The new Italian national team away shirt set to be used at Euro 2016 has leaked a little bit early. The shirt was meant to be debuted in August with its first use coming in September, but now it's out for the whole world to see.
And now that we've seen it, it's... something. The white-with-blue-trim motif is pretty standard for Italy's away kit, but the big blocks of blue on the shoulders and sleeves are a little jarring, as is the big stripe of tricolore down the center of the shirt. The collar is fine for me, though some people are morally against collars for some reason. Normally I like subtle pin-striping, but that super-light gray is almost too subtle.
What do you think of Italy's new away strip? Even if you hate it, hopefully we'll see plenty of Napoli players wearing it at the Euros next summer.
Source: Forza Italian Football
This is our first image of new Napoli loan signing Gabriel wearing the azzurri shirt, and it's a nice first look. He greeted fans in Dimaro after training today, and
Though like many others, I think that the Lavezzi pass was as tough a pass to handle as any.
Nike has unveiled their new match balls for this coming season, and Serie A's is very pink. Palermo fans will be happy, I suppose.
Today is Duvan Zapata's 24th birthday! No, this is not an April Fool's gag, the team really did give him a surprise birthday celebration after training. Sometimes people are awesome. Auguri, Duvan!
There is no proper reaction to this goal other than to scream incoherently. A lot.
Napoli struggled to put away chances all match long, until a beauty of a cross from Henrique found the head of Marek Hamsik. There's nothing about this goal that's not gorgeous.
After a frustrating first half, an improved start to the second half lead to this picture-perfect counter to give Napoli an equalizer. Dries Mertens' pass over the top to Gonzalo Higuain, Higuain's run to the near post to pull the defense, and his layoff to Manolo Gabbiadini's sneaky run to the far post. All just perfect.
It's no wonder Consigli didn't bother moving. There's no way he was saving that.
This goal is just RIDICULOUS. Duvan Zapata lost the initial pass from Marek Hamsik, found it again, gets surrounded by SIX defenders, gets knocked over, gets back up somehow still with the ball, and fires home. He is a STRONG man,