UCL, Shakhtar Donetsk v Atalanta, Gian Piero Gasperini: "It won’t be an easy game"

For their first outing in the UCL League Phase, Atalanta will take on hosting side Shakhtar Donetsk in the MD2 fixture kicking off tomorrow, Wednesday October 2, in Gelsenkirchen. As part of the customary round of MD-1 one-to-one interviews, coach Gian Piero Gasperini assessed the Nerazzurri's upcoming commitment as follows: "It won’t be an easy game".