Napoli fans celebrate Serie A title with fireworks and pyro pic.twitter.com/UBUjzdNkAP— Curva Chaos (@CurvaChaos) May 23, 2025 In eight matches where McTominay scored, he did so when the score was 0–0, effectively propelling his team toward victories — and ultimately the title.“I’m lost for words, it’s incredible. The sacrifice of every single player in this group is just incredible. The people deserve it, as they’ve been behind us from day one. For me to come here and experience this, it’s just a dream. I forgot about the goal, as there was so much going on. We were concentrated, but the anxiety and the nerves were obviously there. Now we need to enjoy it with our people, next season we’ve got to come back next year with the same energy and never drop. You can tell every time with Conte the energy is troppo alto, that’s what I learned, troppo alto, and we need the same attitude next season. My Italian is OK, I can understand, but speaking it takes more confidence and it’s not easy. It is much easier to do it with people who don’t speak any English. I can feel a lot of love” said McTominay to DAZN after the game.McVP 👑The #SerieA Best Overall Player: Scott McTominay 🏆@EASPORTSFC @easportsfcit pic.twitter.com/Hz58UxJ4g8— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) May 23, 2025 After just one season, it seems Manchester United gave up on their academy product too easily. McTominay had been with United since the age of five, spending 15 years in their academy and youth setup, and seven years in the first team. Although he never won a league title with United, he brought one to Napoli as their best player — in his very first season.SERIE A – FINAL MATCHDAYFridayComo – Inter 0-2 (0-1)/De Vrij 20, Correa 51/Napoli – Cagliari 2-0 (1-0)/McTominay 42, Lukaku 51/Saturday19:00: (1.53) Bologna (4.20) Genoa (6.25)21:45: (1.25) Milan (7.00) Monza (12.0)Sunday21:45: (1.75) Atalanta (3.70) Parma (5.40)21:45: (2.00) Empoli (3.45) Verona (4.30)21:45: (1.55) Lazio (4.20) Lecce (7.00)21:45: (6.25) Torino (3.90) Roma (1.57)21:45: (3.80) Udinese (3.45) Fiorentina (2.00)21:45: (6.50) Venezia (4.00) Juventus (1.60)***odds are subject to change***
