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On Saturday, three matches of the 24th round were played in the Italian championship. The "Milan" club achieved an incredible victory against "Siena," "Inter" managed to win for the 16th consecutive time, while "Empoli" surprised the Italian giants for the second week in a row – this time defeating the "Roma" team.
In a thrilling seven-goal contest, which ended with a score of 4-3, "Milan" defeated the "Siena" team away, with Ronaldo scoring two goals to lead his team to victory. In the match, "Milan" kept pushing forward, but the hosts quickly equalized. However, the final away goal was decisive.
In the 15th minute, Ronaldo scored his first goal. The Brazilian headed in a cross from Andrea Pirlo. His teammates congratulated the player who had recently moved from Real Madrid with his first goal for the new club. However, the hosts quickly equalized in the 18th minute through "Siena" defender Simone Vergassola, taking advantage of the passivity of the "Milan" defenders.
In the 29th minute, an excellent combination of the Brazilian trio at "Milan" resulted in another goal. Kaka passed the ball to Ronaldo, who directed it to Ricardo Oliveira, who scored to put the visitors ahead. But this time it took even less time for "Siena" to equalize. Just 50 seconds later, Massimo Maccarone scored his first goal after returning to "Serie A" from England.
In the 78th minute, the "Milan" club made their pursuit of victory more difficult. Cristian Brocchi committed a serious foul against Francesco Cozza, receiving a red card from the referee. However, this did not prevent Ronaldo from scoring his second goal in the match - just three minutes later, Kaka evaded several opponents and passed the ball to Ronaldo, who had an easy finish into the goal.
In the 89th minute, Ronaldo suffered a minor injury and received medical attention. The Brazilian left his team with nine players, and "Siena" successfully took advantage. Massimo Maccarone sent the ball into the opponents' goal after a corner and scored his second goal in the match.
However, "Milan" refused to settle for a draw and managed to snatch victory in the final moments of the match. In another corner kick, this time near the hosts' goal, Massimo Ambrosini struck the ball into the net and beat "Siena" goalkeeper Alex Manninger. The visitors celebrated their fourth goal, which this time proved to be the winning one.
Meanwhile, "Inter" set a European record. The Milan club achieved their 16th consecutive victory in the Italian championship, a feat unmatched by any European club. "Inter" won 1-0 at home against the "Cagliari" team.
In the 11th minute, Dejan Stankovic passed to Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the right side of the pitch. Ibrahimovic crossed the ball into the penalty area, where "Inter" defender Nicolas Burdisso headed in the goal, which turned out to be decisive in the match.
On the other hand, "Empoli" continues to surprise the Italian league giants. After defeating the third-placed "Palermo" away last week, this time the Tuscan club won 1-0 at home against the second-placed "Roma" team.
Just like in the Milan match, everything was decided at the beginning of the encounter. In the 5th minute, Nicola Pozzi evaded "Roma" defender Matteo Ferrari and sent Antonio Busce's cross into the opponents' goal with a brilliant shot.
Saturday's match results:
3 – 4
15' [0 – 1] Ronaldo
18' [1 – 1] Simone Vergassola
29' [1 – 2] Ricardo Oliveira
30' [2 – 2] Massimo Maccarone
81' [2 – 3] Ronaldo
89' [3 – 3] Massimo Maccarone
90' [3 – 4] Massimo Ambrosini
1 – 0
11' [1 – 0] Nicolas Burdisso
1 – 0
5' [1 – 0] Nicola Pozzi
Top scorers of the championship:
1. Francesco Totti ("Roma") – 14;
2. Rolando Bianchi ("Reggina") – 12;
3-4. Gionathan Spinesi ("Catania") – 11;
Luca Toni ("Fiorentina") – 11;
5-7. Adrian Mutu ("Fiorentina") – 10;
Cristiano Doni ("Atalanta") – 10;
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ("Inter") – 10;
8-12. Fabio Quagliarella ("Sampdoria") – 9;
Christian Rigano ("Messina") – 9;
Vincenzo Iaquinta ("Udinese") – 9;
Tommaso Rocchi ("Lazio") – 9;
Cristiano Lucarelli ("Livorno") – 9;
13-15. Amauri ("Palermo") – 8;
Igor Budan ("Parma") – 8;
Hernan Crespo ("Inter") – 8;
League table:
Note: 15 points deducted from "Fiorentina" due to a corruption scandal, 11 points from "Reggina," 8 points from "Milan," and 3 points from "Lazio." 1 point deducted from "Siena" due to financial reasons.
