Scotland star set to be dropped amid team news leak as key striker returns to full fitness

Napoli currently lead the Italian top flight by a single point, although if either Internazionale or Atalanta win on Saturday against Venezia and Parma respectively, they will relinquish pole position ahead of their home match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona against Roma.

Gilmour has started Napoli’s past five matches, but according to local reports in Naples, manager Antonio Conte is set to name the 23-year-old among the substitutes and bring in Stanislav Lobotka into his midfield.

Gilmour’s fellow Scotland internationalist Scott McTominay is expected to start in the No 10 role. The summer signing from Manchester United scored in Napoli’s last match, a 1-1 draw at the San Siro against Inter.

Meanwhile, Scotland striker Che Adams is available for Torino after missing out on the international break with a muscle strain. Il Toro boss Paolo Vanoli has been boosted by the news that the 28-year-old has trained without complications this week ahead of Sunday’s game at home to Monza.

Adams has scored four times for Torino since moving on a free transfer from Southampton in the summer but was absent for their last match, a 1-0 defeat in the Turin derby by Juventus. Adams also failed to make the Scotland double-header against Croatia and Poland, but will be available for the resumption of Serie A.

Bologna midfielder Lewis Ferguson will also be hoping to make his first start since April when the Rossoblu take on Lazio away at the Stadio Olimpico. The 25-year-old Scot penned a contract extension with the club on Friday, but has been limited to a handful of substitute appearances since returning from a knee injury at the start of November.