Six Nations:Italy coach Nick Mallett has made three changes to his side to face Wales in Saturday's Six Nations match at the Stadio Flaminio.
Luciano Orquera drops to the bench with Kristopher Burton taking his place at number 10.
Benetton Treviso's Robert Barbieri joins captain Sergio Parisse and Alessandro Zanni in the Italian backrow. Santiago Dellape earns a start and will partner Quintin Geldenhuys in the secondrow.
Treviso scrumhalf Fabio Semenzato will make his first start in front of the home crowd after making his Azzurri debut against England earlier this month.
Italy began their Six Nations campaign with a last gasp 13-11 defeat at home to Ireland but were trounced 59-13 by England at Twickenham last time out.
Italy team (v Wales):L McLean (Treviso); A Masi (Racing Metro), G Canale (Clermont), A Sgarbi (Treviso), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais); K Burton (Treviso), F Semenzato (Treviso); S Perugini (Aironi), L Ghiraldini (Treviso), M Castrogiovanni (Leicester), S Dellape (Racing-Metro), Q Geldenhuys (Aironi), A Zanni (Treviso), R Barbieri (Treviso), S Parisse (Stade Francais). Replacements: C Festuccia (Racing-Metro), A Lo Cicero (Racing-Metro), V Bernabo (Treviso), M Vosawai (Treviso), P Canavosio (Aironi), L Orquera (Brive), T Benvenuti (Treviso)
