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Alvaro Recoba scored his first goal for the Granata to earn a precious point in Sicily.
This was bound to be an entertaining clash and an emotional one too, as former Rosanero captain Eugenio Corini returned to face his old club just weeks after the bitter split. Buoyed by their 4-2 win at Livorno, Palermo were however without Giuseppe Biava, Ciro Capuano and Mattia Cassani. Torino notched up two consecutive 2-2 draws and lost out on youngster Tommaso Vailatti and Nicola Ventola with knee problems.
Fabrizio Miccoli gave Matteo Sereni a scare, but soon after the deadlock was broken when Amauri missed Aimo Diana's low cross, so it found fellow Brazilian Fabio Simplicio for a simple close-range finish.
Sereni kept the scoreline down with a splendid reaction save on Giulio Migliaccio from a corner kick. Substitute Mark Bresciano - on for Marco Pisano due to a thigh problem - brought another tough parry out of the former Lazio goallie.
Alberto 'Jimmy' Fontana smothered an effort from former Palermo man Simone Barone, then Andrea Barzagli closed down Alvaro Recoba as he prepared to pull that left-foot trigger.
Torino's scintillating duo combined brilliantly for the equaliser, as Alessandro Rosina and Recoba dribbled through a group of defenders for the Uruguayan's angled drive into the far corner.
Toro boss Walter Novellino felt the tension and was sent off for dissent, while Rosina skipped past a couple of opponents only to fire wide.
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