February 17, 200718 yr Ronaldo strikes twice as Milan beat Siena 4-3 Ronaldo scored two goals and set up another as AC Milan beat Siena 4-3 to climb to fifth in Serie A on Saturday. 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 up their 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.
February 17, 200718 yr THE PHENOMENON STRIKES BACKIn a rich career of around 400 goals, today marks a milestone – The Phenomenon is back and this time he pulled out all the stops for his starting debut to score twice for MilanTwo goals and an assist is the kind of good impression that Ronaldo made during his starting debut in a red and black jersey. After coming off the bench at the end of Milan-Livorno, today the Brazilian powerhouse brought the crowd to their feet after only 15 minutes and then continued to dazzle with moves that were as rich as they were sweet. It was pure Phenomenal action until the final whistle.Number 99 made a good start, moving quickly, linking well with his team-mates. On 15 minutes, Andrea Pirlo presented Ronaldo with a cross and the striker looped a header into the back of the net. It may have been his first goal for Milan, but Ronie continued to surge ahead searching with personality and determination to create the right situations with the timing of a Swiss watch.A true team player, Ronaldo was looking to help those around him and when the opportunity presented itself he served up a brilliant pass to fellow Brazilian Ricardo Oliveira, who spun on the spot to sink the ball past Manninger for his third league goal and fifth of the season (two in the Italian Cup).The boys from Brazil put on an impressive show and Kakà wasn’t to be left out as he set one up for the new signing when he evaded a number of tackles before rolling the ball across the face of the goal for Ronaldo to finish off and record a debut brace for the team. It was some show and the feeling is that it’s just the beginning of many more victories to come with the Phenomenon.
February 18, 200718 yr Ronaldo promises more goals after AC Milan double Ronaldo struck twice on his full debut for AC Milan and then promised fans of even bigger performances from him after their 4-3 victory over Siena.The newly-signed Brazilian striker had promised goals prior to this match and opened the scoring in the 15th minute.Simone Vergassola equalised before Ricardo Oliveira put the visitors back in front, and it then became a battle between Ronaldo and another player who has recently returned to Serie A, Massimo Maccarone.The former Middlesbrough man grabbed the second equaliser before Cristian Brocchi received his marching orders.Then, after Ronaldo had put the Rossoneri ahead for a third time, Maccarone looked to have grabbed a share of the points with a late second of his own, but Milan substitute Massimo Ambrosini grabbed the winner with the last kick of the game."I am truly happy with this victory, but there's a lot of work yet to be done. If someone feels cramp, then it means he's not 100 per cent fit," said Ronaldo. "We cannot keep conceding so many goals, but apart from that aspect, we're all content with the result. We gave everything we had and I was able to carry on for the 90 minutes despite getting knocked about quite a bit."It's a shame, as I wasted a good chance in the first half, the kind of finish I usually don't miss."Ronaldo combined brilliantly with fellow Brazilians Kaka and Ricardo Oliveira for a spectacular Milan performance, taking them within two points of the Champions League place currently held by Empoli, who also won today against Roma."This team can certainly go far - very far. Not even we know where, as every game has everything to prove. I dedicate this brace to my son. For the rest, I will let my actions speak for me, as those will silence the critics."Milan will be forced to do without him for the Champions' League trip to Celtic Park, as he is Cup-tied from his games with Real Madrid."It is a weight on me to be out of that competition, as I cared about it a great deal. I'll just have to hold on until next season. In any case, I shall remain by my teammates' side throughout and cheer them on."
February 18, 200718 yr RONALDO: ‘Still not in top condition'Here are Ronaldo’s post-game thoughts after his double against Siena : ‘We are really happy. We gave our all. I had some cramping. I’m not yet in perfect physical condition. However, I was able to continue. It’s too bad about my mistake. Slowly but surely I will reach my top condition. It’s a pity I can’t play in the Champions League, it’s the only trophy that I haven’t won. I will root for my team-mates and next year they will be able to count on me.’
February 18, 200718 yr VERGASSOLA: ‘Ronie is invincible’Siena midfielder Simone Vergassola, who scored the Tuscan side's first equaliser against Milan, had nothing but praise for Ronaldo: ‘Perhaps he’s not as devastating as he was years ago, but he is always decisive and one-on-one he is invincible.’Source www.acsiena.it
February 18, 200718 yr Ancelotti: AC Milan right club for RonaldoAC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti was delighted with the two-goal performance of Ronaldo in yesterday's victory over Siena.Ancelotti beamed: "Ronaldo has played a super 90 minutes. He has had to stop, which is normal given his lack of football, but has offered a performance of great importance, for him and us."That was the great player we all know of. Ronaldo deserves all this praise."The reasons why he chose Milan are simple: he has the intention to recover his best form again and to do that he needs the motivation a club like Milan can offer."
February 19, 200718 yr Ronaldo success gets cold reponse from Inter Milan Inter Milan's players snarled their response to Ronaldo's superb brace for city rivals AC Milan on Saturday.The Inter players refused to get swept away with the Ronaldo hype as Hernan Crespo explained: "It's a non-story. It's strange when he doesn't score, not when he does."Inter captain Javier Zanetti also blanked the news: "I'm happy for Inter and the goal of Burdisso. I prefer to think about us. The Inter tifosi remain very disappointed, but I'm sure by the end of the season they'll be far happier having followed Inter than concerning themselves with the decision of Ronaldo (to join Milan)."
February 19, 200718 yr AC Milan star Ronaldo parties with the enemy Ronaldo has no problem mixing with city rivals Inter - despite the public criticism coming from the Nerazzurri over his decision to join AC Milan.While barbs have arrived from the likes of Inter president Massimo Moratti and captain Javier Zanetti, Ronaldo is enjoying life back in Milan and on Saturday evening had dinner with Brazil teammate and Inter rival Adriano.Also attending the big night were Adriano's teammates, Julio Cesar, Dejan Stankovic, Maicon and Maxwell - all there to welcome Ronaldo back to Milan.
February 19, 200718 yr hotel Westin Palace, en la Plaza de la República de Milán (Where live Ronaldo)
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