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Montreal Impact improving stadium in face of winless streak

Click to play video: 'Saputo Stadium to spend $3M on upgrades'
Saputo Stadium to spend $3M on upgrades
WATCH: Some major renovations are coming to the Montreal Impact’s Saputo Stadium. As Global's Billy Shields reports, the MLS team is spending $3M to expand the concessions area – Apr 10, 2017

The Montreal Impact has launched a stadium upgrade effort in a bid to offer fans more in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

The team took the media through new concession areas at the stadium and new high-end seats that it hopes will offer a better fan experience.

But fans are getting impatient that the team is five games into the season without having a single victory.

“The team needs to win this game,” said Leonel Paulo, who runs Bar le Frappé, a popular Impact hangout. “It needs another Drogba.”

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The team has seen near-wins turn into heart-wrenching draws in the final minutes in at least two games.

The Impact squares off against Atlanta on Saturday.

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