Italian move-orders are always full of subtleties. In any case, we have arrived at a very normal position. Black played the traditional a6-Ba7, White the no-less-common c3, a4, Re1, h3, all very logical moves. But now we're in for something very creative.
1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1c4  3... g8f6  4. d2d3  4... f8c5  5. e1g1  5... a7a6  6. c2c3  6... c5a7  7. a2a4  7... d7d6  8. f1e1  8... e8g8 