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Inter To Wear Up Mash Up Kit For Milan Derby

Inter To Wear Up Mash Up Kit For Milan Derby

The Nerazzurri will wear the kit against AC Milan on March 17th to celebrate their 20 year partnership with kit manufacturers Nike.

Ryan Sidle

Ryan Sidle

The Milan derby on March 17th will have a new twist as Inter will be wearing a new mash up kit that celebrates the 20th anniversary of their relationship with kit manufacturer Nike.

Any derby is special and wonderful as two local rivals battle it out for local bragging rights, which sometimes mean more than the three points on offer.

There's something weirdly magical about a derby played between two teams sharing the same stadium, something that doesn't happen too often but that Inter and AC Milan are very used to, sharing San Siro since 1947.

These days the two teams carry the tag of being 'Europe's sleeping giants' having both had decent success in recent memory but been behind the times in the last few years.

Both sides look ready to rejoin the big time, especially as Inter were in the Champions League this season for the first time in seven years.

The two Milan clubs currently sit in third and fourth and if things stay like that at the end of the season they'll both be in Europe's elite club competition next term.

They meet on Sunday March 17th in a game that could decide who finishes higher in the league and Inter today announced they'd be wearing a special kit:

The kit is to celebrate the 20 year partnership Nerazzurri have enjoyed with Nike as the company who have made their kits.

The shirt takes aspects of the 10 most famous shirts from the 20 year period to create a mash up that the players will wear.

In a statement Pete Hoppins, Senior Design Director at Nike Football Apparel, said, "The jersey is a roadmap from Inter's recent history. We chose 10 designs from the most successful seasons and favorite ones from the fans.The challenge was to ensure that all these different striped patterns worked together and we are very satisfied with the result."

"The shirt features five designs on the front and five more on the back, thus recalling the most important moments and the most iconic patterns of the last 20 years:
1998/99: first season of partnership between Inter and Nike
2008/09: the shirt of the first season after the 100th anniversary
2009/10: the season of the conquest of Triplete
2010/11: the season following the Triplete
2011/12: the shirt characterized by narrower lines
2013/14: season of the withdrawal of the Captain
2014/15: the shirt with the graphics' pinstripe '
2015/16: the 25th anniversary of the victory of a European competition
2016/17: the jersey characterized by special graphics
2017/18: the qualifying season for the return to the maximum European competition"

Right now the biggest question for Inter is whether or not their former captain Mauro Icardi will be back wearing the shirt or not.

Which is your favourite Inter shirt?

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Topics: Football News, Mauro Icardi, Serie A, Italian Football, AC Milan, Inter, Inter Milan