Friendly: Iğdır Beats Persepolis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Turkish side Iğdır defeated Persepolis 2-0 in a friendly match on Monday.
Iğdır FK and Persepolis played a special preparatory match at the Erzurum High Altitude Training Center.
Iran’s Persepolis had been held to a goalless draw by Süper Lig Side Trabzonspor and had defeated Alanyaspor 2-1 in its previous friendly matches in Turkey.
Persepolis, headed by Vahid Hashemian, will open the 2025-26 Iran Professional League with a match against Fajr Sepasi.