UEFA Cup favorites AC Milan missed the chance to progress to the knockout stages as group winner when a late Mahir Saglik equalizer handed VfL Wolfsburg a 2-2 draw at the San Siro on Wednesday. As Group E's top side, Wolfsburg is guaranteed a tie against a third-placed side from another group in Friday's last 32 draw while seven-time European champion Milan must face a third-placed finisher from the Champions League group stage. Former European champion Hamburg SV secured top spot in Group F as Martin Jol's Bundesliga side eased past Aston Villa 3-1. Croatia forward Mladen Petric scored his fifth goal of the competition and compatriot Ivica Olic added two more. In a game between two already qualified sides, St. Etienne continued to belie its poor domestic form when the Ligue 1 struggler drew 2-2 at home to Valencia to top Group G. FC Copenhagen, Deportivo Coruna and Lech Poznan picked up the evening's three qualifying places on offer. The Danish side won 1-0 at Club Bruges in a shootout for the final spot in Group G while Lech's 1-0 win at twice-winner Feyenoord and Depor's success by the same margin at home to Nancy saw them join CSKA Moscow as Group H qualifiers. In Milan, Italy midfielder Massimo Ambrosini headed the home side ahead in the 17th minute and Brazil forward Alexandre Pato put Carlo Ancelotti's men 2-1 in front seconds after Cristian Zaccardo equalized early in the second period. The Serie A side looked to be heading for a favorable tie in February's first knockout round until Turkish striker Saglik came off the bench to score with nine minutes remaining. Elsewhere, Ajax Amsterdam, already assured of their passage along with Aston Villa from Group F, needed an injury time Luis Suarez penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Slavia Prague while England striker Peter Crouch scored twice as Portsmouth beat Heerenveen 3-0 in a Group E dead rubber. Six remaining qualifying places will be decided on Thursday in the remaining four groups with former champion Sevilla and Schalke 04 not yet guaranteed their places in the last 32. Ties for the last 16 will also be drawn along with the last 32 in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday. The UEFA Cup final is in Istanbul on May 20. Roma eliminates Bologna Mirko Vucinic scored twice in the final eight minutes and AS Roma advanced to the Italian Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Wednesday. Vucinic's first goal came from a sharp angle in the 82nd minute after taking a pass from Roma's new French forward Jeremy Menez. Then in the 86th a defensive error let Vucinic in on goal on his own for an easy second score. The Giallorossi next will face either Inter Milan or Genoa, which play Jan. 13. Also Wednesday, Torino eliminated Fiorentina 1-0 to give coach Walter Novellino his first victory since returning to the club last week. Rolando Bianchi put Torino in front in the 19th minute at Artemio Franchi stadium following a pass from Tommaso Vailatti. Torino will now face Lazio, which beat AC Milan 2
