Italy suffer Masi blow
Masi: Struggling with a calf strain
Italy full-back Andrea Masi has been ruled out of his side’s clash with the USA due to a calf strain.
The decision to withdrawal Masi from the team is a precautionary measure as the Azzurri look to ensure they have their strongest squad available for their game against Ireland on Sunday.
Luke McLean is elevated to full-back from the bench to fill the vacant number fifteen jersey with Giulio Toniolatti taking his spot amongst the replacements.
Italy - revised: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Cornelius van Zyl, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Andrea Lo Cicero, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Paul Derbyshire, 20 Edoardo Gori, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Giulio Toniolatti.
Date: Tuesday, September 27
Kick-off: 19:30 (06:30 GMT)
Venue: Trafalgar Park, Nelson
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