Matteo Pratichetti returns to the Italy line-up for the clash with Argentina © Getty Images

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Matches: Italy 14 - 22 Argentina

Teams: Argentina | Italy

Italy coach Nick Mallett has made three changes to his side for this Saturday's clash with Argentina in Turin.

Calvisano centre Matteo Pratichetti comes in for the injured Gonzalo Canale in one of the changes following the narrow 30-20 defeat to Argentina in Padua last weekend. Elsewhere, Fabio Ongaro and Matias Aguero have been drafted into the front row at the expense of Salvatore Perugini and Leonardo Ghiraldini.

In a boost to the side, fly-half Andrea Marcato has recovered from an injury suffered in the loss to the Wallabies to retain the No.10 shirt and he will once again partner scrum-half Pablo Canavosio.

Argentina coach Santiago Phelan has made four changes to his team as his side look to get back to winning ways against the Azzurri.

The Pumas boss has opted to freshen up his side following their narrow 12-6 defeat to France in Marseille last weekend and as a result has drafted in wingers Federico Martin Aramburu and Rafael Carballo at the expense of Horacio Agulla and Francisco Leonelli.

Elsewhere, Rimas Alvarez Kairelis moves from lock to openside flanker with Alvaro Galindo dropping to the bench. Esteban Lozada will now partner Juan Pabo Orlandi in the second row.

Uncapped back Santiago Fernandez has been named amongst the replacements as the Pumas look for revenge for the 13-12 defeat they suffered at the hands of the Azzurri in June this year.

Italy: Andrea Masi, Kaine Robertson, Matteo Pratichetti, Gonzalo Garcia, Mirco Bergamasco, Andrea Marcato, Pablo Canavosio, Sergio Parisse (captain), Mauro Bergamasco, Josh Sole, Marco Bortolami, Carlo Antonio Del Fava, Carlos Nieto, Fabio Ongaro, Matias Aguero

Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero, Salvatore Perugini, Tommaso Reato, Pietro Travagli, Luciano Orquera, Luke McLean.

Argentina: Bernardo Stortoni, Federico Martín Aramburú, Gonzalo Tiesi, Felipe Contepomi (captain), Rafael Carballo, Juan Martín Hernández, Nicolás Vergallo, Rodrigo Roncero, Mario Ledesma, Juan Pablo Orlandi, Esteban Lozada, Patricio Albacete, Martín Durand, Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Replacements: Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Marcos Ayerza, Álvaro Galindo, Alejandro Campos, Agustín Figuerola, Santiago Fernández, Horacio Agulla

Referee: Chris White (England)

Assitant Referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Christophe Berdos (France)
Television Match Official: David Changleng (Scotland)
Citing Commissioner: Jean-Claude Legendre (France)