The 33-year-old earned an Italian record 121st cap in his country's first-ever win over South Africa on Saturday, when Italy stunned the Southern hemisphere giants 20-18 in Florence.
Coach Conor O'Shea will announce a revised squad for the Tonga test later on Thursday, the Italian Rugby Federation said.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
