AS Roma 4-0 Fiorentina: Malen hat-trick, all set up by Dybala
Reviewed by Elison · Mon 24 Aug 2026Serie A
AS RomaFULL-TIME
FiorentinaMonday 24 August 2026 · 20:45
Our score 2-1MissedHot tip AS Roma to win✓ Won
Introduction
AS Roma produced a clinical and thoroughly convincing performance to sweep aside Fiorentina 4-0 in Serie A, a result that underlines the Giallorossi’s capacity to be devastatingly efficient against top-flight opposition. With control established early and never relinquished, Roma claimed all three points in emphatic fashion, leaving Fiorentina with nothing to show for their efforts across ninety minutes.
How the Game Unfolded
Donyell Malen opened the scoring on 27 minutes, finishing with Paulo Dybala providing the assist to make it 1-0. Nicolo Fagioli was booked for Fiorentina three minutes later, and Mario Hermoso was cautioned for Roma in the 39th minute. The first half ended with Roma a goal to the good.
Manu Koné was booked on 49 minutes, then Malen struck again on 52 minutes — Dybala assisting once more — to put Roma 2-0 ahead. On 60 minutes, Malen completed a hat-trick with a third goal, again set up by Dybala, making it 3-0. Fiorentina made a triple change just after the hour, and Mateo Pellegrino was booked in the 63rd minute.
Niccolò Pisilli came on for Roma when Koné was replaced on 79 minutes, and it proved a significant introduction: Pisilli added a fourth goal on 86 minutes to complete a 4-0 victory for the hosts.
The Numbers
The statistics paint an unambiguous picture of Roma’s supremacy. The hosts dominated possession with 61 percent of the ball compared to Fiorentina’s 39 percent, and that territorial edge translated directly into attacking output. Roma registered 17 total shots to Fiorentina’s nine, with eight of those on target versus four for the visitors. Roma’s expected goals figure of 3.07, against Fiorentina’s 0.35, underlines just how thoroughly the hosts created and how little the visitors threatened throughout the 90 minutes. Both goalkeepers made four saves across the ninety minutes, with Roma’s backline ultimately conceding nothing of substance on the night.
Conclusion
This was a complete and authoritative performance from AS Roma. Donyell Malen’s hat-trick, each goal assisted by Paulo Dybala, provided the headline moments, while the team’s collective discipline in possession and efficiency in front of goal proved far too much for a Fiorentina side that never truly threatened to get back into the contest. The 4-0 scoreline reflects a night on which Roma were simply in a different class.
