Recommend an alternative
Ponziani
Openings Resources for Beginners and Beyond…
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/openings-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Scotch game
Scotch Gambit is also fun!
italian game
Evans Gambit is a good, aggressive variant of Italian Game....
Introduction to The Italian Game, Evans Gambit & Two Knights Defense...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-the-italian-game
Bishop's Opening is an interesting gateway to several different openings...especially Vienna Game and Italian Game...the point of B.O. is not only the potential to play a variety of openings from it, but to keep your opponent guessing, for the first few moves, about which specific opening you might play...
Introduction to The Bishop's Opening...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-the-bishops-opening