Roma roar into season with Malen treble and ruthless 4-0 win over Fiorentina

This was the league victory in a row for Roma. It was another sign of how scary Roma have become at the Olimpico. Now the fans do not just hope for a win; they actually believe in the team.

Match highlight

Roma started with a lot of energy because they felt good playing at home at the end of last season. Roma pushed Fiorentina back away. Dybala made David de Gea work on and then Marco Brescianini made Mile Svilar work with a good shot of his own.

Soon Rodrigo Mora sent a curling shot that made De Gea fly to his right. The pressure from Roma just kept building. Finally Roma got that goal in the 27th minute.

Dybala moved in from the side and ran straight at the Fiorentina defense. Dybala then slid the ball to Malen. Malen turned away from Dodo. Scored a beautiful goal into the net.

For the fans this goal brought back feelings from last season when the team went 15 games without a win. It did not look like things would get much better before the time whistle blew.

Five minutes into the 2nd half Mario Hermoso kicked a long ball forward. The ball reached Dybala and Dybala helped Malen again. This time Malen used his foot to smash the ball past De Gea near the post.

Once the score was 2-0 the game was over. It was easy to see that Malen wanted a hat-trick. Malen got his hat-trick after working with Dybala one time. Dybala ran to the byline. Passed the ball back for a very easy finish.

That goal made it 3-0. Made the rest of the match feel like a walk in the park.

Roma still managed to find one goal. Even though Roma wanted to keep a sheet and keep their strong defense going at home they kept attacking. Eventually Niccolo Pisilli scored the goal after he controlled a pass, from Matias Soule and beat De Gea.

The strong defense of Roma the skill of the players and the tricky way Gian Piero Gasperini sets up the team gave the home fans a reason to dream. On the side things look bad for Fiorentina. Moving on from Paolo Vanoli to hire Fabio Grosso season might be a big mistake if Fiorentina does not get better very soon.