Cheick Diabate and Amir Arsalan Motahari scored for the visiting team in the 30th and 90th minutes respectively to seal three points for the Blues.

In Tabriz, Tractor beat Sepahan 2-1 and moved to second place. Ehsan Hajsafi and Reza Asadi scored for the Tabriz-based football team and Soroush Rafiei found the back of the net for Sepahan.

In Bushehr, Gol Gohar defeated Shahin 4-2, Saipa and Paykan ended in a 0-0 stalemate, Nassaji played out 0-0 with Naft Masjed Soleyman and Pars Jonoubi defeated 10-man Shahr Khodro 2-1.

On Saturday, Persepolis will host Foolad in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Persepolis sits top of the table with 56 points, 12 points above Tractor.