River Plate Reveal Their 2018/19 Home Kit by Adidas
A Well-designed Kit for River Plate – A Team Desperate To Climb the Table
We at UK Soccer Shop feel like we haven’t given enough time to Argentinian football. We’re not 100% sure of the reason but we’re hoping to change that fact. A week ago we showed you Boca Juniors’ latest home kit. It was a stylish navy blue with a gold horizontal stripe running across the chest. We enjoyed the simplicity of the kit and learning about the club. It’s time to do the same for River Plate.
Buenos Aires is a huge cosmopolitan city in Argentina. It is divided into neighbourhoods. This is relevant because Boca Juniors play in La Boca neighbourhood, and River Plate are from the Belgrano neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. Naturally teams from larger cities tend to dominate football, but after four games played, the club has only picked up four points. River Plate’s manager, Marcelo Gallardo, will hope that his team can steadily climb the table over the coming months.
To help them do so, River Plate has teamed up with Adidas to craft an excellent home kit which has a considered design and is intensely eye-catching.
The jersey itself is white. Dominating the front of it is a diagonal red sash. We’ve seen several sash designs so far this season, most notably Manchester City’s third kit. This one has thin dark lines running throughout it and contains the club’s crest. The neckline is simple but has a classic, pointed shape. It is tapered with black, whereas the sleeves remain un-tapered.
Running across the shoulders and up to the neckline we see Adidas’ trademark stripes. These give the kit necessary character and give a more complete look.
Finally, on the nape of the kit are three words: “El Mas Grande,” the club’s infamous motto.
