Josh Doig has marked his first Serie A start for Hellas Verona with a goal, becoming the second youngest player in the club's history to score on his full debut.
The former Hibs starlet made the £3million switch to Italy from Leith earlier this summer, following in the footsteps of former Hearts fullback Aaron Hickey and Easter Road Scottish Cup winning hero Liam Henderson. The Scotland Under 21 international came off the bench for his new club in midweek, And he made an impact then too, setting up Yayah Kallon for their equaliser against Empoli in a 1-1 draw.
That assist persuaded manager Ivan Juric to throw Doig in from the start for the first time against Sampdoria this afternoon. And his decision has been vindicated after the 20-year-old fired his team into the lead. A mad eight minutes spell before half-time saw the hosts turn the game on its head after falling behind to Sampdoria at the Bentegodi in the Sunday evening fixture.
