Aironi v Treviso: Teams
Aironi have made four changes to their starting XV for the visit of Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12 Italian derby on Friday.
Last Updated: 22/12/11 2:19pm
Aironi have made four changes to their starting XV for the visit of Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12 Italian derby on Friday.
Andrea Masi switches from centre to make his first start of the season at full-back, while Ruggero Trevisan drops out. Tito Tebaldi replaces Tyson Keates at scrum-half.
There is a new pair of props, with Fabio Staibano at tighthead and Alberto De Marchi in the loosehead position, while Fabio Ongaro starts at hooker.
Italy star Mauro Bergamasco is set to make his debut for Aironi is he comes off the replacements bench against his former team.
Treviso head coach Franco Smith has rung the changes to his starting line-up, with only one player - Andrea Pratichetti - retaining the same position in the back-line from the Heineken Cup defeat to Biarritz.
Two more backs retain their place but Ludovico Nitoglia moves from right wing to full-back and Tommaso Benvenuti takes over his position after playing on the left against Biarritz.
Pratichetti will be joined in the midfield by Ezio Galon for the first time this season, while Willem De Waal and Fabio Semenzato replace Kristopher Burton and Tobias Botes at fly-half and scrum-half respectively.
Lock pairing Corniel Van Zyl and captain Antonio Pavanello are the only two players unchanged in the pack.
Marco Filippucci, Benjamin Vermaak and Manoa Vosawa form the back row, while in the front row Matteo Muccignat and Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet play as props with Diego Vidal at hooker.
Aironi: 15 Andrea Masi; 14 Sinoti Sinoti, 13 Roberto Quartaroli, 12 Gabriel Pizarro, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti; 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Tito Tebaldi; 8 Josh Sole, 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Nicola Cattina; 5 Marco Bortolami (c), 4 Quintin Geldenhuys; 3 Fabio Staibano, 2 Fabio Ongaro, 1 Alberto De Marchi
Replacements: 16 Roberto Santamaria, 17 Andrea De Marchi, 18 Luca Redolfini, 19 Filippo Ferrarini, 20 Mauro Bergamasco, 21 Giorgio Bronzini, 22 Naas Olivier, 23 Alberto Benettin.
Treviso: 15 Ludovico Nitoglia, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Ezio Galon, 12 Andrea Pratichetti, 11 Brendan Williams, 10 Willem De Waal, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Marco Filippucci, 7 Benjamin Vermaak, 6 Manoa Vosawai, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Antonio Pavanello (c), 3 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 2 Diego Vidal, 1 Matteo Muccignat.
Replacements: 16 Enrico Ceccato, 17 Lorenzo Cittadini, 18 Michele Rizzo, 19 Valerio Bernabò, 20 Gonzalo Padrò, 21 Simon Picone, 22 Edoardo Gori, 23 Alberto Di Bernardo.
