The leader of the attacks of Nice Mario Balotelli will miss the match of the third qualifying round of the Champions League in Amsterdam due to injury.

26-year-old striker scored at the gate of Ajax in the first fight in France, which ended with not the most pleasant for the hosts a 1: 1 score.

Now, in any case, Nice must score a goal on the road, and they will have to do it already without Balotelli.

According to ESPN, Mario suffered a hamstring injury in a match of the French championship against Saint-Etienne.

Thus, the striker did not fly with the team to Amsterdam, and his place in the squad was taken by the young forward Ignatius Kpene-Ganago.

Last season Balotelli recorded 17 goals for Nice in all tournaments.