According to Mehr’s dispatch reporter to Tajikistan, the match between Persepolis and Esteghlal football teams of Tajikistan will be held at 17:30 on Tuesday, November 16, at the central stadium of Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan.
The Persepolis convoy, which had taken a special flight to Tajikistan, was welcomed by Iranians living in Dushanbe. The number of Iranians living in this country is not very noticeable, but they also did not hesitate to support the Iranian football representative.
On the other hand, Esteghlal of Tajikistan is considered the most popular football team in its own country, which has a lot of fans who usually fill the seats of the central stadium in Dushanbe during domestic games. They are now counting the minutes to watch Esteghlal Dushanbe’s match with Tehran’s Persepolis. The tickets for the spectators’ stands have been sold while the wide acceptance of the fans has led to the sale of 19,000 tickets for this stadium.
In addition, Persepolis fans will also be present in a place that will have a thousand people.
The people of Dushanbe especially follow the news. Not only do they have an interesting enthusiasm for Tuesday’s match between Persepolis and Esteghlal of Tajikistan, but they were also aware of the possibility of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Tajikistan at the same time as this meeting.
The people of Tajikistan showed full hospitality to the Persepolis caravan and planned to plan a special program for the Reds, but the tight training schedule of the Iranian representative prevented this. They considered the culture of the two countries to be completely intermingled and considered such events as an opportunity to bring the two countries closer together.
Football fans in Tajikistan are hoping for their team’s win in the return match against Persepolis, not only to cancel the 2-0 loss in the first leg, but also to increase their chances of advancing from Group E of the 2023 Asian Champions League.