Only what is truly forgotten dies. And the Vicente Calderón, the stadium that was the home of Atlético de Madrid for more than 50 years, is no longer there, it is just rubble on the right bank of the Manzanares River, where floors and a park are built, but it will never go away completely. Impossible to do so, forget how the goals roared inside him. Now, during this 2021-22, Atlético will take him to the Metropolitano. Because yes, because Nike has presented this morning what will be the rojiblanca third kit this season, which will be a nod to the old rojiblanco coliseum.
Because the Calderón is in the colors of the shirt, “by combining the colors of the seats, red, white and blue and as well as paying tribute to the stadium proudly displayed on the inside of the jersey“, says Nike in its press release. The elastic will be predominantly blue, the blue Calderón seat, while the white and red colors are distributed, in check, on the edges of the neck and sleeves.
“The new Atlético de Madrid kit that the players will wear on the field, as well as the replicas for the fans, are made with 100% recycled polyester fabric made from plastic bottles. This provides a kit that helps to achieve maximum performance with less impact on the environment.“Nike continues in its statement. This shirt is available now, starting today, in the official Atlético stores and for Nike Members at nike.com. In the rest of the usual channels of purchase it will be from Sunday September 12, the day in which Atlético will play its first game after this stoppage of national teams, in Cornellá, against Espanyol.