Milan draw at Roma in Beckham's debut

Milan drew 2-2 at AS Roma today with David Beckham playing almost the whole game on his debut.

Mirko Vucinic put mid-table Roma ahead midway through the first half but Alexandre Pato equalised just after the restart when he tapped in Kaka's cross and the 19-year-old soon clipped in a superb second. Vucinic headed the leveller on 72 minutes.

Beckham, on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy for two months, was given a surprise start in Milan's three-man midfield and was tidy without doing anything spectacular.

Second-placed Juventus earlier cut the gap on Serie A leaders Inter to four points after an Alessandro Del Piero free-kick sealed a 1-0 home win over Siena.

Champions Inter, who drew 1-1 with Cagliari yesterday, have a nine-point advantage over Milan in third.