Mallett names Italy team

Verona - Treviso wing Tommaso Benvenuti will make his Italy debut against Argentina in an international Test on Saturday.

South African coach Nick Mallett named his 15-man team on Thursday with Benvenuti's Treviso team-mate Robert Barbieri coming in to replace injured flank Mauro Bergamasco.

It is the first of three autumn Tests for the Azzurri who will face Australia in Florence a week later followed by Fiji in Modena on November 27.

Teams:

Italy:

15. Luke McLean, 14. Tommaso Benvenuti, 13. Gonzalo Canale, 12. Andrea Masi, 11. Mirco Bergamasco, 10. Craig Gower, 9. Tito Tebaldi, 8. Sergio Parisse (captain), 7. Robert Barbieri, 6. Alessandro Zanni, 5. Quintin Geldenhuys, 4. Carlo Del Fava, 3. Martin Castrogiovanni, 2. Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1. Salvatore Perugini

Replacements: 16. Fabio Ongaro, 17. Andrea Lo Cicero, 18. Santiago Dellape, 19. Paul Derbyshire, 20. Paulo Canavosio, 21. Luciano Orquera, 22. Alberto Sgarbi

Argentina:

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