According to Mehr reporter, the football teams of Esteghlal Tehran and Persepolis will face each other tomorrow, Thursday, December 23, from 15:00 at Azadi Stadium. This game is considered the 102nd meeting of the capital’s Magentas, and like the previous matches in this game, some of the players in the two teams will experience the match against the rival team for the first time. In the following, we will discuss the firsts of the 122nd derby in the capital.
The first appearance of female spectators in the history of the derby
In this game, for the first time, about 3,000 female fans from Esteghlal and Persepolis can watch their favorite team play closely. In the history of derby competitions, there has never been a record that female fans can attend Azadi Stadium and watch their team’s game closely, and this spell will be broken in the 102nd derby.
Previously, in the 22nd season, permission was issued for women to attend stadiums, and female fans of these two teams cheered their favorite team many times with their presence at Azadi Stadium.
The return of the most controversial outlaw this time as a coach
Mehdi Hashemi Nesab, who had a history of playing in both Persepolis and Esteghlal teams during his playing career, will be with Blue Poshan in the 102nd derby as Javad Nekonam’s assistant in the Esteghlal team. Hashemi Nasab joined Esteghlal in a controversial transfer in 1379 while he was a member of the Persepolis team and became the most controversial transfer in the history of Iranian football. During his playing career, he scored 4 goals for Persepolis and one goal for Esteghlal in derby competitions. that after his presence in the Esteghlal team, Persepolis fans were not happy with him and have welcomed Hashemi Nesab with harsh words and slogans many times and in different matches.
This is the first time that Hashemi Nasab will be present in the derby as a part of Esteghlal’s technical staff, and it remains to be seen what his reaction will be in front of Persepolis fans and vice versa.
Nekonam’s first coaching experience in Derby
In the 23rd season, Javad Nekonam, the head coach of Esteghlal Tehran football team, will sit on the bench for the first time in his coaching career against a traditional rival. When he wore Esteghlal’s shirt as a player, Nekonam played in 3 derbies for his team, and all 3 games ended in a goalless draw. This time he should be a face-to-face coach for Persepolis. In the last season, when he was in charge of Khuzestan Football, Nekonam was able to win a draw and win against Persepolis. In the Super Cup match, he was able to beat Persepolis with one goal, so that he has good memories as a head coach against the Reds.
Derby of the first
There are players in the composition of both teams who are facing the rival team for the first time. Masoud Rigi, who has a history of wearing the Esteghlal shirt in his career, has joined Persepolis this season and will face his former team for the first time in the 102nd derby. Nabil Bahoui and Shahab Zahedi, the two forwards of Persepolis, will get their first derby experience if they are included in this team. Gustavo Blanco and Mehrdad Mohammadi in the Esteghlal team have the conditions of Persepolis attackers. These two players joined Esteghlal in the 23rd season and this match will be their first derby.
The first captain of the goalkeepers of the two teams
So far, in the history of derby competitions, there is no record that the goalkeepers of the two teams are present on the field as captains. Seyed Hossein Hosseini, the first goalkeeper of Esteghlal team, is also considered as the first captain of this team and will be in the goal of the Blues for the match against Persepolis. Omid Alishah and Vahid Amiri are considered as the first and second captains of Persepolis, Amiri is definitely absent from this game due to injury, but Omid Alishah can accompany Persepolis. Considering that Alishah has just been released from injury, it is possible that he will not be in the lineup from the beginning of the game, in which case, Alireza Biranvand, the goalkeeper of Persepolis, will wear the armband as the captain of the Reds. Goalkeepers form.