Lost in Florence

Lost in Florence is a movie starring Brett Dalton, Stana Katic, and Alessandra Mastronardi. A heartbroken American in Florence gets involved in a dangerous local sport -- and with an alluring local woman.
Eric Lazard is a heartbroken former college football star who gets involved in a dangerous Florentine sport and a local woman, Stephanie, while visiting his cousin Anna, who lives in Italy and teaches the Italian language to foreigners.