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White side-line in the sicilian - yay or nay?

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APG817
Straight forward question: does white concede too much in this 3. Bc4 line against the sicilian? 
I've been playing it with decent results so far (6-1-1). White seems to be solid, although I'm unsure if the Na5 line shown is the best response by black. What do you guys think? 

 

m_n0
It's a fine way to play, so long as Black has committed to ...d6 and can't play a quick ...e6/...d5.
Jenium

After ...e5 it looks like a Ruy or an Italian. So I guess it should be fine for both sides.