Persepolis face problem caused by COVID-19
Persepolis squad will travel to Doha on Sunday to face the East Zone champions in the 2020 Championship but they have not played an official match for three weeks which is a worrying issue.
played with
Shahre Khodro
on Nov.30 but their match against
Nassaji
were postponed due to coronavirus concerns.
They were supposed to play with
Zob Ahan
on Saturday bat the match was also postponed because seven players of Zob Ahan tested positive for COVID-19.
These delays have caused Persepolis to play their
Champions Leaguegame 19 days away from their last game.
They have reached the final of the Champions League for the second time in three years and fans expected them to end their talisman of not being champion.
’s squad will lock their rivals without a few key players.
Persepolis have already lost their striker because of a “discriminatory gesture”.
and
Ehsan Pahlevanare not eligible to play while
Shojae Khalilzade
has left the team for Qatari Club
Al Rayyan
.
Playing in the Champions League has only caused financial problems for the team and it makes the $4 million prize more appealing to them.
But their biggest motivation is that if they win, they will become the first Iranian team to win in Asia since Pas Tehran in 1993 to be crowned Asian club champions.
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