Italy vs Chile Prediction: Chileans set for tough night in Genoa
Italy appear to be making progress ahead of the 2026 Six Nations and they can wrap up their Autumn Nations Series in style when they host Chile at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Saturday (20:10, TNT Sports 2).
Alex Jack provides his best bets in his Italy vs Chile prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the showdown in Genoa.
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Team News
Italy go with Muhamed Hasa, Tommaso Di Bartolomeo and Simone Ferrari in the front row.
Niccolo Cannone and Federico Ruzza start in the second row, with Alessandro Izekor, captain Michele Lamaro and Lorenzo Cannone in the back row.
Alessandro Garbisi and Giacomo Da Re start in the half-backs, with Leonardo Marin and Tommaso Menoncello in the centres.
Monty Ioane, Mirko Belloni and Ange Capuozzo complete the Italian backline.
As for Chile, Javier Carrasco, Augusto Bohme and Inaki Gurruchaga start in the front row, with locks Santiago Pedrero and Javier Eissmann in the engine room.
Ernesto Tchimino, skipper Clemente Saavedra and Alfonso Escobar start in the back row, with Lucas Berti and Juan Cruz Reyes in the half-backs.
Santiago Videla and Domingo Saavedra start in the centres, while Chile’s back three is made up of Nicolas Saab, Clemente Armstrong and Matias Garafulic.
Italy are unsurprisingly the heavy favourites to come out on top on Saturday night at 1/150 for the win.
A shock Chilean win in Genoa is currently 16/1, while a draw between these sides at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is available at 28/1.
Italy -32 handicap @ 6/5
Most Tier 1 nations would be able to make wholesale changes for a game against Chile but at present, Italy don’t have that luxury.
That means, while there some changes, the Azzurri are putting out a strong side to face the Chileans this weekend in Genoa.
Not great news for the visitors, who were beaten 52-11 on home soil by Scotland in their last game against a Tier 1 side over the summer.
Italy have already earned a major scalp in this Autumn Nations Series by beating Australia 26-19 in Udine, before a 32-14 defeat to South Africa last weekend.
The Azzurri have shown they can be a match for most teams when at home and it looks set to be a one-sided contest against Chile in Genoa.
With the likes of Iaone and Capuozzo in the backline, the Italians should simply have too much quality for Saturday’s opponents and the hosts are backed to cover the sizeable -32 handicap on offer in this one.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
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