{
  "id": 3129848,
  "title": "Malen’s treble fires Roma to top of Serie A",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/malens-treble-fires-roma-to-top-of-serie-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:37:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/25/malen-treble-fires-roma-to-top-of-serie-a"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roma's Donyell Malen scored a treble as the Italian Serie A champions secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Fiorentina on Monday. The Dutch international's stunning performance propelled Malen's impressive strike rate at Roma, now totaling 17 goals in 19 league games since his January loan deal from Aston Villa, which became permanent in the summer. Niccolo Pisilli completed the rout with a goal just four minutes from time, providing Fabio Grosso with a nightmare debut as Roma's first-time Serie A manager. The win moved Roma ahead of Serie A champions Inter Milan, who defeated Monza 4-1 in Saturday's match. Earlier, Davide Frattesi gave Lazio a 1-0 win over Bologna, giving new coach Gennaro Gattuso a positive start to his Serie A career after his competitive debut last week ended in a humiliating Italian Cup loss to second division side Mantova. The protest-filled season saw Roman fans boycott home matches, including Lazio's competitive debut.",
  "summary": "Dutch international Donyell Malen scores a hattrick as Roma thrash Fiorentina 4-0, with Paulo Dybala setting up all three goals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malen’s treble fires Roma to top of Serie A",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/malens-treble-fires-roma-to-top-of-serie-a-3130949",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:37:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malen treble fires Roma to top of Serie A",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/malen-treble-fires-roma-to-top-of-serie-a",
        "published": "2026-08-24T23:01:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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