Originally Posted by
golfmad
Forgive me if I've missed something obvious but what's the relevance of that to this thread?
If you book a ticket in Italy and then no-show for a particular leg, it might be possible to keep the rest of the ticket intact, i.e. it doesn't get auto-cancelled. Essentially this is what the OP is hoping to do (but with tickets booked on a USA point of sale).