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Marco Bortolami omitted from Italy's Rugby World Cup squad

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Marco Bortolami misses the cut on Italy's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad, while Michele Visentin and Robert Barbieri are also overlooked.

Veteran lock Marco Bortolami has been left out of Italy's 31-man squad for next month's Rugby World Cup.

The 35-year-old has previously made 112 appearances for his country, making him the Azzurri's joint most-capped player alongside Sergio Parisse.

Michele Visentin has also been omitted, while there is no place in the 31-man squad for flanker Robert Barbieri, but Mauro Bergamasco will equal the World Cup record by featuring in the tournament for a fifth time.

Italy were beaten 16-12 by Scotland in their latest warm-up match ahead of the showpiece event.

Italy's World Cup squad:

Forwards: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Leicester), Davide Giazzon (Treviso), Andrea Manici (Zebre); Matias Aguero (unattached), Martin Castrogiovanni (Racing 92), Dario Chistolini (Zebre), Lorenzo Cittadini (Wasps), Michele Rizzo (Leicester); Valerio Bernabo (Zebre), Joshua Furno (Newcastle), Marco Fuser (Treviso), Quintin Geldenhuys (Zebre); Mauro Bergamasco (unattached), Francesco Minto (Treviso), Sergio Parisse (captain, Stade Francais), Samuela Vunisa (Saracens), Alessandro Zanni (Treviso).

Backs: Edoardo Gori (Treviso), Guglielmo Palazzani (Zebre), Marcello Violi (Zebre); Tommaso Allan (Perpignan), Carlo Canna (Zebre); Tommaso Benvenuti (Bristol), Michele Campagnaro (Exeter), Gonzalo Garcia (Zebre), Luca Morisi (Treviso); Angelo Esposito (Treviso), Leonardo Sarto (Zebre), Giovanbattista Venditti (Newcastle); Andrea Masi (Wasps), Luke McLean (Treviso)

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