Italy ended their Rugby World Cup campaign on a positive note, with a much-deserved 32-22 victory over Romania in Exeter.
After each side had encountered losses against France and Ireland, and had both beaten Canada, this match was all about confirming third place in the group, and confirming qualification for the 2019 World Cup.
This was also the third and final World Cup game to take place at Sandy Park, with the sell-out crowds at each of the games in the smallest World Cup ground an indication of the success of this tournament.
Gori and Allan show class for Brunel's side
One positive that has come from this World Cup for Italy has been the performances of their half-back pairing, Edoardo Gori and Tommaso Allan.
Fly-half Allan is one of the leading scorers during the pool stages, and Gori has made a number of line-breaks which have led to strong periods of Italian play.
Each of them scored tries in the opening half of this win, with Allan converting both scores as his personal tally for the competition passed the 40 point mark.
Italy's other first-half try came from winger Leonardo Sarto after some excellent hands from the backline, after Florin Vlaicu had given the Romanians a three-point lead in the opening minutes.
Vlaicu's early penalty was all Romania had to show for their efforts in the first-half, although they were down to 14 men for ten minutes after Johannes van Heerden's yellow-card.
Apostol double epitomises Romanian fight
Trailing 22-3 at half-time off the back of four days rest from their stunning comeback win over Canada, for Romania to only lose by ten points was a mightily impressive effort.
A try double from Adrian Apostol after the break gave the Romanian fans a lot to cheer about as they bowed out of the tournament with their heads held high.
Apostol's two well-taken tries came either side of lock forward Valentin Poplaran's five-pointer as the Oaks played another brilliant half of rugby.
It was Italy who took the win though, with an Allan penalty coming after Alessandro Zanni's bonus-point try, to give the Azzurri their second win of the tournament, and some confidence ahead of the Six Nations next year.