This is the 45th Biennale competition, with fewer changes to the team in any competition in 98 years history.
As Europe, the fewest number of changes followed was in 1985, 1987 and 2006, with these three changes ending with victory.
Dane Rasmus Hojgaard, a team from Rome, was the solitary change that replaced his twin brother Nicolai, who qualifies for the debut of the ranking system.
Montgomerie, who led the team to a victory in 2010 and won five-fifths by five-eighth, joked in the BBC Radio 5 Live’s Ryder Cup preview program: “All the right respect Rasmus and Nicolai are really the same person. They share the same egg, so we have the same team and it’s big.”
Donald, who wants to emulate Jacklin as the only captain who won home games and consolidated his position with the European greats, chose not to include any rookies in six trials.
“If I were going to be in a Family Ryder Cup, I would love some rookies, the next generation is coming, and that's what's going on in Rome,” Ross said.
“There is still a lot of pressure, don't get me wrong, but I'm really happy that the boys went through the Ryder Cup and they know what to expect from the pace and flow and emotions of the week.”
You can understand Donald's idea of seeking to bring a settled community into what Montgomerie calls the “big cauldron.”
“It's important that we have a lot of experience with people who handle it in that team's room,” Donald said.
Faldo scored 25 points from 11 appearances, second only to Sergio Garcia's 28.5-added: “Your big guy has to do the heavy work.
“You need half of the teams to play well, win points, and hopefully one or two have a good time. If you can get close to 10 points in the first two days, you only need 12 points in a single. That's the game plan.”
Faldo talks about Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Rose, all of whom win over 50% of the competition they compete for.
Major champions McIlroy (18 points) and Rose (15.5) also brought a wealth of experience, having won in 2012 with Donald.
Fleetwood won the season-end tour title last month, breaking his PGA Tour Duck, while Rahm was crowned Liv Golf Player of the Year for the second time.
Hatton's main performance means that he claims to be an automatic venue despite also playing on the Saudi Tour and limited qualifying opportunities.
Robert MacIntyre, a Rome-inspired wildcard pick, qualified during this time, and his performances can be added to the quintet ever since.
After his unbeaten debut in the Ryder Cup, he won the Scottish and Canadian Opens – and finished second in the U.S. Open in June.
Rahm, like Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg, needed a wildcard pick, who were impressed with their pairing in Rome, two of the three wins.
Donald also has confidence in Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka – who won a game in 2023 and lost two outings together in 2023 – Matt Fitzpatrick, despite his poor record in three appearances, two of which were two defeats in 2016 and 2021.
“They did the dry run to make it work, and they knew the pairing,” said Captain Jacklin, the first winner in Europe.
“You won't go there with complacency. The antenna has risen, you're looking for weakness, but I can't see anything other than European victory.”