Mate recollected Rome and another Italian city (7)
I believe the answer is:
palermo
'italian city' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'mate recollected rome' is the wordplay.
'mate' becomes 'pal' (I've seen this before**).
'recollected' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rome' anagrammed gives 'ermo'.
'pal'+'ermo'='PALERMO'
'and another' is the link.
(Other definitions for palermo that I've seen before include "Capital city of Sicily" , "Sicilian port" , "Chief city of Sicily" , "Sicilian capital" , "Main city of Sicily" .)