Tasnim – Sardar Azmoun made a return from an ankle injury and played at Zenit starting XI on Saturday.
The Russian soccer league resumed this Friday, after more than two months of winter break.
Azmoun had a good performance in the 2-2 draw against Rostov at the Krestovsky Stadium.
The Iranian forward had been sidelined for a month.
The leader, Zenit, sits five points ahead of CSKA Moscow.