The 80th Derby Points Deposited to Persepolis Account

In the final week of the Iranian Premier League, the 80th Tehran derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal took place, with the Reds defeating their rivals 1-0. In the 64th minute, Amir Hossein Sadeghi received a yellow card for a foul on Taremi. The free kick was taken by Hadi Noroozi, and the ball reached Ali Alipour's head to score Persepolis's goal. No further goals were scored in the match, which had no impact on determining the league champion or distributing Champions League spots, allowing Branko Ivankovic's team to secure victory. Despite being in their worst statistical and performance period in history, the Reds managed to surpass their traditional rival in both home and away matches. In the first match, Hamid Derakhshan was the team's coach. The players for Esteghlal included Vahid Talebloo, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, Hanif Omranizadeh, Mohammadreza Khorsandnia, Milad Fakhradini, Hrayr Magoyan, Omid Ebrahimi, Jassem Karar, Khosrow Heydari (substituted by Yaqoub Karimi in the 73rd minute), Sajad Shahbazadeh, and Reza Enayati (substituted by Behnam Barzai in the 46th minute). The Persepolis lineup included Sosha Makani, Hamidreza Alizadeh, Alireza Noor Mohammad, Michael Omania, Babak Hatami, Ahmad Noorollahi, Mohammad Noori, Mehdi Taremi (substituted by Reza Khalighi Far), Hadi Noroozi (substituted by Milad Kamandani), Omid Alishah, and Ali Alipour (substituted by Mohsen Bengar). After his team's victory, Ivankovic expressed his exceptional happiness and satisfaction in a press conference, stating that they ended the season in the most beautiful way. This victory over their traditional rival was a balm for a tumultuous season they had experienced. Esteghlal's coach, Javad Zarincheh, who attended the press conference instead of Amir Ghalenooyi, said that if their penalty had been awarded in the first half, the game's flow would have changed. They lost, and he apologized to the fans, expressing regret for not achieving what they wanted despite all efforts.