{
  "id": 3136649,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T23:01:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2026/08/1518237/malen-treble-fires-roma-top-serie"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dutch international Donyell Malen scored a hat-trick as Roma secured the top spot in Serie A with a convincing 4-0 victory over Fiorentina on Monday. Remarkably, Malen's three goals were set up by Argentine forward Paulo Dybala. This remarkable strike rate for Malen, who joined Roma from Aston Villa on loan in January and made the deal permanent in the summer, has now reached 17 goals in 19 league appearances. Niccolo Pisilli added a fourth goal in the 74th minute to secure the win, giving newly appointed Roma manager Fabio Grosso a challenging start to his Serie A career. The victory propelled Roma ahead of champions Inter Milan, who had a 4-1 win over Monza in Saturday's match. Earlier on Monday, Davide Frattesi helped Lazio to a 1-0 win against Bologna, providing a promising start to new coach Gennaro Gattuso's debut as Lazio manager. This came after a disappointing Italian Cup defeat to second division Mantova in Gattuso's previous competitive match as manager, which sparked protests from Roman club fans against Lazio's owner Claudio Lotito, including some boycotting home matches.",
  "summary": "ROME: Dutch international Donyell Malen was the hat-trick hero as Roma stormed to the top of Serie A with a 4-0 thrashing of Fiorentina on Monday.",
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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",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:37:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}