Soccer Football - Asian Champions League - Final - First Leg - Kashima Antlers v Persepolis FC - Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan - November 3, 2018 Persepolis FC coach Branko Ivankovic REUTERS/Toru Hanai
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Branko Ivankovic is banking on the influence of a sold-out Azadi Stadium to help his Persepolis side overcome a 2-0 first leg deficit when the Iranians host Japan's Kashima Antlers in the second leg of the Asian Champions League final on Saturday.
A crowd of more than 80,000 is expected at the imposing Tehran venue and Ivankovic's team will need as much as assistance as possible to claw their way back into the fixture after a disappointing opening 90 minutes in Japan last weekend.
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