Worcester Warriors head coach Richard Hill has admitted his squad will be heading into the unknown when they face Banca Monte Crociati this weekend in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
The Warriors kicked off their European campaign with defeat to last season's finalists Stade Francais at Sixways last Thursday and travel to northern Italy for their Round 2 tie on Saturday.
And Hill knows its going to be a different environment for his squad but has admitted he doesn't know too much about the Italian side.
"Playing away in Italy is much different to playing them at home - they can be very hard work up front so our pack will have a tough time," Hill told the Worcester News.
"At the moment, we know very little about them, apart from having seen their result against Bucharest Wolves at the weekend (a 34-7 defeat in Romania).
"The match will be a case of concentrating on our own game and not worrying about them too much.
"We looked closely at Stade Francais' last three games and picked out their star players, but over in Parma we will be focusing on ourselves."