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Ciccio Cozza marked his 200th Serie A appearance with a decisive goal, although Catania show some signs of improvement.
The Sicilians continue their ban from the Stadio Massimino, so this game was played behind closed doors in Rimini. Both teams are struggling badly for form at the moment, as Catania had just one point from their last five, while Siena picked up two in the same period. Enrico Chiesa was still recovering from chickenpox, with Gionatha Spinesi and Andrea Sottil suspended.
This was the first ever Serie A meeting between these clubs in Tuscany.
Catania had control of the game, but were ineffective upfront. Caserta's effort was charged down and Alex Manninger needed his wits about him to stop Rinaudo's header resulting in an own goal.
Massimo Maccarone fired over the bar from the edge of the area and Paul Codrea did the same, but this time bringing a tough save out of the goalkeeper.
There was bad news for Catania, as Giuseppe Mascara suffered an injury and had to be replaced by Japanese teenager Morimoto.
Mario Frick's low drive skimmed the far post by a matter of inches after he had shaken off his marker.
It was Catania took the lead in chaotic circumstances. A poor clearance allowed Morimoto to get a header in and it was only parried into the path of Giorgio Corona to tap in from six yards.
Siena equalised with Ciccio Cozza celebrating his 200th Serie A appearance with a goal. He sprung the offside trap and took advantage of some hesitant defending to prod the ball past Armando Pantanelli.
The Tuscans almost turned the game around completely moments later, as Daniele Corvia unleashed a rocket from outside the area that came off the underside of the bar.
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