The Iranian team will play the Uzbek team on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Group A.
The Iranian champion suffered a 2-0 defeat to Al Nasr on Matchday Two earlier this month after defeating the side from the United Arab Emirates by the same scoreline in Isfahan in its group opener.
“Tuesday’s game is very important and I believe it will be decisive so we are looking for the win,” said Croatian Stimac.
“We are facing a team that could be called a version of Uzbekistan’s national side. We have analyzed all their games and they play very good football."
“Uzbekistan’s league has just started, and we will not underestimate them because they have a good team. But I am only thinking about winning the game and we will do whatever is necessary to do so,” Stimac said.