Rejuvenated striker Mario Balotelli took his league tally this season to eight goals in eight games as French leader Nice beat struggling Dijon 2-1 to move four points ahead of Monaco.
A home win for Monaco against Lyon later Sunday would close the gap to one point. But Nice is seven points clear of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, which lost 2-1 at Guingamp on Saturday for its fourth league defeat of the season and still has to play at Nice in the second part of the campaign.
