Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay scored a spectacular scissor-kick volley to help Napoli beat Cagliari and take the club to their fourth Serie A title.

With second-placed Inter Milan leading 2-0 at Como, Napoli had to win to finish top of Serie A, with their ers creating a sensational atmosphere at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

After the hosts dominated the opening stages, McTominay, who ed Napoli from Manchester United in a £25.7m move in August, made the breakthrough when he acrobatically connected with Matteo Politano's right-wing cross.

Napoli knew a victory would see them become Italian champions for the second time in three seasons and Romelu Lukaku sealed it as he showed great strength and pace to hold off a challenge from Michel Adopo and slot the ball past Alen Sherri for the hosts' second.

That goal sparked great scenes of celebration with the Napoli substitutes and coaching staff running on to the pitch, while Lukaku received a yellow card for taking his shirt off.

The rest of the match was played in a party mood as Napoli celebrated becoming Italian champions again having done so in 1986-87, 1989-90 and 2022-23, before the trophy presentation.

"It happened again, and it's something wonderful," said Conte. "When we got to the stadium, it was honestly difficult to get in, as I don't know how many people were there. I had a slight thought, if we let these people down, it'd be something we carried with us for a long time.

"It was certainly the most unexpected, difficult and stimulating challenge of my career. To come to Napoli after 10th place [in 2023-24] and try to get everything back on track, and convince some of the best players to remain because we could do something positive."

McTominay scored 12 goals and contributed four assists throughout the campaign, with him named Serie A Player of the Season shortly after the conclusion of the game.

As well as those in the stadium, tens of thousands of people watched the game in the centre of Naples with fireworks beginning to be let off minutes before the end of the match.

Napoli boss Antonio Conte had to watch from the stands as he served a suspension after being sent off against Parma but was quickly out with his team at the final whistle and was later thrown in the air by his jubilant players.

McTominay was seen in tears at the end of the match before euphoric celebrations.

For Conte, he has now won the Serie A title with three different sides after three Scudettos in charge of Juventus and another at Inter.

McTominay and fellow Scotland international Billy Gilmour both started for Napoli, who nearly took a fifth-minute lead only for Giacomo Raspadori's strike across goal to go just wide.

Gilmour was denied by visiting goalkeeper Alen Sherri with Politano shooting the rebound over before Amir Rrahmani also had a strike saved as the hosts piled on the pressure.

Lukaku had an effort blocked by defender Yerry Mina, Mathias Olivera headed wide and Leonardo Spinazzola had two shots charged down.

But McTominay settled any nerves with his stunning goal, with a host of fireworks and flares let off by the home fans, with clouds of smoke drifting over the pitch for the rest of the first half.

Six minutes into the second half, Lukaku, who played for Chelsea, West Brom, Everton and Manchester United and also won a Serie A title with Inter, sealed the win with a fine individual goal.

He collected Rrahmani's long ball and was too strong and too fast for former Everton centre-back Mina and Adapo before his superb finish sealed a fine individual goal.

McTominay and Gilmour are now the first Scotland internationals to win the Serie A title in 120 years, dating back to 1905 when Jack Diment and James Squair helped win Juventus's first ever top-flight title.

There had been a chance the Serie A title would have been decided by a one-off play-off, but that would have only happened if the top two teams had finished level on points, so Napoli would have had to have lost with Inter drawing.

For Inter, they will have a week to focus on the Champions League final on Saturday, 31 May when they take on Paris St-Germain at the Allianz Arena in Munich, .

When the final whistle blew, Naples erupted into an explosion of noise and colour that is difficult to put into words.

The fireworks, the flares, the relentless blare of scooter horns, the screams of pure ecstasy, it was an assault on the senses that no one lucky enough to witness it will ever forget.

Amid the blue smoke and chaos, another unforgettable sight emerged - saltires waving proudly alongside flares.

"Thank you, Scotland. Thank you for McTominay," shouted a fan, sprinting toward the BBC Scotland camera in the heart of the Spanish Quarter.

After gushing about the midfielder's brilliance this season, she turned to re the street celebrations—only to double back, shouting once more: "Thank you, Scotland!" before vanishing into the mist with her friends.

Another voice pierced the noise: "The best in Serie A! McTominay, McTominay, we love you!"