According to Mehr reporter, “Igor Cherovchenko” said in a press conference before Persepolis’ match with Esteghlal of Tajikistan: “We will have a very difficult game against Persepolis and its fans at Azadi Stadium.”
Head coach of Esteghlal Tajikistan, pointing out that they played their last official game about 20 days ago, added: “This makes our work difficult, but we have trained and prepared ourselves for the game.”
He continued: “It’s been a long time since our last game and the two teams have changed and we can’t talk about these changes.”
The coach of Esteghlal reminded about the use of Mojtaba Moqtadaei, an Iranian player of his team: he has performed well in training and I think he can help us.
Also, “Okhtem Nazarov”, a player of the Esteghlal football team of Tajikistan, was also present at this press conference and said about tomorrow’s game: “We have seen Persepolis’ games and we know that we have a tough opponent, but I think we will have a good match.”