Italy coach John Kirwan has made three changes to the team that lost to Ireland for Sunday's Six Nations match against England at Twickenham.
Mirco Bergamasco comes in at full-back for Paolo Vaccari who moves from that position into the centre to replace injured veteran Alessandro Stoica.
Argentina-born Ramiro Pez, who plays for English club Rotherham, fills in at fly-half for the rested Diego Dominguez.
The other change sees Rotherham forward Marc Ciachieri replace the injured Marco Bortolami.
Italy won their opening Six Nations match at home to Wales for only their second ever tournament win before losing to Ireland.
England have a 100 per cent record having beaten France and Wales.
Italy
Mirco Bergamasco (Padova); Mauro Bergamasco (Treviso), Paolo Vaccari (Calvisano), Giovanni Raineri (Calvisano), Denis Dallan (Treviso); Ramiro Pez (Rotherham/Eng), Alessandro Troncon (Treviso, capt); Matthew Phillips (Viadana), Aaron Persico (Viadana), Andrea de Rossi (Calvisano); Marc Giacheri (Rotherham/Eng), Cristian Bezzi (Viadana); Ramiro Martinez (Treviso), Carlo Festuccia (Gran Parma), Giampiero de Carli (Calvisano)
Replacements:Fabio Ongaro (Treviso), Leandro Castrogiovanni (Calvisano), Andrea Lo Cicero (Lazio Primavera), Marco Bortolami (Padova), Matteo Mazzantini (Rovigo), Gert Peens (Overmach Parma), Nicola Mazzuccato (Treviso)
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