Esteghlal's second absence against Shabab Al Ahly.
Azadi could not go with the team because of his visa Mohammad Reza Azadi was not seen in the published pictures of Astagalal's trip to Dubai for the game against Shabab Al Ahly and the Blues' last training session before the game. Follow-ups show that he could not accompany the Astagalal convoy on the trip to Dubai due to the visa issue, so he is the second final absentee from Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh's team in this match after Saman Turanian.