ITALY – Total players currently injured: 4
SHORT-TERM
Federico Zani – Sidelined by a calf injury that will keep the prop, who won six caps in his debut season in 2017, out for a few weeks.
RULED OUT
Michele Campagnaro – Ruptured his knee ligaments at the start of the season with the Premiership champions, ruling him out for nine months.
Angelo Esposito – Another knee injury, this time an ACL tear suffered by Esposito around Christmas for Treviso which will keep him out until next week.
Ornel Gega – Talented hooker suffered a knee injury back in September, ruling him out for a period of eight months.