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Early Saturday morning, Napoli kicked off the day by finally giving us a solid teaser of what the new home shirt would look like. Napoli's iconic blue shirt is being made by Kappa for the first time in years after a long spell with Macron as the manufacturer, and many have been wondering what the end result would be.
The first teaser was ... not so promising.
A #Dimaro in attesa di scoprire la maglia ufficiale 2015/2016 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/GrTblIM1Uk
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) July 12, 2015
Then, finally, we were given a full look at the kit in this release video. The video itself is absolutely fantastic, emphasizing the link between club and city. The kit? Eh.
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Source: SSC Napoli official site
In short, it's a typical Kappa kit. It's boring, both in design and execution. There's nothing truly offensive about it --though the weird chunky white collar isn't stellar -- but it's not particularly inspiring or interesting about it. It's just there.
Hopefully the second and third kits are an improvement, though I wouldn't hold your breath. Kappa doesn't exactly have a stellar history for high-quality kits.