Leonardo Ghiraldini has urged Italy to 'keep believing ' when they tackle RBS 6 Nations title contenders Wales on Saturday without their captain and world-class number eight Sergio Parisse . A foot injury suffered during last weekend 's 29-0 home defeat against France has sidelined Parisse from Italy 's final game of the Six Nations campaign . Leicester hooker Ghiraldini will take the armband at Stadio Olimpico in his absence , with Italy looking for a victory that would shred this season 's Six Nations form-book . Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini insists Italy have to keep faith in their abilities when they face Wales . The Italians will be without their talismanic captain Sergio Parisse for their final game of the tournament . 'Sergio is one of the best number eights in the world , ' Ghiraldini said at a press conference in Rome on Friday . 'Of course he 's a big loss for us , but at the same time , it 's an opportunity for others to take responsibility . 'Sergio could play in every national team in the world , but we have to keep believing . 'There will be moments of pressure , but we must keep our mentality for every second of the game . We can still play a good game without Sergio . ' Italy have scored just three points in their two Six Nations home games this season , while they were thumped 52-11 by England at the Stadio Olimpico in their final match of the tournament last term . Parisse limps off against France and has been ruled out of the game against Wales in Rome . With Parisse missing , Ghiraldini will captain Italy , and has called on his team to show their true ability . And while they can reflect on beating Scotland at Murrayfield this time around , the campaign has proved to be another mixed bag of results . 'We have to show we are a better team than the one that turned up against France , ' Ghiraldini added . 'Our win in Scotland came after two bad defeats , and we have shown that we are capable of overcoming negative moments . ' I do n't know what Wales expect , but we want to show our pride . We are not thinking about denying them the title ; we are focused on our own match . 'Everything starts from our first phase , and our scrum has to be at its best . We want to be accurate in every aspect of the game . 'Our discipline in kicking was n't good last week . We made it too easy for France . Wales can keep the ball for a long time and defend for more than 30 phases , as we saw against Ireland . '
Italy lost heavily to France last week , when Sergio Parisse was injured . Hooker Leonard Ghrialdini insists his side can bounce back . Ghiraldini calls on team to show they are better than France game showed .