The match had originally been scheduled for early July but was canceled after Esteghlal players tested positive for COVID-19.

Esteghlal defeated Pars Jonoubi 2-0 and leapfrogged Sepahan and Tractor on goal difference.

Ali Karimi and Cheick Diabate were on target for the Blues.

In Ghaemshahr, Nassaji battled back from 2-0 down to beat 9-man Foolad 3-2.

Luciano Pereira Mendes and Moussa Coulibaly were on target for the visiting team but Foolad was reduced to 10-man after Vahid Heydarieh was sent off for his second yellow card in the 65th minute.

With 10 minutes remaining, Hamed Shiri pulled a goal back and leveled the score from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

Foolad midfielder Mohammad Abshak was shown a straight red card in the added time and Mojtaba Mamashli scored the winner with a header just before the final whistle.

Persepolis on Friday won the IPL title with 62 points with four matches to go.

Esteghlal, Sepahan and Tractor all have 45 points.

Persepolis defeated Shahin Bushehr 1-0 on Saturday, leaving the team just six points shy of 1000.

The Reds are on the verge of winning the IPL title for the fourth time in a row.

Persepolis will meet Machine Sazi and Foolad and can be the first Iranian football team that reaches 1,000 points in case of winning its next two matches.

With nine matches remaining, the Iranian football league is scheduled to resume on June 24.

“The borders between Serbia and Turkey are closed and there is no air transport as well due to COVID-19 outbreak. I have to find a friendly way to part company with Zob Ahan. Honestly, I like to continue my job in Iran but I cannot leave my country due to the coronavirus,” Radulovic said.

Zob Ahan sits 11th in the Iran Professional League table.