Head coach Jacques Brunel believes Italy's spirit can drive them on to another shock win against a France side who will be out for revenge in Sunday's RBS 6 Nations grudge match at the Stadio Flaminio.
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Les Bleus return to Rome for the first time since Mirco Bergamasco led Italy to a 22-21 home victory in the 2011 championships, France's first ever 6 Nations defeat to the Azzurri.
The French partially atoned for that setback with a 30-12 win in St-Denis last year but Brunel reckons his countrymen are still hurting.
He told the Corriere dello Sport: "I don't speak about what happened two years ago.
"The players remember it but since then both Italy and France have changed a lot - the players, staff, objectives.
"It is certainly an important memory for some of the players but we can't think about it too much.
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