Italy U20s make changes ahead of crucial Australia clash

Italy's Under 20 national team prepared for their second match of the World Rugby U20 Championship against Australia, coming away with a win against debutants Georgia, securing a 35-11 win.

With 48 hours to go until kick-off at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town (the game will be played at 7pm local time), the Azzurrini coaching staff announced the line-up that sees some changes made to the list of 23 players called to take to the field in a match that is already crucial for the tournament.

Among the forwards, the starting line-up of Milano stands out, with Number 8 replacing Captain Botturi, who will start the match from the bench. Closing the line-up are the two flankers Bellucci and Casartelli, who makes his first start in the Under 20s: in the latter, an important return for Piero Gritti after the long lay-off due to the injury suffered in the French championship, with him from the start is the other new addition Mirenzi, while up front the first three include Siciliano at hooker, Pisani on the right and Pelliccioli on the left. In midfield, the number 9 jersey is worn by Casilio from L'Aquila, 

A fast line entrusted to the direction of Brisighella, who finds Bozzo and De Villiers in the centres and a rear triangle composed of Mirko Belloni and the Imberti-Elettri duo on the wings.

ITALY U20 v AUSTRALIA U20 | announced lineup:

15 BELLONI Mirko (2004, Verona Rugby)
14 IMBERTI Francesco (2004, CUS Torino)
13 BOZZO Nicola (2004, USA Perpignan) – CAPTAIN
12 DE VILLIERS Patrick (2004, Rugby Noceto)
11 ELETTRI Lorenzo (2004, Rugby Rovigo Delta)
10 BRISIGHELLA Simone (2004, Rugby Viadana 1970)
9 CASILIO Lorenzo (2004, Rugby Vicenza)
8 MILANO Giacomo (2005, UR Capitolina)
7 BELLUCCI Luca (2004, Rugby Roma Olimpic)
6 CASARTELLI Nelson (2005, Benetton Rugby)
5 GRITTI Piero (2005, AS Montferrandaise)
4 MIRENZI Samuele (2004, VII Rugby Torino)
3 PISANI Federico (2004, Verona Rugby)
2 SICILIAN Valerio (2004, CA Briviste Corrèze)
1 PELLICCIOLI Sergio (2005, Rugby Lyons)

Available:

16 GASPERINI Nicholas (2004, Rugby Viadana 1970)
17 GENTILE Francesco (2004, Mogliano Veneto Rugby)
18 ASCARI Davide (Rugby Colorno 1975)
19 MIDENA Mattia (2005, Rugby Paese)
20 REDONDI Tommaso (2005, Verona Rugby)
21 BOTTURI Jacopo – Captain (2004, Petrarca Rugby)
22 JIMENEZ Mattia (2004, Rugby Petrarca)
23 SCALABRIN Marco (2004, Rugby Vicenza)