Conor O'Shea blends youth and experience in Italy team to face New Zealand

Italy will rely on a blend of youth and experience when they face New Zealand in Rome on Saturday in new coach Conor O'Shea's first Test on home soil.

Scrum-half Giorgio Bronzini will make his international debut in an untested half-back pairing with Carlo Canna, who has 12 caps, against an All Blacks side looking to get back on track after a shock 40-29 defeat by Ireland in Chicago on Saturday.

Irishman O'Shea, who is hoping to emulate his compatriots' success against a team Italy have not beaten in 14 meetings, has handed skipper Sergio Parisse a record 120th cap in the back row.

Veteran hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini also comes into the team and Australian-born Luke McLean starts at inside centre.

Full-back Edoardo Padovani is at the heart of a back three that has 12 international caps between them, along with wings Giulio Bisegni and Angelo Esposito.

Team: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Giulio Bisegni, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Luke Mclean, 11 Angelo Esposito, 10 Carlo Canna, 9 Giorgio Bronzini, 1 Andrea Lovotti, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 4 Marco Fuser, 5 Andries Van Schalkwyk, 6 Maxime Mbanda, 7 Simone Favaro, 8 Sergio Parisse

Replacements: 16 Ornel Gega, 17 Sami Panico, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 George Biagi, 20 Francesco Minto, 21 Edoardo Gori, 22 Tommaso Allan, 23 Tommaso Boni