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Alessandro Florenzi's Versatility Could Be Vital to Italy's Euro 2016 Campaign

As one Italy international has discovered, versatility can be a blessing and a curse in sports.

A pitcher in baseball who can be effective as either a starter or reliever is often bounced between both roles, to the point where their growth can be stunted and they never truly realize their potential. In basketball, a player who can play multiple roles on the floor was, until recently, vastly undervalued because coaches wouldn't know what to do with them.

Footballers fall victim to their own versatility as well. A case in point: AS Roma's Alessandro Florenzi.