Livorno earned a 1-1 draw with Partizan Belgrade after goalkeeper Marco Amelia headed in an 88th-minute equalizer from a Dario Passoni free kick. Nenad Mirosavljevic had given Partizan the lead in the 70th.

Newcastle won 1-0 at Palermo in the second round of the UEFA Cup group stage on Thursday to end the Sicilian club's three-match winning streak.

Palermo, second in the Serie A on goal difference behind Inter Milan, beat West Ham twice to eliminate the English Premier League club in the first round, and also beat Eintracht Frankfurt in its opening group game on Oct. 19.

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