McTominay had to be held back after Fikayo Tomori blasted the ball at him after play had stopped
21:11, 18 Dec 2025Updated 21:14, 18 Dec 2025
McTominay was held back by his teammate (Image: Premier Sports)
Scott McTominay moved one step closer to another piece of silverware with Napoli – but not before he had to be held back by his teammate during a furious confrontation with England star Fikayo Tomori.
The Serie A champions advanced to the final of the four-team Italian Super Cup tournament in Saudi Arabia with a 2-0 victory over AC Milan and it was routine and largely uneventful in front of a sedate Saudi crowd.
That was until a flashpoint between McTominay and Milan defender Tomori brought it to life.
With 81 minutes on the clock the referee blew for a free-kick for a robust challenge from McTominay before the ball rolled to Tomori – who blasted it back in the direction of the Scotland star.
McTominay was immediately incensed and the referee was forced to race over when the midfielder got in his opponent’s face to let him know what he thought.
The two butted heads with McTominay having to be restrained by striker Lorenzo Lucca as things threatened to get out of hand.
Handbags followed with even Napoli keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic racing to the halfway line to help calm the situation down.
In the end it was a booking apiece and Napoli saw out the remaining ten minutes to set up a final with either Bologna or Inter on Monday night.
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