Scotland warmed up for the Rugby World Cup with a second win in two EMC Tests by defeating Italy at Murrayfield.
Alasdair Dickinson scored his first Test try following Max Evans' mazy run after 10 minutes as Scotland made a promising start ahead of Monday's 30-man World Cup squad announcement.
But Italy responded after 24 minutes with a score from Tommaso Benvenuti, converted by Mirco Bergamasco.
Dan Parks, who finished with 13 points, kept Scotland in front with his boot, before Italy scored a second try early in the second half through Fabio Sementazo to cut the deficit.
However, Mike Blair claimed an opportunists score early in the second half and Scotland held on for victory marred by a knee injury to Nikki Walker which saw the replacement wing taken off on a stretcher with three minutes remaining.
The victory meant Scotland claimed a 100% record from their two World Cup warm-up matches following the 10-6 win over Ireland a fortnight ago.
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