Ronaldo strikes twice as Milan beat Siena 4-3

ROME, Feb 17 (Reuters) Ronaldo scored two goals and set up another as AC Milan beat Siena 4-3 to climb to fifth in Serie A today.

Milan only claimed the points in the final minute of stoppage time when Massimo Ambrosini headed in from a corner, but the dominant figure was the three-times FIFA World Player of the Year, making his first appearance in Milan's starting line-up since signing from Real Madrid last month.

The result gave Milan 33 points after 23 matches, taking into account their eight-point penalty for match-fixing, and they are 30 points behind leaders Inter Milan, who racked uptheir 16th successive Serie A win by beating Cagliari 1-0.

Second-placed AS Roma slipped 14 points behind Inter after losing 1-0 at Empoli.

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