PARIS (Reuters) - Nice reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 after Alassane Plea's finely executed second-half goal gave the Azurean side a 1-0 win at promoted Nancy on Sunday.
Lucien Favre's Nice team were missing their top scorer Mario Balotelli but Plea stepped up with a clinical finish in the 61st minute, latching onto Valentin Eysseric's cross to score the only goal of an otherwise rather dull encounter.
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