Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: A new attendance record will be set when Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis take on Kashima Antlers from Japan in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League final at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Saturday.
With tickets for the 78,116 capacity Azadi stadium nearly sold out, the 2018 finale is poised to eclipse the highest single match attendance set during the 2014 finals, when 63,763 attended the deciding leg between Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal and Western Sydney Wanderers from Australia at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.
The sensational response in Iran also paves the way for a second consecutive year of record attendances after the 2017 final between Urawa Red Diamonds and Al Hilal set the tournament’s highest-ever attendance over two legs.
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