Piacenza Home Shirt 1998-2000 – Vittorio Tosto – No.26 – Player Issued – Lotto – Serie A – Copra

Vittorio Tosto's vintage jersey: Piacenza in its golden years in Serie A

The first official Piacenza Football Club jersey for the 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 seasons in a Player Issued version is an authentic and rare relic of Italian football at the turn of the millennium. Made by Lotto — the white and red club's technical sponsor for the entire 1997-2005 period — this kit belongs to one of the most exciting periods in Piacenza's top-flight history, with high-level teams led by coaches such as Giuseppe Materazzi and Luigi Simoni. The kit is instantly recognizable for its elegant simplicity: a bright red base, a V-neck collar with a white lapel, white profiling on the shoulders and sleeves, a Lotto logo in a black embroidered rectangle on the left chest, and the Piacenza Calcio shield — the characteristic rhombus with the wolf — on the right chest. In the center of the chest is the Copra Ristorazione-Servizi sponsor in white, a symbol of those white and red years. On the left sleeve, the "Lega Calcio®" patch appears in a circular format with the tricolor ball, a distinctive feature of Italian Serie A at that time. The pink satin inner lining is the characteristic technical signature of Lotto match jerseys from the late 90s. The jersey is produced in Italy, as confirmed by the internal Lotto label, and is in size XL. The back is customized with the name TOSTO and the number 26. A relic that carries all the intensity of an unrepeatable era of Italian football.

The player: Vittorio Tosto

Vittorio Tosto (Cariati, June 14, 1974) is one of the most appreciated Italian left-backs of his generation, the protagonist of a long and satisfying career between Serie A and Serie B. Having grown up in Cariatese and then in the Fiorentina youth academy — with whom he won the Viareggio Tournament in 1992 — he made his first-team debut with the Viola in 1993 under the guidance of Claudio Ranieri. After experiences with Torino, Lucchese, Avellino, and Salernitana, where with the Granata he achieved a historic promotion from B to A, becoming an idol of the fans and earning the nickname "Cavallo Pazzo" (Crazy Horse), he moved to Piacenza where he played for three consecutive seasons, refining his defensive phase under the guidance of Walter Novellino and establishing himself as one of the best left-backs in the national scene. With the white and red Piacenza, he experienced high-level seasons in Serie A, in teams that saw future champions like Simone Inzaghi and Alberto Gilardino grow. His career includes 166 appearances in Serie A and 313 in Serie B — numbers that speak of a serious, consistent, and reliable professional for over fifteen years at the highest levels of Italian football.

What is a Player Issued vintage jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit prepared specifically for a certain player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version due to a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, customization with the player's name and number, match-grade cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. When a Player Issued jersey is over twenty years old — as in the case of this late 90s example — it acquires the classification of Vintage, becoming a historical document of Italian football that is impossible to find. The rarity of these kits grows exponentially over time: match jerseys from that era were not produced in large quantities, and those in good condition are now constantly sought after by the most demanding collectors.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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