Tehran Times - Persepolis football team returned to top of Iran Professional League (IPL) table with a 1-0 win over Paykan here on Saturday.
The Reds were awarded a penalty in the 80th minute after their Brazilian forward Leandro Pereira was brought down in the area and Mehdi Torabi converted his penalty.
In Ghaemshahr, Nassaji were held to a 1-1 draw by Havadar and Aluminum beat Gol Gohar 1-0 in their away match in Sirjan.
Persepolis returned to top with 60 points, one point ahead of Sepahan.
Esteghlal remained third with 56 points.
