Roma’s season has received an unusual early tribute away from the pitch: the club’s away shirt has been judged the finest kit of the current campaign, ahead of designs from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Key takeaways
- Roma’s away kit was the only shirt awarded full marks in the review.
- The praised design is the yellow-and-ivory strip rather than the club’s traditional home shirt.
- A horizontal yellow-and-red band and the historic 1938 badge are central to the look.
- The shirt was launched by Adidas in July with a reference to the Roman value of Pietas.
- “Roma chiamò” appears at the back of the collar, recalling the Campo Testaccio anthem.
A shirt carrying Roma’s old language
In a league where identity is often guarded as carefully as points, Roma’s latest away shirt has been recognised for finding a modern expression of the club’s past. The design, released in July, uses a pale ivory base with yellow and red details, led by the broad horizontal band across the chest.
The historic crest from 1938 gives the strip a further connection to an earlier Roma, while the wording on the neck — “Roma chiamò” — draws from the song associated with Campo Testaccio, the club’s former home.
Adidas presented the kit as an expression of “loyalty, tradition and duty through the Roman virtue of Pietas”. The concept was not limited to a badge or a commemorative detail; it was built into a shirt intended to remain visibly Roma even without the familiar deep red home colours.
Recognition beyond the usual football conversation
The assessment placed Roma alongside some of Europe’s most prominent clubs, including Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona, but it was the Giallorossi’s alternative strip that stood alone at the top.
The design was described as “simply splendid”, with particular praise for the difficulty of producing an away shirt that feels distinctive while remaining immediately identifiable with its club. The double chest stripe, collar and understated ivory background were all highlighted, with the lighter base allowing the brighter secondary colours to stand out without becoming excessive.
The verdict went beyond fashion approval, joking that Roma should be handed the Scudetto immediately. It will not alter the standings on a Sunday afternoon, of course, but it offers another small reminder of the weight Roma place on their symbols: the shirt is not merely an alternate uniform, but a version of the club’s history carried into the present season.
