It is safe to say that Mario Balotelli is in his element in the south of France.
The free transfer signing from Liverpool scored his side’s second goal against Nantes on the half hour mark after Wylan Cyprien opened the scoring for the hosts - his sixth league goal this season.
Nice are set to go six points clear of second placed Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1.
Balotelli ran clear of the Nantes defence after a lovely lobbed through ball allowed the Italian the freedom of the opposition’s half.