The central defender of Team Melli who played a full match against Uzbekistan in the 1-0 victory in Tashkent , has suffered a major blow when medical tests diagnosed him as having  hamstring problems which requires anything up to 5 weeks to fully recover.

This is a blow for the Esteghlal defemder who was one of the few outstanding players in the first match of FIFA World Cup Round 4 qualification. This injury will mean he will miss the Qatar game and possibly the start of the new league season .

On the other hand , Ashkan Dejageh is still on the injury list and his chances of playing the next match against Qatart in Azadi stadium is about 50/50.

Team Melli injury list also includes Mojtaba Jabbari who was listed as doubtfull for the next match. Although Jabbari is not confirmed , he has not trained with the team since theri return back from Tashkent.