Cody Cropper’s horrendous blunder with 12 mins remaining propelled Montreal Impact to its first road win without Piatti in the line-up since September 2013. The hoodoo now broken, perhaps the bleu/blanc/noir can move forward with confidence with or without their great talisman on board.
The Impact, making four changes to their line-up from Philly, reacted well following various difficulties encountered in getting to the Foxboro venue, and in putting last weekend’s poor performance behind them.
They have tended to bounce back with great character following setbacks this season. Montreal has not lost two games in succession in 2019, despite playing 8 of their first nine fixtures away from Stade Saputo, where they will entertain Chicago Fire on Sunday.