1997/1998

The 1997/1998 season is one of the aesthetic peaks of 1990s football. Serie A is still the most followed league in the world: Juventus continues its winning streak, Inter, with a great Brazilian champion, dreams big, Milan, Lazio, Roma, Parma, and Fiorentina fill Sundays with champions and memorable matches.

Those shirts feature a crucial detail for collectors: the new official Lega Calcio patch , a model used only in the 1997/1998 season . It's on the right sleeve, reserved for on-pitch shirts and player supplies, not the store versions. It's the distinguishing feature of the real shirt, designed for the pitch.

It's the era of names and numbers on the back that have become part of everyone's imagination, of tighter, more technically advanced kits, of lightweight, shiny fabrics, of elaborate collars and bold graphics. Some combinations immediately become iconic: the Inter Milan kit by Umbro with the Pirelli sponsor in the center, or the Fiorentina Fila Nintendo kit with the lily over the heart and purple filling the screen. The colors, the technical logo, and the sponsor are enough to find yourself in that era.