Your new rear hub may be from a newer (99ish and up) California ilk bike where to save money Guzzi installed steel rim spoked, tube required wheels. They needed to offset the tire away from the rear drive so has to create a bunch of new, different parts. They modified the rear drive to have the splines protruding requiring different axle, spacers, brake caliper mount etc. They also about a 1/2 " flange on the wheel hub to cover the gap that was created.
All to avoid more expensive alloy tubeless spoked rims
I know all this because I bought a California Stone rear hub to make up 15" wheels for my 03EV based sidecar rig.