Italy's coach, Nick Mallett, has made no changes to the starting XV that lost to Wales for Saturday's final Six Nations game against France.

The Azzurri go into this weekend's encounter at Rome's Stadio Olimpico looking for their first victory of the tournament after losing their first four games against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Mallett's men put in an improved performance in last weekend's 20–15 defeat to Wales and will be looking to keep up their progress against Les Bleus.

Italy had hoped to recover Andrea Masi, who missed the previous two games, but the Biarritz full-back has failed to shake off a neck injury.

Full squad to face France

Andrea Marcato (Benetton Treviso); Giulio Rubini (Parma), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont-Auvergne), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Français), Matteo Pratichetti; Luke McLean, Paul Griffen (all Calvisano); Salvatore Perugini (Stade Toulousain), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Calvisano), Carlos Nieto (Gloucester), Santiago Dellape (Toulon), Marco Bortolami (Gloucester), Alessandro Zanni (Calvisano), Mauro Bergamasco, Sergio Parisse (both Stade Français).

Replacements: Franco Sbaraglini (Benetton Treviso), Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester), Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Ulster), Josh Sole, Pablo Canavosio (both Viadana), Luciano Orquera (Brive), Roberto Quartaroli (Cariparma).

Stadio Flaminio, Saturday 21 March (kick-off 1.15pm GMT)