Che Adams nets winner or Torino as fellow Scotland star makes debut but Napoli toil without Scott McTominay
Gilmour gets first run-out of season as Inter stage late fightback
Scotland striker Che Adams was the hero for Torino as his late goal gave them a precious 2-1 victory away at Fiorentina.
Adams started for Torino at Stadio Artemio Franchi and netted on 82 minutes to complete a fine comeback from a goal down and take all three points back to Turin.
After a goalless first half, Fiorentina opened the scoring on 47 minutes through Mateo Pellegrino, but were pegged back on 73 minutes when Rolando Mandragora levelled against his former club.
Torino kicked on from there and Adams found the winner eight minutes from the end when he controlled a Rafik Belghali cross with his left foot and then fired home from close range with his right.
It was Adams’ second goal of the season in Serie A, with the striker finding form ahead of new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli naming his maiden Scotland squad the week after next. His first strike this season was an eye-catching one against AC Milan last month.
Fellow Scotland internationalist and right-back Nathan Patterson - who joined from Everton earlier this week - made his Torino debut in the match, coming on as a 56th-minute substitute, while Lithuanian midfielder Gvidas Gineitis played 70 minutes after coming close to joining Celtic in the final days of the transfer window.
Elsewhere in Serie A on Saturday, Napoli slipped to their second defeat in a row without their talisman Scott McTominay, who is undergoing minor heart surgery and will be out for the next month.
Napoli missed McTominay’s presence as they went down 3-2 to champions Internazionale at the San Siro, with the hosts scoring a stoppage-time winner through Lautaro Martinez.
Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour came on for his first appearance of the season for Napoli on 79 minutes when they were 2-1 ahead.
On Sunday in Serie A, Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson and his Bologna teammates will come up against Sassuolo at the Stadio Renato dell’Ara, who have two Scots in defender Josh Doig and striker Kieron Bowie in their ranks.
Lennon Miller will hope to get more game-time for Udinese when they take on Lazio at home on Monday night.
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