Marcus Forss rescued a point for Middlesbrough with a late goal against bottom club Rotherham United at the Riverside Stadium.
The Finland international finished after a neat backheel from Morgan Rogers as lacklustre Boro laboured going into their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Chelsea on Tuesday.
Michael Carrick's side suffered an injury blow for that game, with Isaiah Jones forced off with what seemed to be a hamstring injury.
Cafu's counter-attacking goal seemed to have ended Rotherham's dreadful run without an away win, but Forss ensured they have now equalled an unwanted club record of 27 games on their travels without a victory.