Ali Karimi called up to national team

The Persepolis newcomer scored a late goal in Tehran’s derby and rescued his team in the important game last week.

Elsewhere, he celebrated a hat trick against Abumoslem in Mashhad on Wednesday despite Persepolis’ loss of 4-3 to its rock bottom rival.

Maziar Zare and Pejman Nuri have also been invited to the national team by coach Ali Daei.

Iran is scheduled to play North Korea in Tehran’s Azadi stadium on October 15 in the 2010 World Cup qualifications.

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