Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo says they'll show Atalanta great respect tonight.

Pirlo is wary of locking horns with La Dea coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

“It's a difficult game against a very strong team, one that has been a reality of Italian football for several years now," Pirlo told JTV.

“We have seen their progress not only in Serie A, but also in the Champions League, so it'll be tough and we must face them with the same attitude as a top club.

“I am not amazed by their consistency, because they've been doing this for a few years now thanks to the work of the coach and club. They are a reality and therefore we owe them great respect.

“Gian Piero Gasperini started out here at the Juventus youth academy and has done well pretty much everywhere he went. He has a very specific way of playing and his ideas are paying off with results."