Garth Mulroy will take a one-shot lead going into the final day of the Italian Open in Turin.
The South African holed seven birdies and a bogey on Saturday to give him a six-under-par round of 66 and leave him on 17-under overall.
Spain's Gonzalo Fdez-Castano is one shot further back, while his fellow countrymen Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Pablo Larrazabal are on 15-under.
Ryder Cup duo Nicolas Colsaerts and Martin Kaymer ended the day four shots off the pace with overnight leader Richard Bland.
Meanwhile, teammate Francesco Molinari slipped to three-under after a disastrous round of 76 that included six bogeys.
