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(CNN) -- Marseille striker Mamadou Niang will be out for up to six weeks after fracturing his right toe in Saturday's 2-1 home win over Nice.
After scoring his sixth league goal of the season from the penalty spot, Niang tried a spectacular scissors kick in the second half and his foot hit the head of Nice defender Cedric Cante, who was unhurt.
The club doctor said the break looks clean and that the Senegal forward does not require surgery.
"It will heal in four to six weeks, it depends on the nature of it," Christophe Baudot told Marseille's Web site. "We will try to ensure it heals quickly."
Marseille are just three points behind Lyon at the top of the French table after the victory coupled with the champions' surprise 2-1 defeat at Nantes -- courtesy of a late penalty.
Nice were unbeaten in their past eight matches and Marseille were winless in four, but the home side showed plenty of fight to claim the precious victory.
Marseille went ahead in the 14th minute when Olivier Echouafni turned a free-kick into his own net and they doubled their lead from the penalty spot after Nice midfielder Cyril Rool was spotted pulling the shirt of Mathieu Valbuena, Niang stepping up to convert from the spot.
Nice emerged from the break fired up and took just three minutes to reduce the arrears, Habib Bamogo slipping past the Marseille defence to fire the ball past Steve Mandanda into the roof of the Marseille net.
Lyon spurned a chance to further increase their lead at the top after Frederic Piquionne fired home for the seven-time champions from a close range rebound after Jerome Alonzo had spilled a Kim Kallstrom free-kick in the 43rd minute.
The Canaries levelled in the 59th minute after Ivan Klasnic slipped the ball into an empty net after Hugo Lloris pushed the ball into his path following a duel with midfielder Aurelien Capoue.
Klasnic then stepped up to score an 89th minute winner from the penalty spot after a debatable decision following a duel between Nantes' Mamadou Bagayoko and Lamine Gassanah.
Rennes are third in the table after a 1-1 draw at Caen which put them a point beind Marseille, while struggling Saint Etienne claimed a precious 2-0 win over Le Havre to move further away from the relegation zone.
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