**Benetton will take on Zebre for the second Italian derby in six days after Kieran Crowley’s men ground out a tense 10-8 win in Parma last weekend.** What’s at stake? Benetton will come into the clash with confidence and recent bragging rights after winning five of the last six fixtures between the teams. The home side will also be looking for a spot in the Guinness PRO14 Final Series for the first time after a recent string of results has put them within touching distance of the Conference B knock-out spots. Michael Bradley’s Zebre will arrive in Treviso sitting bottom of Conference A after a run of four games since their last win in the Guinness Pro14. Team news (Benetton) Ian McKinley makes way for Tommaso Allan at fly-half while Angelo Esposito starts on the wing ahead of Monty Ioane – the only changes to the backline that faced Zebre in the previous round. Marco Riccioni is the only survivor in the front row as Derrick Appiah and Luca Bigi come in with Alessandro Zanni and Federico Ruzza keeping their places in the second row and Michele Lamaro coming in to the front row in place of Sebastian Negri. Team news (Zebre) Michael Bradley has made three changes to his side after the 10-8 defeat in Parma. Kiwi scrum-half Joshua Renton will make his first start in the competition alongside Carlo Canna. In the forwards, hooker Luhandre Luus will start instead of Oliviero Fabiani, who was injured in Parma during the first half of the match against Benetton, and Fijian flanker Apisai Tauyavuca will start at No.7. Key battle: Tommaso Allan v Carlo Canna Tommaso Allan and Carlo Canna will be no strangers to each other’s style of rugby as the two have had to share the Number 10 jersey for Italy over the last few years. This is the derby however and both fly-halves will be keen to assert their dominance over one another as they go head-to-head. Preferred to McKinley for the task, Allan has notched 51 points in the Guinness PRO14 this season and will be looking to make a statement of intent for both his club jersey and the national starting team. As you would expect, Canna comes into the game as Zebre’s highest points scorer this season and will be seeking revenge after last week’s slim defeat. Key stat: Zebre have lost their last four Guinness PRO14 matches since beating Edinburgh in Parma at the end of October. Did you know: Zebre have not won away from home in the Championship since their visit to Treviso in round 21 last year. Zebre: 15. Edoardo Padovani, 14. Paula Balekana, 13. Giulio Bisegni, 12. Tommaso Castello ©, 11. James Elliott, 10. Carlo Canna, 9. Joshua Renton, 8. Renato Giammarioli, 7. Apisai Tauyavuca, 6. Maxime Mbandà, 5. George Biagi, 4. David Sisi, 3. Dario Chistolini, 2. Luhandre Luus, 1. Andrea Lovotti Replacements: 16. Massimo Ceciliani, 17. Daniele Rimpelli, 18. Eduardo Bello, 19. Samuele Ortis, 20. Jimmy Tuivaiti, 21. Guglielmo Palazzani, 22. Francois Brummer, 23. James Brown Benetton: 15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Ratuva Tavuyara, 13. Ignacio Brex, 12. Luca Morisi, 11. Angelo Esposito, 10. Ian McKinley, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Marco Barbini ©, 7. Abraham Steyn, 6. Michele Lamaro, 5. Federico Ruzza, 4. Alessandro Zanni, 3. Marco Riccioni, 2. Luca Bigi, 1. Derrick Appiah Replacements: 16. Tomas Baravalle, 17. Cherif Traore, 18. Tiziano Pasquali, 19. Irné Herbst, 20. Giovanni Pettinelli, 21. Tito Tebaldi, 22. Ian McKinley, 23. Tommaso Benvenuti TV: Stadio Monigo, Treviso, 3pm – live on Free Sports Referee: Lloyd Linton Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White, Matteo Liperini TMO: Steffano Penne
