Australia's Marcus Fraser has faded in the third round of the Italian Open, falling to a share of ninth after an even-par 72 in Milan.
Fraser had begun the weekend action with a share of the lead alongside Matt Wallace after a blistering second-round 62 on Friday but heads into Sunday's final round five shots off the pace.
Wallace opened up a two-stroke lead going into the final round after hitting five birdies and a bogey on Saturday to leave him 17-under-par.
The Englishman began his round with a birdie at the long first and tapped in for another at the fifth before missing a par at the short seventh.
He holed an eight-foot birdie putt at the ninth, then a huge one at the 13th from about 40 feet before another birdie at the 14th. He finished by producing an impressive recovery for par at the 18th after sending his tee shot straight into the trees.
"I'd say we're probably only halfway there because Sunday is a different day," Wallace told the European Tour website.
"I'm going to go out, fight as hard as I can and hopefully be standing here with the trophy tomorrow."
Holder Francesco Molinari of Italy and Englishman Tyrrell Hatton were two shots back in a tie for second while Tommy Fleetwood posted an eight-under 63 to get to 13-under in a tie for sixth place.
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