| Ronaldo bagged a brace in his first Milan start, but it took a heart-stopping finale to secure the points in this seven-goal thriller! The Rossoneri aimed to continue their climb towards the Champions League spots, but were wary of a side that had already held them to a goalless draw at San Siro earlier this season. Ronaldo was given his first start after last week's 30-minute debut in an all-Brazilian trident attack, but Clarence Seedorf joined the weighty injury list with Dida, Zeljko Kalac and Alessandro Nesta among others. Enrico Chiesa was out with a flu bug.
Kaka flicked an Andrea Pirlo free kick on to the roof of the net, then Cristian Brocchi went on a strong run to set up Ricardo Oliveira. From the resulting corner, Oliveira nodded Pirlo's set-piece just past the near post. When Milan broke through after 15 minutes, it was that man on the scoresheet: Il Fenomeno. His first Rossoneri goal was a looping header from Pirlo's cross that floated over Alex Manninger and into the far corner. Ronaldo was buried in hugs from his teammates for his first Serie A goal since April 28, 2002. However, the lead did not last long, as Siena equalised three minutes later. The defence struggled to clear a cross and Simone Vergassola coolly side-footed home from the penalty spot. Ronaldo has said he wishes to answer his critics and showed he still has pace by out-sprinting two Siena defenders, although at the other end Daniele Corvia's spin was just wide. Milan's Selecao trio upfront combined beautifully for their second goal on the half-hour mark. Kaka started the move, Ronaldo carried on the ball for Ricardo Oliveira's precise angled drive into the far corner. Incredibly, the lead lasted all of 50 seconds! Once again, Siena fought back vehemently and Massimo Maccarone scored his first goal since returning from the Premiership, a splendid angled strike on the bounce. It was a very entertaining game and Oliveira again went close, hitting the side-netting from Kaka's through ball. Ronaldo side-footed wide of an open goal after he had sprung the offside trap and sent Manninger the wrong way. Marco Storari did not deal with a corner very well and Daniele Portanova's follow-up was charged down in front of an open goal. Ronaldo nodded Pirlo's free kick on to the roof of the net, clattering into the upright as he did so. Yoann Gourcuff came on and within 30 seconds skimmed the woodwork from eight yards. Milan were forced to play the final 12 minutes in 10 men after Brocchi hacked down Ciccio Cozza with a very late and high tackle that was nowhere near the ball. It didn't matter, though, as at their most difficult moment the Brazilians came together. Kaka rode tackles down the right and rolled across for Ronaldo to tap in his brace from six yards. It still wasn't over, as Siena really do never say die. With Brocchi sent off and Ronaldo on the sidelines for treatment, Maccarone had all the time he needed to gather a corner kick and fire into the far top corner from seven yards, making it 3-3 at the Stadio Franchi. Substitute Massimo Ambrosini rose for a header and brought a spectacular save out of Manninger. From the resulting corner Ambrosini again got hold of the ball, his effort floating just millimetres above Vergassola's attempted goalline clearance with the last kick of the game. It may have taken a deflection off Kaka along the way. | 
