Football news - Mario Balotelli strikes against former club Nice as Marseille clinch derby win

ByReuters

Published 10/03/2019 at 22:28 GMT

Mario Balotelli's love affair with Olympique de Marseille continued on Sunday when the Italian striker gave them a 1-0 home win against his former club Nice in Ligue 1.

Mario Balotelli, félicité par Florian Thuavin, a marqué l'unique but du match entre l'OM et Nice, le 10 mars 2019 au stade Vélodrome.

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Balotelli, who joined Marseille in January after three years on the Cote d'Azur, struck midway through the second half to put fourth-placed OM on 47 points from 28 games, three behind third-placed Olympique Lyonnais.

Balotelli is the first Marseille player since Josip Skoblar in 1969 to score in the top flight in his first four appearances at the Stade Velodrome.

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