{"product_id":"2011-12-as-roma-shirt","title":"AS Roma Home Shirt 2011-12 Kappa Vintage | Size M","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eAS Roma 2011-12 Kappa Jersey — When the She-Wolf still roared\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe 2011-12 season was when \u003cstrong\u003eAS Roma\u003c\/strong\u003e went through a deep identity crisis: a change of coach, a squad undergoing reconstruction, and yet a team that never gave up. This \u003cstrong\u003eKappa home jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e with the \u003cstrong\u003eWIND\u003c\/strong\u003e sponsor is a direct witness to this pivotal period of Roman football — unstable, exciting, and profoundly Romanista.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eJersey details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011-2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e AS Roma\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kappa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e WIND\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e LITTLE USED PRINTINGS - authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey, prints show slight signs of age, fabric remains in very good overall condition\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this jersey represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e2011-12 AS Roma season\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most turbulent in the Giallorossi club's recent history. The club started under the direction of Luis Enrique, appointed in July 2011 as part of an ambitious project led by the new American owners of the DiBenedetto group. But the results did not follow, and the Spaniard was dismissed in February 2012, replaced by Vincenzo Montella to try and save what could still be saved in Serie A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIt was in this context of \u003cstrong\u003etotal reconstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e that the players wore this home jersey. The Olimpico saw inconsistent performances, but the Romanista identity remained intact. \u003cstrong\u003eFrancesco Totti\u003c\/strong\u003e, the eternal captain, continued to carry the club on his shoulders at 35, a living symbol of what the She-Wolf represents for its tifosi. Around him, players like \u003cstrong\u003eDaniele De Rossi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the combative soul of the midfield, embodied this Roma that refused to lie down despite the institutional storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this jersey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe arrival and departure of Luis Enrique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAppointed with great ambitions from Celta Vigo, the Spaniard lasted only seven months on the Giallorossi bench. His spell left Roma destabilized but also laid some modern tactical foundations that Montella would exploit to finish the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotti, always there\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAt an age when others would hang up their boots, \u003cstrong\u003eFrancesco Totti\u003c\/strong\u003e continued to play matches and score decisive goals at home, wearing this Kappa jersey with the same pride as twenty years prior. For the tifosi present at the Olimpico that season, every touch of the ball was a gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMontella takes over\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nArriving as a caretaker in February 2012, \u003cstrong\u003eVincenzo Montella\u003c\/strong\u003e stabilized the squad and restored a minimum of coherence to a team that had lost its way. Roma finished the season in a disappointing seventh place but survived a crisis that could have been much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e has nothing to do with a replica from an official store. The authentic one is the same fabric as that worn by the players or sold to supporters at the time — with the finishes, materials, and style specific to the \u003cstrong\u003eKappa manufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e of that precise season. The characteristic relief of the Kappa logos, the drape of the fabric, the internal seams: everything speaks of a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is in \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e with a rating of \u003cem\u003eLittle Used Printings\u003c\/em\u003e — which concretely means that the flocking or prints show a slight sign of life, as if the jersey had really been worn, not just vacuum-sealed. The main fabric, however, is impeccable. This is exactly what is expected from an honest \u003cstrong\u003evintage collector's jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e: experience, not artificiality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage sizing guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003esizes of vintage jerseys\u003c\/strong\u003e from the 2000s and early 2010s do not correspond to current standards. A M from that era often fits like a modern S or S\/M — cuts were more fitted, less oversized, with less material in the shoulders and length. If you wear an M today in a classic cut, start by checking the measurements before validating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003ePractical advice: take your tape measure, measure the chest width of your favorite jersey (from armpit to armpit, flat, and multiply by two) and compare with the actual dimensions of this jersey. This is the only reliable method to avoid unpleasant surprises with a \u003cstrong\u003evintage football jersey size M\u003c\/strong\u003e of this generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy have it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eAS Roma Kappa 2011-12 jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e represents a pivotal era for the club — the beginning of the American era, the end of a certain old-school Romanista football, and Totti's last great seasons in top form. It's not an easy-to-sell season of glory, and that's precisely why it's interesting: jerseys from complicated seasons are often the rarest to find in good condition, because no one wanted to keep them at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eAnd precisely, this one is in \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. There aren't many in this condition still circulating in collector's circuits — most have spent years in closets or been massacred by repeated washes. Here, you have a still presentable example, with that authentic worn look of the prints that proves it's not a jersey that came out of its packaging for the first time yesterday. That's exactly what a collectible \u003cstrong\u003evintage Giallorossi jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AS_Roma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eAS Roma - Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive - History of jerseys\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.legaseriea.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eSerie A - Official website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA - European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eIf you collect jerseys that tell a real story — not necessarily one of titles, but one of a club in its complexity — this \u003cstrong\u003eAS Roma 2011-12 jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e belongs in your collection. 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