Head coach Paulo Fonseca commented on the upcoming match against Alexandria.

On Friday, November 17, the Donetsk Shakhtar will play in Kharkov against Alexandria in the 16th round of the championship of Ukraine.

"For the match against Alexandria there will be no type of rotation or gathering of players, we will provide our best squad for this complicated game.

"An Attunement to Alexandria?" Shakhtar has a lot of difficult matches in the UFC, because it's hard to play against teams that demonstrate a little less football than we have. If Alexandria arrives in Kharkov is motivated, we should just be hypermotivated in order to win this duel. It is very important for us to remain leaders and we will achieve this ".

"We did not even consider the possibility of rotation, for us the championship of Ukraine is a priority and before the winter break we must win all the remaining matches. After the winter break we will have to fight against the most difficult rivals and we must be fully prepared ".

"Injury Pyatov?

For the last two days he underwent therapy, yesterday he already trained with us and today will also conduct training. We will assess his condition, but most likely he will play ".

Tyson? When he arrives we will assess his physical condition. We know that yesterday he did not play in the national team. After returning we will see how he feels. If everything is good, then he will play ".

"Rakitsky? Yes, we will see him in the match against Alexandria".