It was a sorry sight at Twickenham last March seeing Italian centre Tommaso Castello suffer the serious injury that will now sideline him from the World Cup in Japan.
Zebre have named a 45-man strong squad for the 2019/20 and includes both Irish and English players.
Two days after Wales led the way with their World Cup training squad announcement, Conor O'Shea has followed suit by unveiling the names of Italy's panel.
Despite an encouraging round three performance where they led Ireland at the interval in Rome, Conor O'Shea has made three changes to his Italy team that will face England in London on Saturday.
Conor O'Shea has made made just two changes to his side in the hope that selection consistency can help Italy overcome a much-changed Wales side in Rome on Saturday.
Blair Kinghorn scored Scotland’s first ever Guinness Six Nations hat-trick as they kicked-off this year’s tournament with a 33-20 win over Italy.
Nothing boosts a player's reputation in the northern hemisphere like the Six Nations and we have identified seven players who we think will be crucial to their team's chances of success over the coming weeks.
Former Bath and London Irish forward David Sisi could earn his first Italian cap as he was named in Italy's 31-man Six Nations training squad.
Zebre stunned Edinburgh, Scarlets denied Southern Kings and there was landmark win for Ulster in Pro14 on Friday.
Wales moved up to second in the Six Nations standings with a bonus-point victory over Italy, George North getting two tries.
