TEHRAN Persepolis football team suffered a major setback in their hunt for the 2024/25 Iran Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) title after being held by Esteghlal Khuzestan on Saturday.In Tehrans Azadi Stadium, the Reds were held to a goalless draw by Esteghlal Khuzestan and practically miss out on the possibility of defending title.In Arak, Sepahan and Aluminum shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.Mohammad Karimi scored for Sepahan in the 90th minute from the penalty spot and Amin Kazemian leveled ball game in the passing away moments of the match.Rock-bottom Havadar beat Malavan 2-0 in Tehran and Mes were held to a goalless draw by Nassaji in Rafsanjan.Tractor lead the table with 54 points and one video game in hand, followed by Sepahan and Persepolis with 50 and 48 points, respectively.