Edoardo Padovani Unforced errors did not help his team’s attempt to stay in the contest. 5 out of 10
Mattia Bellini Made the odd dangerous break but was completely intimidated by Van der Merwe. 5
Ignacio Brex Vulnerable to Scotland’s speed in attack and another whose defensive frailties were evident. 5
Federico Mori Hardly helped his team by getting yellow-carded in the first half for a needless no-arms tackle on Johnson. 5
Monty Ioane An elusive runner who proved useful on the counter-attack but was yellow-carded for lifting tackle on Hogg. 5
Paolo Garbisi Some early kicking from hand was impressive, but he faded after Scotland got on top. 5
Stephen Varney Inadequate defence was exposed at Graham’s try but also showed some alertness in attack. 6
Danilo Fischetti Made a good start in the set piece against Zander Fagerson but had a costly fumble with the line at his mercy. 6
Luca Bigi The captain played a solid part at hooker and took his chance well for the opening score of the game. 8
Marco Riccioni First player on either team to be replaced after coming under heavy pressure in the scrum. 5
Niccolo Cannone Put in some useful defensive work as Scotland threatened to overrun his team. 7
Federico Ruzza Solid support work in the loose as well as at the lineout. 7
Sebastian Negri Blindside had some important carries in the first half but was sin-binned in the second for a slap-down. 5
Johan Meyer Worked assiduously at the breakdown to harry the home team’s attackers. 7
Michele Lamaro Had little or no chance to show his attacking qualities. 6
Best of the rest
Giosue Zilocchi First sub of the day strove to shore up the scrum. 6
Carlo Canna Tried to bring some much-needed structure to his team. 6
Maxime Mbanda Injected some energy into proceedings. 6
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