Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 12:07• Rian Rosendaal

There has been a run on shirts of the Italian national team after winning the European title last Sunday. The demand is so great that producer Puma will only be able to provide shirts to supporters of . from November 22 La Squadra Azzurri, know Calcio e Finanza to report. Before the final battle at Wembley, the sports brand was already inundated with requests for the blue jersey of national coach Roberto Mancini’s team.

Due to the extremely high demand in Italy, the European champion’s shirt will only be available again in four months. Puma’s department stores have completely emptied out in the days after the triumph in London, according to the Italian media on Thursday. Interested parties are urged to place an order quickly, so that they do not have to wait too long for the Italian home shirt. A minimum of 90 euros must be deposited for the shirt, a price that increases to 110 euros with a player’s name printed on it. It is not known which player’s shirt has sold the most in the past period.

Giorgio Chiellini and Roberto Mancini handed over the Italian shirt to President Sergio Mattarella after the European Championship win.

Italy won the European title for the first time since 1968 at the expense of England. It was also the first major prize since winning the world title in 2006. In the penalty shootout of the final, Gianluigi Donnarumma turned out to be the great hero of the Italians through the bets by Jadon Sancho and Buyako Saka. In addition, Marcus Rashford’s penalty hit the post. Donnarumma later stated that he cheered modestly after Saka’s penalty kick because he didn’t realize the decision had been made.


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