Udinese Home Shirt 2011/12 – Antonio Di Natale – N.10 – Player Issued – Legea – Serie A – Third Place

Antonio Di Natale's Player Issued jersey: the first Udinese jersey 2011/12, the season of the top scorer

The first official Udinese Calcio jersey for the 2011/2012 season in Player Issued version is a historical relic of Italian football that bears the name of the most beloved player by Friulian fans of all time. The Legea home kit features the classic black and white vertical striped design in the 2011/12 version, with the characteristic deep V-neck embellished with the inverted black V graphic element in the center, golden finishes on the edges of the collar and the Legea logo embroidered in red in a central position on the collar opening. The official Udinese Calcio 1896 emblem - in the version with a golden laurel wreath - is applied at the top right. The main sponsor Dacia is printed in blue on a rectangular banner with the secondary Dacia logo in the corner. The jersey is made by Legea as an authentic licensed product, as stated on the original label. The official Serie A TIM patch in the circular golden version is applied on the right sleeve. The back features the UDINESE CALCIO writing embroidered in gold on the collar, the name DI NATALE and the number 10 in black on a white background. Size M, Excellent condition.

The player: Antonio Di Natale

Antonio Di Natale (Naples, January 13, 1977) is the greatest symbol in the modern history of Udinese Calcio and one of the most prolific Italian strikers in Serie A in the 2000s. Having grown up in Empoli, where he established himself as one of the best strikers in the cadet championship, he arrived at Udinese in the summer of 2004, becoming over time the captain, symbol and face of a great small team capable of challenging the giants of Italian football. With the black and white number 10, he collected record after record: top scorer in Serie A in the 2009/10 (29 goals), 2010/11 (28 goals) and in the season of this jersey, 2011/12, with 23 goals in the league - a feat that no Italian striker had ever achieved three consecutive times. The 2011/2012 season is also the one with the highest sporting result in Udinese's recent history: under the guidance of Francesco Guidolin, the Friulians finished in **third place in Serie A** - the best placement in the club's history - narrowly missing out on a qualification for the UEFA Champions League that made the whole of Friuli dream. Antonio Di Natale ended his career in 2016 at Udinese, as the true and only captain of an entire black and white life. Owning the number 10 jersey from that season is equivalent to owning a fragment of the legend of a champion who chose loyalty to a provincial club as an act of love for true football.

What is a Player Issued jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit prepared specifically for a specific player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version due to a series of precise technical characteristics: personalization with the player's name and number, match cut and materials, exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of high historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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