Balotelli lifts Nice to second in Ligue 1


Football Soccer - Lille v Nice - French Ligue 1 - Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France - 07/04/17 - Nice's Mario Balotelli reacts after scoring. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Mario Balotelli scored his first away goals of the season as Nice won 2-1 at Lille to keep their Ligue 1 title hopes alive on Friday. 

Nice, without their injured striker Alassane Plea and influential midfielder Wylan Cyprien, moved up to second on 70 points from 32 games. 

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