It is an Italrugby approaching the 'impossible challenge' of next Saturday in Twickenham (2.15pm local time, 3.15pm in Italy) against England, for the second day of the Six Nations 2021.
Marco Zanon will not be present in the blue group who, in following the injury he suffered during last Saturday's match against France, he returned to his home club.
So for the meeting in progress in Rome, the winger Pierre Bruno - rookie - and the prop Andrea Lovotti, both of the Zebras, were called up.
Now the group available to coach Franco Smith is 32 players, for whom the week's program includes training in the field and sessions in the gym, meetings with the technical staff and Covid-19 molecular tests. The departure for London, for which 27 players will be involved, is scheduled for Friday morning while the return to Rome is scheduled for Saturday evening after the game.
