Here are the three key takeaways for Montreal Impact from their 2-2 draw against Chicago Fire SC at the Toyota Park in week five.

Montreal Impact gave up a one-goal advantage in stoppage time as they played out a frenetic 2-2 draw at the Chicago Fire. Both sides took the lead at some point in the 90 minutes and also ended it with 10 men following the dismissals of Juninho and Cabrera respectively.

The home team opened the scoring with the help of a 17th-minute header from their latest signing Bastian Schweinsteiger before Matteo Mancosu leveled proceedings in similar fashion in the second half. Ballou Tabla then scored a vital goal in the 90th minute to put the visitors ahead but that wasn’t enough as Luis Solignac reduced his side’s deficit with a fine finish minutes later.

Mauro Biello made three changes to the side that drew 1-1 with New York City FC in week 3; Camara and Tabla were drafted into the starting line-up after injuries to Ciman and Piatti, while Arregui and Lovitz started in place of Bernier and Oyongo, who were on the bench.

1. Squad depth proved in the absence of star players

Arguably two of the most important players in this Montreal Impact team, many expected the loss of Ignacio Piatti and Laurent Ciman to be a deciding factor in this game. However, that wasn’t the case, as the fringe players showed Mauro Biello what they’re capable of by putting in a decent shift to ensure that the Canadian side went home with a point at least.

New signing Adrian Arregui looks to be a valuable addition to the team and Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla is an exciting prospect on the left wing, while Lovitz proved he was more than capable of deputizing at left-back.

Despite lacking a little creativity in the final third and looking a bit disfigured defensively at times, Montreal Impact does seem to have enough squad depth to help them deal with the pressures of the 2017 season.