Paris: Radamel Falcao scored in his first competitive start in seven months as Monaco beat Nantes 1-0 to claim their first French Ligue 1 victory of the season in three games.

The Colombia forward, who missed the second half of last season and missed the summer's World Cup in Brazil after suffering a serious knee injury in January, headed home just before the break to secure their first points of the campaign, connecting a delicate cross of Layvin Kurzawa from the left Sunday, reports Xinhua.