The Italian rugby centre Luca Morisi has had surgery to remove his spleen after being injured in a tackle early in his side's 37-31 win over Fiji in Cremona.
Morisi was legally tackled by Asaeli Tikoirotuma and was forced to leave the field soon afterwards.
The match was notable for Fiji having five players yellow-carded, which at one stage during the first half meant they had just 11 players on the pitch.
Italy also had one player sent to the sin-bin.
