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Nice continue to look promising in the early stages of the campaign after picking up an impressive 2-0 victory away to Toulouse.
Their hosts were unbeaten in their preseason friendlies and saw off Sochaux last weekend, but a first goal for new recruit Bakary Koné set Les Aiglons on the way to victory.
Toulouse boss Erick Mombaerts asked his defenders to pay the Ivory Coast international special attention, but he soared through them with a thrilling burst of pace in the 17th minute before firing expertly into the far corner.
The home side had not won at the Stadium Municipal since March, and their chances of reversing that trend took a further blow when Sammy Traoré stroked in from the spot after Florent Balmont was brought down by Daniel Congré.
Unable to retain possession, Toulouse looked unlikely to pull themselves back into the match, and their forwards Daniel Moreira and Francileudo Santos were simply isolated up front.
Mombaerts threw on Bryan Bergougnoux at half-time, and the France U-21 international injected a fresh energy into proceedings, but the rest of his teammates appeared to have already given up hope.
Balmont excelled in midfield for the visitors and with Koné a constant danger up front, Frédéric Antonetti's men rode out the rest of the encounter to pick up a deserved first win.
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