Roma left the Olimpico Grande Torino with a 2-0 win on Monday evening, closing Matchday 4 with the patience required of a side that found its decisive moments at the end of each half. Donyell Malen opened the scoring before the interval and Niccolò Pisilli made the result safe in stoppage time, while Torino were left to regret a series of late chances.
Torino 0-2 Roma: Malen and Pisilli settle Matchday 4
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Torino 0-2 Roma: Malen and Pisilli secure Serie A away win
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Roma won 2-0 at Torino in Serie A Matchday 4 on 14 September 2026, with Donyell Malen scoring before half-time and Niccolò Pisilli adding a late second.
What happened in Turin
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Roma began with the greater attacking presence. Donyell Malen headed wide from Mario Hermoso’s cross in the 11th minute, then saw a left-footed attempt from outside the box blocked soon afterwards. Torino won an early corner of their own, while Roma also forced several corners through the opening half-hour.
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Paulo Dybala was involved in much of Roma’s early work. He supplied Matías Soulé from a free-kick in the 17th minute, although Soulé fired high and wide, and then created a chance for Bryan Cristante following a corner, with the midfielder shooting wide. A through ball from Dybala later found Malen offside.
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Torino grew into the contest through Nikola Vlasic and Rolando Mandragora. Vlasic had an effort blocked in the 32nd minute, before Mandragora tested Roma with a left-footed attempt from distance that was saved. Eray Cömert also struck over from outside the area.
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Roma found the breakthrough in the 40th minute. Dybala set up Malen inside the penalty area and the Dutch forward’s first right-footed shot was stopped near the right post. Malen then scored from close range with his right foot, placing the ball centrally to give the visitors a 1-0 half-time lead.
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Torino made two changes at the restart, introducing Alessio Cacciamani for Rafik Belghali and Daniel Bragança for Gvidas Gineitis. Roma nevertheless carried an early second-half threat, with Nahuel Molina shooting over after Malen’s pass.
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The home side came close to an equaliser in the 58th minute. Bragança played Giovanni Simeone through, but his right-footed effort from the right of the area was stopped low. Torino then replaced Kian Fitz-Jim with Emirhan Ilkhan.
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Mandragora forced another save with a left-footed shot from outside the box in the 62nd minute. Roma responded by changing midfield personnel: Marten de Roon replaced Dybala and Manu Koné came on for Cristante. Santiago Castro and Rodrigo Mora were later introduced for Malen and Soulé.
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Roma continued to create from set pieces and wide deliveries. Molina had a shot from distance saved by Lucas Perri, Leonardo Balerdi headed wide from a Pisilli corner, and Gianluca Mancini headed directly at the goalkeeper after a Mora cross. Castro then sent a header narrowly off target following another Pisilli corner.
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Torino added Duván Zapata for Mandragora and Ricardo Rodríguez for Niccolò Fortini, while Roma were forced into a late injury change as Devyne Rensch replaced Emanuele Lulli. Mario Hermoso and Pisilli were booked for dangerous play.
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With four minutes of added time announced, Roma delivered the finishing touch in the 93rd minute. Pisilli received the ball on the right side of the area and drove a low right-footed finish inside the left post for 2-0.
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Torino kept pressing after the second goal. Zapata provided Simeone with two stoppage-time openings, but the striker first sent a left-footed shot wide and then headed a Pietro Comuzzo cross past the other post. The final whistle followed in the 96th minute.
Roma take the points, Torino leave empty-handed
The result was built on Roma’s capacity to make their pressure count at a key moment before the break, then withstand Torino’s stronger spells after half-time. Malen’s goal gave the visitors a platform, but Torino had enough opportunities through Mandragora and Simeone to change the shape of the evening.
Pisilli’s late finish removed that uncertainty. For Roma, the Matchday 4 trip to Turin became a clean-sheet away victory defined by clinical moments at either end of the second half. Torino’s effort in the closing stages brought no reward, despite Simeone’s two chances after the game had already moved beyond them.
