AC Milan remain winless at home

 The European champions are still winless at the Giuseppe Meazza, where they notched four draws and two defeats. Their away record is better with three wins, one draw and one defeat, but their tally of 14 points keeps them 10 points below leaders Inter Milan.

 "Today we have no excuses," said Brazilian defender Marcos Cafu. "We played a great game but did not manage to score, and things got difficult."

   Brazil star Kaka played below his standard, missing three chances in the first half as Matteo Sereni saved his first effort on seven minutes and saw two other drives fly wide.

 The Torino goalkeeper made a good save on a close-range shot from striker Alberto Gilardino, who lacked precision on another occasion.

 A wide overhead kick from Kaka opened a second half that saw the guests try a couple of timid attacks with David Di Michele missing and Alessandro Rosina firing close to the right post.

 An Andrea Pirlo volley flew narrowly wide on 62 minutes before the playmaker saw Sereni dive to block his smashing drive from the limit of the area.

 Substitute Filippo Inzaghi missed a goal on 78 minutes after leaping past Sereni off a defence-splitting assist by Seedorf, but Milan were the last to risk when Di Michele fired wide.

 In an earlier weekend opener, Fiorentina moved to second place through a 1-0 win at Lazio that pushed them onto 23 points from 11 games.

 The Florence side lie one point behind Inter, who are away late Sunday at 20-point Juventus, after Roma look to improve their 21 points as they visit Empoli.

DPA