Mehrdad Mohammadi opened the scoring for the Blues in the 20th minute and made it 2-0 from the penalty spot five minutes into the second half. Amirhossein Moradmand scored Esteghlal’s third goal at the Azadi Stadium with a header in the 76th minute, Tehran Times reported.
With seven minutes remaining, Shams Azar forward Faraz Emamali pulled a goal back and substitute Mojtaba Fakhrian made it 2-0 two minutes later.
Shams Azar put Esteghlal under pressure to level the score but the match finished 3-2.
Earlier in the day, struggling Nassaji edged past Tractor 1-0 in Ghaemshahr and Foolad lost to Mes 1-0 in Ahvaz.
Esteghlal lead the table with 53 points, one point above Persepolis.
Sepahan are third with 42 points.
MNA/PR
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