 On 24 November 2016, he scored a hat-trick in the Europa League, in a 4–1 win over Viktoria Plzeň.On 16 February 2017, he also scored a hat-trick in the first leg of a Europa League match against Villarreal, which Roma won 4–0.On 12 March 2017, he became the fourth Roma player to reach 30 goals in all competitions in a season.