The Naft Tehran Sentinel
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Parham Movaghari
Successful dribbles: 32. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Naft Tehran
Alireza Haghighi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Cándido Ramírez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Naft Tehran pick somebody else ahead of Alireza Haghighi
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Alireza Haghighi knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Naft Tehran, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market24 Aug 2026
Carlos Vera Benítez brings the grey hairs Naft Tehran lacked
At 38, he has seen every situation this season can produce, twice. The legs will be managed; the head is the purchase.
In brief
- Match No goals between Naft Tehran and Esteghlal Khuzestan
- Market Amir Shojaei arrives on loan