Overview
- On Monday Roma beat Fiorentina 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico as Donyell Malen scored a hat-trick created entirely by Paulo Dybala and Niccolò Pisilli added the fourth.
- The result put Roma top of the Serie A table after matchday one and capped an emphatic start to their 2026–27 campaign.
- Malen joined Roma on loan in January 2026, scored 15 goals and three assists in 20 games, and was signed permanently in the summer for a reported fee of about €25 million.
- Opta data shows Malen has 17 goals in his first 19 Serie A appearances for Roma, a tally that outpaces Gabriel Batistuta’s 15 in the same sample but remains an early-season indicator rather than a long-term record.
- The performance drew public praise from Gasperini and the players, tightened Dybala’s commitment to the club in post-match comments, and has triggered transfer interest from top European clubs as Malen’s market value rises.