With his leg in a cast , Mehrdad Pooladi , Perspolis defender joined Team Melli camp for their first training session on Wednesday. According to Mehr News report , the 26 years old Perspolis player had a broken leg a few weeks back and his leg is in cast , however , it is not clear how Pooladi was named for the squad while injured and unable to play or practise!

Pooladi last league game for Perspolis was on the 15th of March against his previous club Mes Kerman. He has not featured since then for Perspolis due to the injury , but that did not prevent his inclusion for the Team Melli squad!

Pooladi’s cameo appearance at Team Melli camp involved joining Iran’s futsal team weight lifting training at the gym. Pooladi will have his leg examined in the next few days before final decision on removing the cast is given. It is not clear how much time the player will have available to recover and regain his form in order to play for Team Melli.