Nantes boss Michel der Zarkarian has seen his side leapfrog Nice in the Ligue 1 table courtesy of a 2-1 away victory.
Alexis Alegue Elandi opened the scoring after just 11 minutes, firing into the left corner of the Nice goal after being found by Youssouf Sabaly's through-ball.
Alexandre Mendy was presented with Nice's first opening of the encounter but the striker's touch failed him inside the area with 38 minutes played.
Just before half time, centre-half Romain Genevois levelled the scoreline, heading home from Hatem Ben Arfa's free kick.
Mendy did find the back of the net early in the second half but his 50th-minute strike was ruled out for offside, as Nice looked to build on their equaliser.
A 70th-minute counter-attack from Nantes proved the undoing of Claude Puel's side, however, as Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's strike flew beyond Nice keeper Mouez Hassen.
Nantes move up to seventh in the Ligue 1 table, one point ahead of Nice in eighth.
