A historic purple jersey for the derby against Nice
Aurélien CANOT, Media365, published on Monday August 22, 2022 at 4:58 p.m.
Against Nice, on September 4, during the traditional derby of the Côte d’Azur, the Monegasques will wear their third jersey. A historic tunic for the players of the Principality, who had never worn a purple jersey before.
Whether AS Monaco wins or not, next September 4 on the lawn of the Allianz Riviera for the account of the 6th day of Ligue 1, this match remains whatever happens in the annals of the club of the Principality. To face Nice on the occasion of the traditional derby of the Côte d’Azur, the ASM will indeed wear a historic jersey. Facing the Aiglons, Philippe Clément’s players will thus present themselves in a third purple jersey. However, since the creation of the club, the Monegasques had never worn a tunic of this color. An innovation born from the work of Monaco and its equipment supplier Kappa for the fourth year in a row, who wanted to combine the DNA of the club’s new brand Rise.Risk.Repeat (for the combative and daring spirit of the ‘ASM as well as its ability to rise up and not back down from any challenge) to the elegance of the Principality. From this reflection came this unique light purple third jersey (the Kombat Pro Third) that Monegasque supporters and viewers could discover live on September 4 on the Nice lawn.
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“This shirt incorporates a tone-on-tone motif on the front side, meticulously and elegantly taking up the diamonds of the Principality’s coat of arms, combined with thin diagonal lines, the symbol of the club for more than 60 years, all for a futuristic and graphic rendering. explosive. The AS Monaco coat of arms is affixed on the heart side in white monochrome, as are the Omini Kappas and the main sponsor eToro. The sleeves and the back of the jersey remain united”, specifies the press release from the ASM equipment supplier. on the sidelines of an avant-garde and stylized campaign which had the first lifting of the veil on this first purple jersey in the history of the club that Wissam Ben Yedder and his teammates will wear in the European Cup (Europa League) as in Ligue 1 And that they will release during the derby against Nice.