How is the new national team goalkeeper suit, with a design in homage to that of Sergio Goycochea from the 90s

The Argentina national team he already has a starting shirt and a substitute for him Qatar World Cup 2022. This Monday the brand that dresses the national team presented the new alternative jacket that Leone Messi and companies will shine at the World Cup, where they make up Group C with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland. But after the event organized by Adidas, the one that attracted the most attention was the new underwater archer.

It’s actually a retro design in homage to the diver historian who used it Sergio Goycochea at the Italy 90 World Cup. The goalkeeper arrived at the World Cup as a substitute for Neri Pumpido, but due to the serious injury of the starting goalkeeper Vasco he took charge of the three sticks. And he became a hero forever.

Goycochea shone on penalties against Yugoslavia, for the quarterfinals, and against Italy in the semifinals where he contained the shots of Roberto Donadoni and Michele Serena, and allowed the national team to reach the final against Germany.

For Qatar 2022, Emiliano Dibu Martínez will wear a diver in homage to the one worn by Goyco in 1990. Adidas unveiled the new model this Monday and aroused the emotional memory of those who already have about four decades on their identity card.

The new sweatshirt is navy blue, but it is scattered in sight because it is filled with blue, white and purple triangles that take up the entire front of the shirt. In addition, on the left side it also has a white design. Will Dibu be able to carry out another enterprise like Goyco’s?

The new alternative jersey

It was one of the great mysteries that still hovered around the Argentine national team that will go to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, beyond the list of 26 players still to be done Lionel Scalloni and company. This Monday, however, saw the light of the alternative jersey that the national team will wear in the cup that haunts all football fans and that will probably be released on the tour that the team will do in September in the United States. And it arrived with many new features and an unprecedented color.

For the first time in history, the Argentina jersey designed by adidas features a gradient design violets, inspired by gender equality, “An initiative that promotes the values ​​of diversity and inclusion”, reads the launch release.

In addition, the shirt that will be a variant of the classic blue and white features elements that refer to the national identity, with the Sun of May applied to the nape of the neck and its rays reflected in the fabric of the garment.

As happened with the main clothing, released by the women’s team in the last Copa América, the jacket was launched with the slogan “The feeling of a country” and is produced entirely on the national territory.