Ligue 1 Roundup: Nice wins 4th straight after beating Ajaccio

NICE, France — Billal Brahimi scored twice with spectacular long-range strikes as Nice beat Ajaccio 3-0 for a fourth straight win within the French league on Friday.

Nice climbed to seventh place to drag inside three factors of a Europa Conference League spot whereas Ajaccio remained within the relegation zone.

Brazilian veteran Dante scored his first purpose of the season by assembly a cross from Badredine Bouanani to fireplace residence a half-volley within the third minute.

Brahimi got here off the bench to double the lead with a curling shot from the sting of the field within the seventieth. The Algeria worldwide sealed the win with an much more outrageous strike into the far nook within the ninetieth.

Teenage winger Bouanani proved the principle menace for Nice within the first half. He picked out Gaetan Laborde, who did not make contact with the ball on the far publish. Bouanani then had a deflected cross that bounced off the bar.

Nice has taken 16 factors from 18 since Didier Digard changed Lucien Favre as coach final month.

On Saturday, league chief Paris Saint-Germain visits Monaco whereas second-placed Marseille performs Clermont.

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