Here is what we learned from Inter Miami’s 3-2 come-from-behind road win over Montreal

 Here is what we learned from Inter Miami’s 3-2 come-from-behind road win over Montreal

Stop us if you’ve heard this story line before: Inter Miami falls behind early, the opposing team celebrates, feels good about its chances of knocking Lionel Messi and his pink-clad teammates off the MLS pedestal; and then, in the blink of an eye,

 Miami scores the equalizer, makes a few sublime passes and clinical finishes, and goes on to win. It happened for the fifth game in a row Saturday night, as Inter Miami trailed CF Montreal 2-0 on the road after 43 minutes and rallied for a 3-2 victory.

 With the win, Miami remained atop the MLS Eastern Conference and Supporters Shield race with 27 points on eight wins, two losses and three ties. 

Inter Miami also leads the league with 35 goals, 14 more than second-place Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union. Once again, Miami coach Tata Martino was asked whether it concerned him that his team has made a habit of falling behind in the first half.

 Once again, he replied that the team would obviously prefer to score first, but this time, he felt the team’s first-half deficit had more to do with his tactical changes that did not work. “I should not change the way we play; we are comfortable playing in one way,” 

Martino said. “(Saturday) I tried to make changes based on Montreal’s strengths, especially how they start games, and when I made changes we fell behind 2-0, so that was a mistake on my part, but after we went back to 4-4-2, we were ourselves again.