Roma beat Parma 3-2 with Malen's 101st-minute penalty

Roma scraped an extraordinary 3-2 thriller at the 101 st minute with a Donyell Malen penalty after Parma had turned it around to lead 2-1 at the 87 th .

The Giallorossi were right back in the push for Champions League football after thrashing Fiorentina 4-0 , but the pressure was on after Juventus won 1-0 away to Lecce last night. Paulo Dybala started with Donyell Malen and Matias Soulé for only the second time after January 25, with Lorenzo Pellegrino, Bryan Zaragoza, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson injured, but Neil El Aynaoui returned from suspension. The Ducali were already safe, but missed Adrian Bernabé, Gaetano Oristanio and Matija Frigan.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

PARMA, ITALY – MAY 10: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, poses for a photograph with Carlos Cuesta, Head Coach of Parma Calcio 1913, prior to the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 10, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Malen had the ball in the net after nine minutes when controlling a long ball over the top and flicking it around Zion Suzuki to deposit into an empty net, but he was flagged offside.

Nesta Elphege’s acrobatic volley was charged down, but Gianluca Mancini had penalty appeals when he went to control a Dybala pass and got there before Lautaro Valenti, who kicked him in the back of the ankle, but VAR decided not to recommend an On-Field Review.

Roma did score moments later, as Manu Kone intercepted in midfield, Dybala’s one-touch pass laid it off perfectly for Malen to beat the on-rushing Suzuki.

PARMA, ITALY – MAY 10: Donyell Malen of AS Roma scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 10, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Mario Hermoso flashed a dangerous ball across the face of goal just beyond Malen, then Soulé should’ve made it 2-0 when his free header thumped the far post on a Dybala cross.

Mile Svilar was almost caught out by a poor Evan Ndicka back-pass, forced to make a desperate tackle on Gabriel Strefezza, while there was nobody ready to meet the Emanuele Valeri roll across and Hans Nicolussi Caviglia blasted off target.

Parma equalised within moments of the restart, as Nicolussi Caviglia intercepted a wayward Hermoso pass and set up Strefezza, who drilled a precise snooker-shot into the far bottom corner from just inside the area.

PARMA, ITALY – MAY 10: Gabriel Strefezza of Parma Calcio 1913 scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 10, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Malen almost replied immediately, but Suzuki made the save at the near post, then Parma had the ball in the net again on 55 minutes. Mateo Pellegrino’s header from a corner had looped in, but the offside flag was up for Mariano Troilo, who was considered to be interfering with play near Svilar.

Christian Ordonez also volleyed just wide of an open goal after Svilar’s panicked punch, while El Aynaoui nodded a Wesley cross off target.

Dybala sparked a counter-attack, forcing Suzuki into a huge save on Malen, though Pisilli blasted the rebound over the bar.

Pisilli did get the shot on target from eight yards from a Malen pull-back, but was denied by an extraordinary Alessandro Circati defensive block.

Instead, Parma turned the game around completely when Mandela Keita combined with Ordonez, controlling the ball over the top with his chest and drilling through a sea of legs from 12 yards. It was a very rare goal for the midfielder, one celebrated wildly by his proud mother in the stands.

PARMA, ITALY – MAY 10: Mandela Keita of Parma Calcio 1913 celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 10, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Troilo made a crucial block after Suzuki fumbled a cross, preventing the Gianluca Mancini tap-in. Roma managed to draw level for 2-2 deep into stoppages, as a corner got trapped in a crowd of players, hitting Mancini’s arm as he was flat on the turf, eventually laid off for Devyne Rensch to fire in hard and low from just inside the area. Parma protested, but VAR checked and gave the all-clear.

Roma then had penalty appeals when the referee gave a free kick against Rensch for a wrestling match with Sascha Britschgi, but he changed his mind when seeing the VAR On-Field Review, awarding a spot-kick and second yellow card for Britschgi.

Dybala handed the ball to Malen, who converted into the near top corner after a short run-up to give all three precious points for the Giallorossi.

Parma 2-3 Roma Malen 22, pen 101 (R), Strefezza 47 (P), Keita 87 (P), Rensch 94 (R)

Sent off: Britschgi 99 (P)

10-05-2026 17:00

MatchDay 36

Parma Store (Stadio Ennio Tardini)

Parma

Roma

Live 2 - 3

Player statistic

1st half

22'

Donyell Malen (Assist: Paulo Dybala)

2nd half

Gabriel Strefezza (Assist: Hans Nicolussi Caviglia)

47'

Gabriel Strefezza

48'

Mariano Troilo

65'

Sascha Britschgi

76'

Mandela Keita (Assist: Nahuel Estévez)

87'

Sascha Britschgi

90+9'

90+4'

Devyne Rensch

90+11'

Donyell Malen

Parma

Roma

Starting lineups

31

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper

39

Alessandro Circati Defender

14

Emanuele Valeri Defender

74'

15

Enrico Delprato Defender

74'

5

Lautaro Valenti Defender

37

Mariano Troilo Defender

24

Christian Ordoñez Midfielder

41

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia Midfielder

79'

16

Mandela Keita Midfielder

7

Gabriel Strefezza Attacker

53'

23

Nesta Elphege Attacker

79'

99

Mile Svilar Goalkeeper

5

Evan Ndicka Defender

23

Gianluca Mancini Defender

22

Mario Hermoso Defender

53'

43

Wesley Defender

19

Zeki Celik Defender

75'

4

Bryan Cristante Midfielder

59'

17

Manu Koné Midfielder

75'

14

Donyell Malen Attacker

18

Matìas Soulé Attacker

58'

21

Paulo Dybala Attacker

Substitutes

66

Filippo Rinaldi Goalkeeper

22

Oliver Sörensen Midfielder

40

Edoardo Corvi Goalkeeper

17

Jacob Ondrejka Attacker

76

Daniel Mikolajewski Defender

3

Abdoulaye Ndiaye Defender

61

Dominik Drobnic Defender

9

Mateo Pellegrino Attacker

53'

29

Franco Carboni Defender

74'

27

Sascha Britschgi Defender

74'

8

Nahuel Estévez Midfielder

79'

11

Pontus Almqvist Attacker

79'

3

Angeliño Defender

95

Pierluigi Gollini Goalkeeper

12

Konstantinos Tsimikas Defender

24

Jan Ziolkowski Defender

70

Giorgio De Marzi Goalkeeper

78

Robinio Vaz Attacker

87

Daniele Ghilardi Defender

53'

61

Niccolò Pisilli Midfielder

58'

8

Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder

59'

2

Devyne Rensch Defender

75'

20

Lorenzo Venturino Attacker

75'