Chelsea 1-1 AC Milan

Drogba scored a fine individual goal

A late equaliser from Rui Costa denied Chelsea a victorious end to their tour of the United States as they were held to a draw by AC Milan in New Jersey.

Didier Drogba beat two defenders and shot past Valerio Fiori to give Chelsea the lead after 64 minutes.

Milan's new signing Christian Vieri had an effort ruled out for offside, but with 10 minutes left Rui Costa curled a shot inside Petr Cech's left-hand post.

Frank Lampard almost won it late on but he flicked Drogba's pass over the bar.

Neither side came close to scoring in a lacklustre first half in front of a crowd of 35,444 at Giants Stadium.

A Lampard free-kick over the bar and a shot from Milan's Brazilian defender Cafu that flew wide were the only highlights.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made four half-time substitutions and in the 54th minute sent on Glen Johnson for William Gallas, who was hurt in a tackle.

Vieri thought he had cancelled out Drogba's goal when he struck after the ball came down off the bar from an Andrea Pirlo free-kick.

But Rui Costa made sure Milan avoided two defeats to the Premiership champions in a week, having earlier been beaten 1-0 in Massachusetts.

Chelsea, who also beat US champions DC United 2-1, ended their tour with two wins and a draw.