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Roma have scored 28 goals this season from 12 different scorers, and Gian Piero Gasperini's side now have the best attack in Serie A. Donyell Malen leads the way with eight goals, while the other 20 have been shared among 11 team-mates. The list stretches from Bryan Cristante to Daniele Ghilardi, passing through Rodrigo Mora and Evan N'Dicka. The offensive machine has rewritten a club record that had stood since 1960.

Roma have scored 28 goals in their first ten Serie A matches of 2026-27, a new club record for the competition that eclipses the 26 scored in the opening ten rounds of 1960/61 and 2016/17. The record came after a 5-0 win away at Udinese, the most recent game, and no Roma side had scored more in that early stretch of a league season. The average is 2.8 goals per match, a pace that, projected over the whole campaign, would mean more than 100 goals. The article stresses that this is a simple mathematical projection, but it shows the scale of the change under Gian Piero Gasperini. The record has come despite a run of closely spaced fixtures and heavy absences, starting with Paulo Dybala and Manu Koné. Donyell Malen remains the most recognisable name in attack, with his ability to run in behind, move constantly and turn harmless-looking balls into chances. However, the article argues that focusing on his goals misses the real secret of this Roma side. Gasperini has built a team in which scoring is no longer the responsibility of the strikers alone. It has become a collective task, open to anyone who can find the right space. The clearest example came in Udine, where five different players scored: Bryan Cristante, Mora, Malen, Evan N'Dicka and Daniele Ghilardi. A midfielder, an attacking midfielder, a striker and two defenders, each scoring in a different way, from close-range finishing and runs into the box to a header and a quick, constructed move. The article notes that this was not an isolated case, as Pisilli, Lulli, Soulé, Koné and Balerdi had also scored in the preceding weeks. Roma score so often, it says, because they get many players into the decisive areas of the pitch. Gasperini underlined the point after the Udinese game: "We are scoring more goals and with more players. This is a great sign." The coach has identified the growing confidence of the group as one of the main reasons for this development. Scoring is not only a matter of technique or systems but also of conviction. When a player starts to believe he can be decisive, the way he attacks the box, looks for a shot and takes responsibility changes. The article also highlights the progress of players who until a few weeks ago looked like simple alternatives. Mora has started to find more consistency in front of goal, Ghilardi is becoming a useful option from set pieces, and Cristante, against Udinese, produced an outstanding performance, combining a goal with an assist. The rotations, the article says, are not weakening the attacking play but multiplying the solutions available to the coach. The article is not blind to the defensive side. Roma have already conceded ten goals in Serie A and, in recent matches, have shown some lapses in concentration that could prove costly against stronger opponents. The definitive step up, it argues, will also depend on the ability to keep balance when the team attacks with many players, an aspect Gasperini knows well and on which he will have to keep working. The piece concludes that the 28 goals in ten matches, a historic record, show a side that finds the net with remarkable ease and a group in which individual talent is enhanced by an increasingly recognisable collective identity. Its closing line suggests that the true record may be building a Roma in which everyone feels capable of scoring.

Roma routed Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium with an authoritative performance that left Runjaic's side well beaten, and the Italian sports dailies rewarded almost the entire squad with high marks. Molina was the exception, rated among the least impressive players on the Friulian side. In the ratings from Corriere dello Sport, Cristante earned an 8, the highest mark on the Roma side, while Ghilardi and N'Dicka both received 7.5. Mora and Soulé were also given 7.5, and Malen 7.5, with Gasperini awarded 7.5 as coach. Il Messaggero, Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica and Tuttosport all also gave Cristante an 8 or 7.5 and Ghilardi and N'Dicka solid marks of 6.5 to 7, with Mora and Malen praised in several papers. Molina was marked 6 by most dailies, and 6.5 by La Repubblica, while Wesley's ratings ranged from 6 to 7. Gasperini received 7.5 from most papers, and 7 from Tuttosport. Gollini, Hermoso and De Roon were rated more moderately, with Gollini getting a 6 across the board. Substitutes were also assessed. Pisilli came on for Mora and was given 6.5 by Corriere dello Sport and 6 by the other papers, while Castro was rated 6.5 or 6 after replacing Malen. Mancini's cameo earned a 6 from Il Messaggero and Tuttosport, and Koulierakis and Rensch were left unrated.