Greek Super League:
Taremi on target again as 10-man Olympiacos edges Aris
Iranian striker Mahdi Taremi found the net for a second game in a row to help Olympiacos beat Aris 2-1 at home in the Greek Super League on Saturday.
Making only his second top-flight start since joining the club in August, the prolific Iranian exchanged a neat one-two with Portuguese winger Daniel Podence before firing the ball into the roof of the net on the hour mark to double the home side’s lead at Karaiskakis Stadium.
Podence had opened the scoring in the 49th minute.
Olympiacos still had to withstand a late scare to secure all three points, as Gustavo Mancha was sent off in the 71st minute, before Lorenzo Morón pulled one back from the spot for the visitors three minutes later.
This was Taremi’s sixth goal in 10 appearances in the Olympiacos colors.
The former Porto and Inter forward came off the bench to score twice on his club debut during a 5-0 win over Panserraikos on the opening day of the new league season, and netted another double to lead The Legend to a 2-1 victory over Asteras Aktor in the domestic cup on September 24.
The Iranian then went on a six-game goalless run across all competitions, but ended the drought with a smashing header during a 2-0 win against archrival AEK Athens last week.
The latest victory saw Olympiacos move atop the top-flight table with 22 points from nine matches – two points clear of second-placed PAOK, which has a game in hand.