Marcato sent over the extras as the Stadio Flaminio crowd sensed a first 2008 Six Nations victory.
Livorno eased their fears of relegation with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Armando Picchi.
But Treviso launched a stunning comeback at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo and captain Goosen was at the heart of it.
And the Premier League side had looked in control until Nevland's red card at the Stadio Olimpico, before going on to lose.
Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj came from behind to beat Roma to record a stunning 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio president Claudio Lotito was disappointed by UEFA's decision, saying it was unfair on the majority of fans at the Stadio Olimpico.
At Rome's Stadio Flaminio, it looked like England were going to let victory slip through their fingers for a second successive game.
Genoa jumped above city rivals Sampdoria in the table thanks to a routine 2-0 win over 10-man Catania at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Fulham were behind in the Stadio Olimpico di Torino as early as the ninth minute, when Nicola Legrottaglie headed home from a corner.
Alessandro Matri struck the winner as Cagliari won their first away fixture since October 29, edging strugglers Bologna 1-0 at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.
The Champions League finals in 2008 and 2009 will be held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome respectively.
Pontypridd have been in excellent form in the Celtic League and will want to stamp their authourity in the first leg at the Stadio Tre Fontane.
Lazio and fellow strugglers Bologna were scoreless at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome while Nicola Amoruso's late penalty earned fifth-placed Parma a 1-1 draw at home to Napoli.
Udinese halted a worrying run of defeats but could not claim all three points as Lazio held on for a point with a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Friuli.
Alessandro del Piero is also expected to stay, while coach Didier Deschamps says that Gianluigi Buffon, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Trezeguet will all remain at the Stadio Delli Alpi.
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Jones has been given the chance to lead the side at the Stadio Flaminio by coach Warren Gatland, with Ryan Jones named among the replacements for the Italy clash.
Injury-hit Scotland's defeat at the Stadio Flaminio means they lie bottom of the table and face the prospect of taking the Wooden Spoon unless they can take points from Ireland or England.
While Aironi, who have also recruited a host of Italian internationals, are away for their first Magners League outing, Benetton Treviso will entertain Llanelli Scarlets at Stadio di Monigo on Saturday, 4 September.
Two years ago Italy won their first ever away points in the championship with an 18-18 draw in Cardiff, while last season in the Stadio Flaminio they staged a fine comeback to down Wales 23-20.
In May 2011, the ribbon was cut for Ponte della Musica, a pedestrian bridge in the Flaminio district that connects the Stadio Olimpico sports complex with the MAXXI and the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
The final, due to take place at the Stadio Olimpico ground both clubs share, could prove a headache for the authorities after last week's derby between Lazio and Roma was marred by violence, leading to eight arrests.
Worse was to come for the iconic England fly-half just after the 20-minute mark when he missed a far simpler effort, to gasps of disbelief from the massed ranks of travelling England fans at the Stadio Flaminio.
With first-choice penalty takers Adrian Mutu and Stevan Jovetic both injured, Vargas took responsibility to score his first goal of the season at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, placing his penalty into the top left-hand corner of the goal.
It was a result that went completely against the form book, with Chelsea arriving at the Stadio Olimpico having gone top of the Premier League at the weekend and Roma on a run of four Serie A defeats.
The film highlighted action images of his players' finest moments - featuring every member of the Barca squad - and Guardiola had clearly done his homework on the Eternal City and Italy ahead of the final in the Stadio Olimpico.
Jonjo Shelvey was making his full Reds debut as he filled the Steven Gerrard role behind main striker Ngog and he, along with fellow youngsters Martin Kelly and Jay Spearing, admirably dealt with the intimidating atmosphere at the Stadio San Paolo.
Juventus stay five points clear at the top, but if Napoli beat Sampdoria on Sunday the gap will close to two points and make the league leaders trip to the Stadio San Paulo on March 1 an even more mouth-watering prospect.
Fulham have rightly won plaudits, and caused plenty of surprises, during their progress in Europe this season but the defensive organisation that has been a hallmark of their displays was absent in the early stages at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino.
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