Sardar Azmoun will be away from the football fields for three weeks.
The Iranian Football Federation announced that Sardar Azmoun will be away from the football fields for three weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained against Turkmenistan. The Iranian striker was replaced by Omid Noorafkan in the final moments of the first half and left the stadium by ambulance.
Considering the promise of rejuvenation in the national team’s lineup, it seemed that Ghalenoei could use other strikers in easier matches, but in this home game, he still employed the Azmoun and Taremi duo.
Zia Arabshahi, a former national player, told ISNA that Turkmenistan was not a team that could cause problems; it seemed like they had just started playing football and made many mistakes. Ghalenoei could have used young players to evaluate them, he should have given more opportunities to the youth and trusted them.
Khabar Varzeshi wrote that the attacking line has been composed of Taremi and Azmoun for years. Many wanted this opportunity in an easy game to also be given to other national team strikers to test themselves at this level.