Tasnim – Persepolis football team right back Mehdi Shiri tested positive for the coronavirus.
The 29-year-old player didn’t travel to Doha with Persepolis.
Shiri will need to isolate for up to 14 days.
Persepolis will meet Saudi Arabia's Al Taawoun in Group C of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.
The Reds have just one point from their two previous matches after losing 2-0 to Qatari’s Al Duhail and sharing spoils with UAE's Sharjah.
