Roma Away Jersey 2002/2003 – Daniele De Rossi – No. 27 – Player Issued – Kappa – Serie A

Daniele De Rossi's Player Issued jersey: the Giallorossi debut

The second official Roma jersey for the 2002/2003 season, the one in which Daniele De Rossi made his Serie A debut, is available in this rare Player Issued version. Made by Kappa, the club's technical sponsor in those years, the jersey features a completely white base, the historic color of the Giallorossi's away kit, with the Kappa logo embroidered in black and orange on the chest. The front is dominated by the official sponsor Mazda, while the Roma crest with the Capitoline wolf is applied on the right chest. The official Lega Calcio Serie A TIM patch for the season is sewn on the left sleeve. The professional finishes and exclusive technical details, absent in the commercial version intended for fans, testify to the authenticity of this item. The back is personalized with the name DE ROSSI and the number 27, worn by the young Roman midfielder in the season of his absolute league debut. The fabric shows slight crazing on the name and number print and some faint color marks on the back, a natural consequence of the over twenty years since production and not of competitive use, in line with the typical characteristics of a well-preserved vintage collectible.

The player: Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi, born in Rome on July 24, 1983, is one of the most representative midfielders in the history of Italian football and the absolute symbol of Roman footballing identity. Having come through the Giallorossi youth academy, he made his first-team debut on October 30, 2001, in the Champions League against Anderlecht, but it was in the 2002/2003 season that the most anticipated moment arrived: his Serie A debut, on January 25, 2003, coming on as a substitute during the match against Como. He immediately wore the number 27 jersey, which he would keep until the end of the following season, before switching to number 4 and then, from 2005/2006, to the historic 16 which would accompany him for the rest of his career until his farewell in 2019, after 18 seasons and over 600 appearances for the Giallorossi. World Champion in 2006 with the Italian National team, De Rossi remains one of the most beloved players in Roma's history. This number 27 jersey therefore represents a sporting document of the exact season of his debut in the top Italian league.

What is a Player Issued jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit specifically prepared for a specific player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version by a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, match-grade cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and only inferior to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of very high historical and commercial value, particularly sought after when it documents a key season in the career of a player who later became a club symbol, as in this case.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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