Nice FC remain as the only undefeated team in Ligue 1 and takes provisional leadership by defeating Marseille at the Allianz Riviera (1-0), pending Monaco, who falls to third place, to complete their ninth-round match against Metz.

The duel on the sidelines between Italian coaches went in favor of the home team. Francesco Farioli outplayed Gennaro Gattuso, who couldn't sustain the improvement in Marseille's performance seen in the last game before the break.

The evenly matched game tilted in the final stretch and was influenced by the expulsion, twelve minutes before the end, of Leonardo Balerdi due to a double yellow card. The visitors were left with ten men.

Two minutes later, Nice scored a goal when Evann Guessand found the net after coming on as a substitute in the match