Three takeaways from Inter Miami’s 3-2 comeback victory over CF Montreal

Inter Miami picked up three more important points on the road against CF Montreal Saturday night at Stade Saputo in a 3-2 comeback victory.

Miami tightened their grip on first place in the Supporters’ Shield standings with their fifth consecutive victory in Major League Soccer action. Although the legendary Lionel Messi was unable to find the back of the net or dish out a mind-boggling assist, Miami were still able to prevail thanks to strong performances from players like Luis Suarez and Matias Rojas.

There will be nights where Messi may be “off it” or simply unavailable for selection through injury or international duty. It happened to be one of those nights for the Argentina international and it wasn’t a bad performance by any means — it just didn’t stack up to his recent showings, such as his five assists against New York Red Bulls last weekend.

Here are three main takeaways from the south Florida side’s latest victory.

Montreal opened the scoring in the first half through Bryce Duke’s low-drive effort through Drake Callender’s legs. This meant that this was the fifth-straight match that Miami conceded the first goal before going on the claim all three points and the seventh-straight match that they’ve allowed their opponents to strike first.

Miami made things harder for themselves when Jules-Anthony Vilsaint added Montreal’s second of the game moments later. However, Miami still managed to score three unanswered to take all three points back to Chase Stadium.

While this definitely is a cause of concern and will drive head coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino crazy, it shows that Miami are never truly out of a fight. This could bode well when October and November roll around for MLS Cup playoffs, and it also shows that even with somewhat leaky defense, the Herons have what it takes up front to see just about see out matches.

If Rojas keeps up his impressive form, there’s a good chance he might be considered for signing of the season. However, Suarez will more than likely run home with the award as he bagged his 11th goal of the campaign, which is tied for the most in MLS alongside former Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke.

In terms of value, Rojas has been an absolute bargain for Miami. The 28-year-old Paraguay international joined several weeks back as a free agent from Brazilian outfit Corinthians after the…