According to the sports reporter of Tasnim news agency, Mehdi Torabi said after the 3-1 victory of Persepolis against Hawadar in the semi-final stage of the FA Cup: We knew we had a tough game and we started the game strongly from the beginning and were able to score two early goals. We had analyzed the fans very well and I hope we can beat Esteghlal again in the final and give another trophy to the fans.
He said about refereeing the match with the fans: I didn’t see the scenes, but I think the penalty that was given to me was correct.
The midfielder of the Persepolis football team clarified about the fact that the Esteghlal players said to bring a foreign referee or Alireza Faghani for the final and that they believe they lost the last derby to Persepolis due to refereeing mistakes: We have a duty to play and any referee they bring will affect our game. we do. This is their opinion and we respect their opinion, but in my opinion it is wrong and all the experts believed that it was not a penalty.
In response to the fact that an Italian referee was brought in one of the important games in the Saudi League, Torabi said: I do not follow the Saudi League.
Regarding the elimination final derby being more sensitive than the league derby, he stated: “We won a trophy last week and mentally put down a heavy burden.” It was very difficult to play so well in front of a good team of fans. We need to be much stronger mentally and play much better against Esteghlal. Esteghlal is a better team and they will not finish this year empty handed. I hope we will be smart against Esteghlal and that game will be for us.
The midfielder of Persepolis football team said about the formation of the fans’ championship tunnel: Don’t let them hurt, they respected our team and I hope they will be successful in the future.
Torabi added: I wanted to thank Persepolis fans. They helped us a lot in the last games. Their place was empty in front of the fans and we hope that they will be with us in the elimination final. I have to thank the club managers for helping us in this way. I hope we can give another trophy to the fans in the next game.
In response to the question, “Does Persepolis Club have financial problems?”, he said: Thank God, everything is fine and we are not complaining and we are trying to do our work.