Seventeen goals in 19 league appearances. A hat-trick on the first day which, in Serie A, had been missing for 10 years when it was AC Milan player Carlos Bacca who scored it against Torino.
Donyell Malen, since his arrival at Roma in January, has had a devastating impact in the Italian championship and, after the hat-trick at the Olimpico against Fiorentina, dreaming becomes legitimate, both for him and for the Giallorossi. At the end of the match against the Viola, Bobby, as he was affectionately nicknamed by the Roma fans, remained down to earth: “How many goals can I score? I don’t want to give numbers, I have to create scoring opportunities. Then we’ll see.” It is clear however that, inevitably, Malen is giving a little thought to the scoring record in Serie A.
A record of 36 goals currently shared by two of the greatest strikers in our championship: Gonzalo Higuain and Ciro Immobile. Pipita achieved it, wearing the Napoli shirt, in 2015-2016 while the former Lazio captain succeeded in the feat seven years ago. The climb to the top, for Malen, is very steep but the start was a dream and Sisal experts believe the feat is possible so much so that seeing Roma’s number 14 score more than 36 goals in the championship is offered at 15.