Wahala full ground for Pisa as Donyell Malen show dem pepper for Serie A match wey hold for Stadio Olimpico. Na 3-0 Roma win am, and Malen na di main man wey score all di three goals. Di match just start, inside three minutes, Malen don already put Roma for front. Him collect ball for edge of area, drive forward like say na him papa property, and finish am well-well under crossbar.
Pisa try small to fight back, dem do some counter-attack wey cause small wahala, but Roma dey control di match from beginning to end. First half na Roma show, dem dictate everything. For 43rd minute, second goal come. Devyne Rensch pass ball sweetly, Malen run meet am, and finish am with composure wey make Pisa defenders look like statue.
Lorenzo Pellegrini almost add another one before half-time, him free kick hit crossbar. But with two goals already, Roma fans dey relax for stand. Second half come, Gian Piero Gasperini make change quick-quick, bring El Shaarawy for Pellegrini. Di tempo no drop at all.
Then for 52nd minute, Matias Soulé do magic. Him through ball split Pisa defence like knife for butter, Malen collect am and stroke home third goal. Na hat-trick complete! Di game don finish for Pisa hand from dat moment. Gasperini begin manage him squad, bring Neil El Aynaoui for Soulé, later Angelino for Rensch.
Pisa try bring fresh legs, dem want consolation goal, but nothing work. Roma defence stand firm like rock. Clean sheet join three goals, confidence dey increase as Roma dey press Juventus and Como for top four race. Malen performance na talk of di town now.
Dis Dutch forward join Roma on loan from Aston Villa for January. If Roma reach Europe, dem fit buy am permanently for €25 million. Him don score eleven goals for fourteen appearances, and na third for Serie A scoring chart. Only Lautaro MartĂnez of Inter and Anastasios Douvikas of Como get more.
Malen form go help him case for Netherlands national team. Him play 70 minutes against Norway last month, but Ronald Koeman substitute am after 15 minutes for next match. Him get 13 goals for 51 caps total. Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 squads include am, but Louis van Gaal no carry am go 2022 World Cup.
After match, Unai Emery talk say Malen go have great career for Roma. Di Aston Villa manager say him happy for di player because Malen want play as striker more. “Him get dis opportunity, and I dey happy for him,” Emery yarn. “Him na excellent player, and I think him fit have great career for Rome.”
Former Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio even talk about am. Him say for Aston Villa, Malen na third reserve, but for Roma, him look like Martian. Di Canio dey push for Sandro Tonali to join Inter Milan, but him still notice Malen transformation.
Match statistics show Roma dominate completely. Possession, shots, everything na Roma own. Pisa no fit breathe. Di three points keep Roma sixth for table, but dem dey close to top four. Pressure dey on Juventus and Como as season dey wind down.
Fans for Stadio Olimpico dey celebrate well-well. Malen name dey ring for everywhere. Di hat-trick na first for Serie A dis season by one player. Performance like dis dey make scouts dey watch am well-well. World Cup dey come soon, and Malen dey show say him ready.
For Pisa side, dem need to forget dis match quick-quick. Oscar Hiljemark, dia coach, try make changes with substitutions like Ebenezer Akinsanmiro and Gabriele Piccinini, but nothing work. Stefano Moreo, Mattéo Tramoni, and others no fit break Roma defence wey Mile Svilar dey guard.
Di match end with Roma in full control. Four minutes of stoppage time no change anything. Referee blow whistle, and di three points go to Roma. Malen collect match ball as souvenir of him hat-trick. Di journey continue for both teams, but today na Roma day completely.
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