Persepolis and Esteqlal have played out to a scoreless draw in the 78th Tehran derby held in the 23rd week of Irans Premier League (IPL). Around 90,000 fans gathered at Azadi stadium in Tehran to watch the match, which ended 0-0 on Friday. The encounter was the 36th draw in the history of Tehran derby, which the Blues have won 24 times and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The 77th derby between Tehrans giant reds and blues, Persepolis and Esteqlal, ended in a scoreless draw. In a weak display in the presence of nearly 100,000 spectators at Azadi Stadium here in Tehran on Friday evening, the popular clubs were unable to score a goal. This was the two sides third consecutive draw. At the ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Friday derby of Iranian capital citys two most favorite teams, the Esteqlal blues and the Persepolis reds, will be more sensitive than ever before as the two teams rankings has not been be so close for many years in the Iranian Pro League ranking. Esteqlal ranks 2nd and Persepolis 3rd in in the league, but if the top team in ...