Malen becomes Serie A’s best scorer in 2026 | OneFootball

The European derby is living up to expectations, and the spectacle on the pitch is as high as the one in the stands.

Donyell Malen seems like an alien in the Giallorossi camp, and the Dutchman scored again today.

The former Aston Villa player’s goal sparked the Giallorossi’s comeback, which Lorenzo Pellegrini scored to level the score at 3-3.

The Giallorossi’s number 14 is on a blistering run.

According to Opta, the Roman striker is the Serie A player with the most goals in all competitions in 2026: with his goal against Bologna, he reached eight, surpassing Atalanta’s Nicola Krstović, who stands at seven.

In Malen, Gasperini has found the goalscoring striker he’s been craving, but the other Giallorossi players aren’t guaranteed to deliver. Indeed, the Dutchman has scored twice as many goals as Roma’s second-highest scorer, Evan Ndicka, who stands at four.