Serie A reacts as Scotland star scores after 25 seconds to send new side top of the table

Scott McTominay continued his impressive start to life in Serie A by scoring after just 25 seconds to help Napoli move top of the table with a 3-1 win over Como on Friday.

The 27-year-old Scotland international has already established himself as a firm favourite in Naples sicne joining the Italian club from Manchester United for £25.7million at the end of August

McTominay scored his first goal for his new club in a Coppa Italia victory over Palermo last month, netting with his first touch after coming off the bench.

And he was quick off the mark again at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Friday as he fired home a low finish just 25 seconds after kick-off to put Napoli in front.

The official Serie A account on X reacted to McTominay's strike with a post which read: "I'll take a haggis and enjoy watching Scott McTominay, thanks. #NapoliComo"

Como equalised through Gabriel Strefezza two minutes before the break but Romelu Lukaku restored the hosts' lead from the penalty spot eight minutes into the second half.

David Neres scored Napoli's third in the 86th minute to leave Antonio Conte's side four points clear of Juventus, who host Cagliari on Sunday.

McTominay's Scotland international teammate, Billy Gilmour, who also moved to Napoli in the summer, joining from Brighton on transfer deadline day, was brought off the bench in the 90th minute to help see out the victory.

GIlmour is still waiting for his first Serie A start under his former Chelsea boss Conte with four substitute appearances in the league although he played the full 90 minutes of the 5-0 cup win over Palermo.

Scott McTominay of Napoli celebrates after scoring a 25-second opener in the 3-1 Serie A win over Como. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) | Getty Images

"I don't know if this is currently a Napoli that deserves to be in first place in the standings, but we are first and that is a fact," said Conte. "If someone had told me this three months ago, it would have been difficult to believe.

"We're growing in terms of temperament, and in our ability to adapt - playing good football, but also willing to get our hands dirty when we need to. That's a great sign, and we have to embrace it fully."

Speaking of McTominay ahead of the match, Conte said: “Scott has goals in his blood, he’s very good at moving forward, has technique as well as height and physicality. He has in his DNA a good number of goals.”