Napoli-Empoli: Scotland protagonist with Henderson, McTominay and Gilmour

Kilt, bagpipes and whiskey. What do they have to do with Napoli-Empoli on Monday night? Simple, it is the clothing, the musical instrument and the drink that most identify the Scotland, the most represented nation at the Maradona after Italy. In fact, there will be three Scots on the pitch and all in the midfield. In addition to the 1996 Italian Liam Henderson, originally from Livingston (just over 27 km from Edinburgh), in the Neapolitan ranks there will be his peer Scott McTominay (born in England in Lancaster and naturalized Scottish only in 2018) and the youngest Billy gilmour ('01), who, unlike Henderson who grew up in the Celtic youth system, played up to the Under 17s for the bitter rivals Rangers. Henderson has 94 appearances in Serie A (2 goals) and the same number in Serie B (8 goals) since January 2018 with Bari, Verona, Lecce, Palermo and Empoli, but he only crossed paths with his two compatriots for eleven minutes in the first leg won 1-0 by Napoli with a penalty. The one with the most international experience is McTominay, who in addition to his 255 'games' with Manchester United has also played 58 games with Scotland.