Scotland ace Scott McTominay shines again but Napoli still stumble in thrilling Serie A title race

SCOTT McTOMINAY produced a pair of assists but couldn’t prevent Napoli from stumbling in this thrilling race for the Serie A title.

The Scotland star landed his 15^th goal contribution of a brilliant season when he slid a pass through for Romelu Lukaku to open the scoring against Genoa.

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Scott McTominay had another brilliant night in a Napoli shirt[/caption]

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The Scotland cap again proved his worth with a pair of vital assists[/caption]

Napoli were then left stunned when their visitors drew level through an unfortunate own goal.

A stunning run and pass from McTominay midway through the second half teed up Giacomo Raspadori to lash home what looked like being the winning goal.

But Genoa stunned their hosts with a second equaliser six minutes from time.

That leaves Napoli with just a ONE point lead over Inter at the top of the table heading into the final two matches of the season.

If the teams finish the campaign level on points the title will be decided not on goal difference but by a play-off.

But for now it is advantage Napoli – even if they did chuck away two points at home tonight despite McTominay’s best efforts.

Champions League finalists Inter had thrown down the gauntlet earlier in the day by winning 2-0 away to Che Adams’ Torino.

That drew them level with Napoli – but having played a game more – and challenged Antonio Conte’s side to try move back ahead again.

Serie APlayer of the Month McTominay started in midfield, while Scotland team-mate Billy Gilmour had to settle for a place on the bench.

The former Chelsea ace, though, was summoned after just 13 minutes when Stanislav Lobotka picked up an injury and couldn’t continue.

Making his Serie A debut in goals for Genoa was Benjamin Siegrist, the goalkeeper formerly on the books of Dundee United and Celtic.

And the Swiss was soon picking the ball out of his net after a brilliant McTominay ball played in Lukaku who finished well to give Napoli the lead.

Genoa, though, seemed determined to make it difficult for them and Andrea Pinamonti had the home fans worried with a header that struck the crossbar.

And it got even worse when their visitors drew level after a header from Honest Ahanor was turned into his own net by the unfortunate Napoli goalkeeper, Alex Meret.

That left the home fans inside the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona worried.

McTominay delivered again with another perfect assist that looked to have taken Napoli within touching distance of the Scudetto.

But the last word went to Genoa when a header from Johan Vasquez found the net late on to earn his team a point – and break Napoli hearts.

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