Franco Smith sticks with the same selection that impressed at times during their defeat in Paris. (Alessandro Zanni was injured in the warm-up at Stade de France, and was replaced by Dean Budd, but he is is ready to go today.)
Italy XV: 15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Mattia Bellini, 13. Luca Morisi, 12. Carlo Canna, 11. Matteo Minozzi, 10. Tommaso Allan, 9. Callum Braley, 1. Andrea Lovotti, 2. Luca Bigi (c), 3. Giosuè Zilocchi, 4. Alessandro Zanni, 5. Niccolò Cannone, 6. Jake Polledri, 7. Sebastian Negri, 8. Abraham Steyn.
Replacements: 16. Federico Zani, 17. Danilo Fischetti, 18. Marco Riccioni, 19. Marco Lazzaroni, 20. Dean Budd, 21. Giovanni Licata, 22. Guglielmo Palazzani, 23. Giulio Bisegni.
Gregor Townsend makes three changes for Scotland. Gloucester’s Chris Harris comes in for Huw Jones at outside centre, Ben Toolis replaces the injured Jonny Gray at lock, and Stuart McInally comes in for Fraser Brown at hooker.
Scotland XV: 15. Stuart Hogg (c), 14. Sean Maitland, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. Blair Kinghorn, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price, 1. Rory Sutherland, 2. Stuart McInally), 3. Zander Fagerson, 4. Ben Toolis, 5. Scott Cummings, 6. Jamie Ritchie, 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Magnus Bradbury.
Replacements: 16. Fraser Brown, 17. Allan Dell, 18. Willem Nel, 19. Grant Gilchrist, 20. Matt Fagerson, 21. George Horne, 22. Rory Hutchinson, 23. Byron McGuigan.
