ROME: AC Milan’s problems continued when they were held to a goalless draw at bottom club Chievo in Serie A on Sunday and leaders AS Roma drew 1-1 at home with Sassuolo who equalized deep into stoppage time.
Milan, missing striker Mario Balotelli through suspension, extended their winless run to six games in all competitions and finished with 10 men after Riccardo Montolivo was sent off for a second bookable offense in the 81st minute.
The visitors, who have won only three times in 12 Serie A outings and have 13 points, dominated the game and nearly snatched a win when Robinho hit the post with 10 minutes left and Kaka over fired over from the rebound.
Roma, who have 32 out of a possible 36 points, went ahead against promoted Sassuolo when Alessandro Longhi put through his own goal in the 19th minute but Domenico Berardi grabbed an equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Late strike gives Mainz 1-0 win over Frankfurt
In Berlin, Mainz 05 grabbed an 88th-minute winner through Maxim Choupo-Moting to edge past Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 on Sunday and climb to eighth place in the Bundesliga.
Choupo-Moting rose high to head in a corner and give Mainz a much-needed victory, only their second in the last nine games.
Frankfurt, without a win in six matches until Sunday and having lost their previous two, were desperate to end their slump in which they also lost 4-2 at Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League last week.
Frankfurt’s Alex Meier hit the bar early in the game with a dipping header but it was keeper Kevin Trapp and his Mainz counterpart Loris Karius who kept the clean sheet until the final minutes with some superb saves.
Frankfurt remained in 15th place on 10 points, two above the relegation playoff spot.
Bayern Munich opened up a four-point gap at the top after easing past Augsburg 3-0 on Saturday, setting a league record with their 37th successive game without defeat.
Borussia Dortmund lost ground when they were stunned 2-1 by VfL Wolfsburg to stay second on 28, level with Bayer Leverkusen who beat Hamburg SV 5-3.
Egypt’s Al Ahli win African Champions League final
In Cairo, Egyptian club Al Ahli extended their record number of African Champions League titles to eight with a 2-0 win over Orlando Pirates of South Africa in the second leg of the final here on Sunday.
Al Ahli won 3-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Soweto last weekend.


