Delort had put Nice in the front with a penalty early in the second 1/2 at the Cote d'Azur after Khephren Thuram have been fouled, but Armand Lauriente quick equalised for relegation-threatened Lorient. However, with the game heading for a draw, replacement Kasper Dolberg picked out Delort with a sublime cross in the 88th minute and he headed in his tenth Ligue 1 purpose for Nice to secure the victory.
Nice had long gone four games without a win to slip from 2nd area all the way down to out of doors the European qualifying spots altogether before this come across. Champions League soccer is the intention for a membership with lofty aims beneath their proprietors Ineos, the organization chaired by way of British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe. The victory actions them returned to within a point of 1/3-placed Rennes, who lost three-2 at home to Monaco on Friday.
Only the top in France qualify automatically for the Champions League, with third area going into the qualifying rounds. The top in Ligue 1 meet afterward Sunday as leaders Paris Saint-Germain play host to sour competitors Marseille.
PSG are 12 factors clear on the top with seven video games left and a victory towards Marseille would deliver them a danger to secure an eighth league title in 10 seasons as early as Wednesday.
