‘s 2025/26 home kit isn’t trying to be clever. It doesn’t chase trends or overdesign. It simply remembers who it is.

The shirt, released officially on July 8, revives the club’s foundational colors, deep burgundy and bright orange, with the kind of understated confidence that suggests this wasn’t just a design choice. It was a correction.

Roma’s kits over the last decade have wandered. Last season’s design had its fans, but even they couldn’t agree on what exactly it was trying to say. This one doesn’t leave room for interpretation. Adidas brought back the palette from the early 90s, the first Roma shirt worn by Francesco Totti, and reworked it on a clean, modern base. The result is a home kit that feels instantly right.

That sense of clarity runs through every element: a minimalist collar modeled on Adidas’s 2006 Teamgeist template, yellow-orange shoulder stripes that pop against the dark red, and matching shorts and socks that complete the look. There’s no chest sponsor, at least for now, and somehow that makes the jersey feel even more permanent. It looks like it’s always been here.

And in a way, it has.


Why this kit feels like Roma again

For many supporters, this is what a Roma kit should look like. You can find side-by-sides on Reddit of the new jersey next to Totti’s 1993 debut kit, and the resemblance isn’t a marketing stretch. It’s real. The throwback inspiration is clear, but the execution isn’t retro for retro’s sake. This is tradition remastered.

The upgrade to Adidas’s “elite” club tier means, for the first time since the Adidas deal began, fans can buy an authentic match version of the jersey. HEAT.RDY tech, pro cut, breathable panels. It’s the same shirt Lorenzo Pellegrini and Paulo Dybala will wear when they take the pitch this fall. The replica version, priced more affordably, still carries the same DNA.

Online reaction has mostly been positive. Fans welcomed the return to darker red. Some wanted more daring flourishes or custom patterning, but others praised the restraint. One supporter wrote, “Back to original colors, which I like.” Another joked, “Finally, a Roma kit that doesn’t look like it came from the clearance rack.”

The real flex isn’t the color or the collar. It’s the timing. Roma have been building momentum under Daniele De Rossi, and the visual identity now matches the ambition on the pitch. This isn’t a club hiding behind nostalgia. It’s using it to sharpen focus.

No sponsor. No fuss. Just Roma, in full color.

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