Italy coach Marcello Lippi has dropped Francesco Totti in favour of veteran Alessandro Del Piero for their World Cup second round game against Australia in Kaiserslautern.
Lippi, who left Totti out for the first time at these finals, also omitted winger Mauro Camoranesi and brought back striker Luca Toni to partner Alberto Gilardino in an attacking 4-3-3 lineup.
As expected, Marco Materazzi replaced the injured Alessandro Nesta in the centre of defence.
Australia made three changes from the team who drew 2-2 with Croatia in their last group game.
Mark Schwarzer is preferred to Zeljko Kalac in goal, midfielder Luke Wilkshire comes in for the suspended Brett Emerton and Marco Bresciano replaces Harry Kewell.
Kewell, who scored the equaliser in the 2-2 draw with Croatia, is nursing a groin problem.
Italy (4-3-3): 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 19-Gianluca Zambrotta, 23-Marco Materazzi, 5-Fabio Cannavaro, 3-Fabio Grosso; 20-Simone Perrotta, 21-Andrea Pirlo, 8-Gennaro Gattuso; 7-Alessandro Del Piero, 9-Luca Toni, 11-Alberto Gilardino
Australia (4-5-1): 1-Mark Schwarzer; 23-Marco Bresciano, 2-Lucas Neill, 3-Craig Moore, 14-Scott Chipperfield; 13-Vince Grella, 5-Jason Culina, 4-Tim Cahill, 21-Mile Sterjovski, 20-Luke Wilkshire; 9-Mark Viduka
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Linesmen: Giraldez Carrasco and Medina Hernandez (Spain)
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