Football Soccer - Monaco v Nice - French Ligue 1 - Louis II Stadium, Monaco - 4/02/17 . Nice's Mario Balotelli reacts during the match. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
(Reuters) - Soccer's Ligue 1 disciplinary committee has ordered Corsica's Bastia to close part of their stadium for three matches after a group of supporters shouted racist insults at Nice striker Mario Balotelli during a 1-1 draw in January.
The club was also given a suspended one-point deduction, meaning that for now it is still second-from-bottom in the standings on 23 points, a point ahead of Lorient.
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