Atalanta Coach Gian Piero Gasperini warns the FK Sarajevo match tomorrow “is not a friendly”.
The Orobici face the Bosnian side in the second round of Europa League qualifying, having been reinstated to the preliminary rounds after Milan were re-admitted to the competition.
“It’s not a friendly match, we’re playing for qualification,” Gasperini reminded journalists in his pre-match Press conference.
Atalanta Coach Gian Piero Gasperini warns the FK Sarajevo match tomorrow “is not a friendly”.
The Orobici face the Bosnian side in the second round of Europa League qualifying, having been reinstated to the preliminary rounds after Milan were re-admitted to the competition.
“It’s not a friendly match, we’re playing for qualification,” Gasperini reminded journalists in his pre-match Press conference.
“There’s always a bit of uncertainty and curiosity ahead of the first match, it’s an unknown quantity but the team has worked well over the past 22 days.
“It’s a decisive match right away, but we must not change the way we play and remember to think about the 180 minutes.
“We’re in good shape, it is a success to be here playing in this competition again. We don’t feel degraded to have to play these games, on the contrary it’s an objective we pursued for a long time.
“They play attacking football, they’re physically strong and they’ve played more games than us. We need to be very careful because it’s our first match.
"[Musa] Barrow will definitely play, because he’s doing extraordinary things. He’s not a new player, but he’s a point of strength.”