 Biarritz full-back Andrea Masi returns after a three-week suspension
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Coach Nick Mallett has named a 30-man squad for Italy's remaining Six Nations matches, at home to Wales on 14 March and against France on 21 March.
Biarritz full-back Andrea Masi returns after missing the last three weeks through suspension, while seven players are promoted from the Italy A team.
The squad meets in Rome on Sunday and will be reduced to 24 two days later.
Winless Italy lost 26-6 in Scotland last weekend, a defeat that is likely to consign them to the wooden spoon.
Prior to their defeat in Edinburgh, Italy lost 38-9 against Ireland and went down 36-11 against England.
Masi was banned after the Ireland match for a dangerous tackle on Robert Kearney.
There were encouraging signs from the Italy A team who drew 22-22 against their Scottish counterparts last Friday, persuading Mallett to summon some of them up to an expanded senior squad.
Those called up are fly-half Kristopher Burton, back-rows Simone Favaro and Jean-Francois Montauriol, lock Tommaso Reato, prop Fabio Staibano, centre Roberto Quartaroli and wing Michele Sepe.
Italy squad:
Forwards (16): Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Francais/FRA), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester/Eng), Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester/Eng), Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Ulster/Ire), Santiago Dellape (Toulon/Fra), Simone Favaro (Rovigo), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Calvisano), Jean-Francois Montauriol (Venezia Mestre), Carlos Nieto (Gloucester/Eng), Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais/Fra), Salvatore Perugini (Toulouse/Fra), Tommaso Reato (Rovigo), Franco Sbaraglini (Treviso), Josh Sole (Viadana), Fabio Staibano (Castres/Fra), Alessandro Zanni (Calvisano).
Backs (14): Andrea Bacchetti (Rovigo), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais/Fra), Kristopher Burton (Prato), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont/Fra), Pablo Canavosio (Viadana), Paul Griffen (Calvisano), Andrea Marcato (Treviso), Andrea Masi (Biarritz/Fra), Luke McLean (Calvisano), Gilberto Pavan (Overmach Parma), Matteo Pratichetti (Calvisano), Roberto Quartaroli (Overmach Parma), Giulio Rubini (Overmach Parma), Michele Sepe (Capitolina Roma).
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