The issue will be in 2nd half:
Playing 10 men in hot weather with high humidity, Ahli advantage for sure!!
Well, in the first leg, Perspolis completely took over in the late minutes and Al-Ahli ran out of steam. That may come in handy again. With the red-card, things will probably even-out.
Al Ahli doesn't really have too many options. All they've been trying is crosses from the right, which have been laughably poor so far. If Branko puts someone on Al-Ahli's right-wing, they'll have to change tactics.
Perhaps, it would be better to let them continue to try from the right. I don't see those crosses causing much trouble.