Persepolis will host Pakhtakor on Tuesday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in Group D of the competition.

Dilan Perera also officiated the match between Persepolis and Al Sadd of Qatar in the last season, where Persepolis defeated the Qatari giant 1-0 in the preliminary round.  

Hettikamkanamge Dilan Perera, 40, is a Sri Lankan professional football referee.

He has been a full international for FIFA since 2004. Perera has refereed some matches in AFC Champions League.