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Tigers forwards on Test duty

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Leonardo Ghiraldini and Robert Barbieri are in the Italy squad for Saturday's Test against Samoa.

Leicester Tigers hooker Ghiraldini wins his 68th cap in the front row, while Barbieri is set to earn his 38th cap from the bench after being named among the replacements.
 
During the autumn series, Italy also face Argentina in Genoa on November 15 and then South Africa in Padua on November 22.
 
Tigers prop Marcos Ayerza reaches cap No55 for Argentina as they go to Murrayfield to face Scotland.
 
Italy: Andrea Masi (Wasps), Luke McLean (Sale Sharks), Michele Campagnaro (Benetton Treviso), Luca Morisi (Benetton Treviso), Leonardo Sarto (Zebre), Kelly Haimona (Zebre), Edoardo Gori (Benetton Treviso); Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais) (c), Simone Favaro (Benetton Treviso), Alessandro Zanni (Benetton Treviso), Joshua Furno (Newcastle Falcons), Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre), Dario Chistolini (Zebre), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Leicester Tigers), Matias Aguero (Zebre).
Replacements: Andrea Manici (Zebre), Alberto De Marchi (Sale Sharks), Lorenzo Cittadini (Wasps), Marco Bortolami (Zebre), Robert Barbieri (Leicester Tigers), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre), Luciano Orquera (Zebre), Giulio Toniolatti (Zebre).
 
Argentina: 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Juan Imhoff, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Juan Martín Hernández, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 9 Martín Landajo, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 6 Rodrigo Báez, 5 Juan Cruz Guillemaín, 4 Tomás Lavanini, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Agustín Creevy (c), 1 Marcos Ayerza,
Replacements: 16 Matías Cortese, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 18 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 19 Lucas Ponce, 20 Facundo Isa, 21 Tomás Cubelli, 22 Santiago González Iglesias, 23 Horacio Agulla.