It only took Italy seven minutes to get in front with Luciano Orquera and Andrea Lo Cicero creating the opening for Kaine Robertson who touched down.

Ten minutes later fly-half Orquera added a penalty and shortly afterwards Robertson touched down again with a breakaway try.

The Americans lost possession on the Italian 22 metre line and Paul Griffen launched a counter-attack with Walter Pozzebon.

Pozzebon fed Cristian Stoica who sprinted clear and offloaded to the supporting Robertson to take the score to 13-0.

Another Orquera penalty increased the margin to 16-0 and two minutes later Pozzebon scored Italys third try, a fine solo effort. Orquera added the extra points to give the Azzurri a 23-0 lead.

Italy were rampant and then Griffen and Orquera created a try for Stoica to cap a memorable week for the Romania-born centre who became the father of a son, Matteo, a week ago.

Just before the interval, the USA got on the board with a penalty from Mike Hercus and at the interval the hosts still had a healthy 30-3 lead.

Five minutes into the second period Paul Emerick broke through a Fabio Ongaro tackle to score the visitors first try.

Then Orquera scored a brilliant solo interception try to touch down under the posts and the resulting conversion took the score to 40-8.

Italy relaxed and then the Americans began to create more and replacement Albert Tuipulotu scored after a half-hearted tackle from Stoica with Hercus adding the extra points.

Given the absentees and the fact that most American points came when the game was already won it was a second convincing win for Italy over North American opposition
after they thrashed Canada 51-6 at LAquila in their first November Test.

Italy: Roland De Marigny; Kaine Robertson, Walter Pozzebon, Cristian Stoica, Ludovico Nitoglia; Luciano Orquera, Paul Griffen; Andrea Lo Cicero, Fabio Ongaro, Salvatore Perugini, Cristian Bezzi, Valerio Bernabo, Enrico Ravanello, Silvio Orlando, David Dal Maso.

Replacements: Giorgio Intoppa, Salvatore Costanzo, Roberto Mandelli, Antonio Mannato, Pietro Travagli, Andrea Scannavacca, Matteo Barbini.

USA: Francois Viljoen; Al Lakomskis, Paul Emerik, Salesi Sika, David Fee; Mike Herchus, Mose Timoteo; Mike Macdonald, Matt Wyatt, Jacob Waasardop, Alec Parker, Gerhard Klerck, Jurie Gouws, Brian Surgener, Kort Schubert.

Replacements: Mike Hobson, Chris Osentowsky, Matt Kane, Fifita Mo'unga, David Williams, Matt Sherman.