Donyell Malen Hat-Trick Downs Pisa in 3-0 Romp

ROME, ITALY - APRIL 10: Donyell Malen of AS Roma after scored three goal poses with the trophy of Player of the Match after the Serie A match between AS Roma and Pisa SC at Stadio Olimpico on April 10, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Fabio Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images) | AS Roma via Getty Images After last weekend’s demoralizing 5-2 loss to Inter Milan at the San Siro, which was preceded by Italy’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the third straight time, there wasn’t much joy in the Eternal City. Still, despite that ugly loss to Inter, Roma remained in the thick of a three-team race for Serie A’s fourth and final Champions League Place, albeit in a slightly more disadvantegeous position now; four points behind fourth place Como.

With Como and Juventus each facing difficult fixtures this weekend, Roma had a chance to keep the heat on their competition, if only they could handle their business against 20th-place Pisa today at the Olimpico. As always, the Giallorossi entered a pivotal fixture beset by injuries and clouded in controversy, with Gian Piero Gasperini, the Friekdins, and even Claudio Ranieri offering conflicting accounts of the events that brought them together and supporting markedly different paths forward. That level of noise is nothing new for Roma, of course, but with the Champions League remaining just out of their reach the past few seasons, it carries added weight.

To filter out the mishegoss, Roma needed a clean and decisive victory over Pisa today. A nail-biter that required a lucky bounce or a miraculous setpiece wasn’t going to cut it this evening; Roma needed total dominance. And that’s precisely what they got, thanks to Donyell Malen, who entered the match with seven league goals and left with 10!

Goal #1 DONYELL MALEN CANNOT STOP SCORING FOR ROMA 😤 That's now nine goals in only 14 matches in Rome for the Dutch forward 🔥 pic. twitter. com/WqhvnE69Ia — CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 10, 2026 Okay, I guess Roma got a little lucky here, thanks to Antonio Caracciolo’s poor attempt at clearing the ball, but don’t let that detract from Malen’s work on this goal.