Scott McTominay scored the first goal of his Napoli career on Thursday night in a 5-0 victory over Palermo in the Coppa Italia. <br /><br />This was only the 27-year-old Scotland midfielder's third appearance for Napoli since he joined from Manchester United for £25.7million last month. <br /><br />His goal arrived in the 77th minute following an assist by one of his former United team-mates. <br /><br />Romelu Lukaku - who was based at Old Trafford between 2017 and 2019 - displayed impressive pace and strength to get the better of Pietro Ceccaroni, before pulling the ball back for McTominay to fire home from 10 yards. <br /><br />McTominay had previously found the net 29 times in 255 appearances for United. <br /><br />Palermo, now based in Serie B, was no match for Antonio Conte's Scudetto hopefuls on Thursday. <br /><br />It was 2-0 inside 12 minutes thanks to an early brace for Cyril Ngonge. <br /><br />Juan Jesus made it 3-0 late in the first half before Palermo's Aljosa Vasic was sent off in the 58th minute. <br /><br />David Neres then scored Napoli's fourth of the night with 20 minutes remaining, shortly before Lukaku and McTominay were brought on as substitutes. <br /><br />The ex-United duo had been on the field for less than 60 seconds before they combined for goal No. 5. <br /><br />Lukaku has now featured in four matches for Napoli since his £30m switch from Chelsea this summer. <br /><br />The 31-year-old Belgian has so far scored two goals for his current employers.
