Added to the long list of injured players are Dean Budd and Alberto De Marchi, who are both suspended.
In the starting XV, the full back will be Jayden Hayward assisted by wings Ludovico Nitoglia and Angelo Esposito.
The pair of centres will be Luca Morisi and captain Alberto Sgarbi. Sam Christie is at fly half with Edoardo Gori at scrum half.
The two props will be Matteo Zanusso and Simone Ferrari with the hooker Ornel Gega. The Locks are Filo Paulo and Tom Palmer. The back row sees Francesco Minto, Alessandro Zanni, and Abraham Steyn will complete the XV chosen by Coach Goosen.
Benetton Rugby: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Angelo Esposito, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Alberto Sgarbi ( C ), 11 Ludovico Nitoglia, 10 Sam Christie, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Abraham Steyn, 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Francesco Minto, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Filo Paulo, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Ornel Gega, 1 Matteo Zanusso.
Replacements: 16 Davide Giazzon, 17 Cherif Traorè, 18 Salesi Manu, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Marco Lazzaroni, 21 Alberto Lucchese, 22 Luke McLean, 23 Tommaso Iannone
Unavailable: Robert Barbieri, Marco Barbini, Luca Bigi, Dean Budd, Alberto De Marchi , Filippo Filippetto, Jeff Montauriol, Duncan Naudè, Andrea Pratichetti, Roberto Santamaria.
Guinness PRO12 Benetton News
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