Old Lady continue to stumble

JUVENTUS'S problems continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Livorno on Saturday and also finished the game with 10 men following Felipe Melo's red card.

Antonio Filippini gave Livorno a first half lead with a header but Nicola Legrottaglie equalised just before the break.

The draw means Juventus have now won only three of their last 14 matches, losing nine of those, and have yet to win under new coach Alberto Zaccheroni, who took over from Ciro Ferrara 10 days ago.

They also dropped to sixth following Palermo's 2-1 victory at home to Parma and now sit three points off a Champions League qualification place.

Brazilian Simplicio scored the winning goal three minutes from time as Palermo moved up to fifth.

The victory was no more than the Sicilian hosts deserved after Parma's Jonathan Biabiany had cancelled out Edison Cavani's opener.

After a goalless first half, Cavani turned home a Fabrizio Miccoli free-kick on 62 mins.

Parma equalised in contentious circumstances 10 minutes later when Biabiany's angled shot found the net but the hosts believed the game should have been stopped for a foul on Cavani in the build-up.

The Sicilians snatched the victory late on when Miccoli teed up Simplicio to smash a rasping shot into the top corner.

Palermo trail fourth-placed Napoli by one point while Parma's European hopes are fading as they lie 13th. AFP