Ronaldo Inter match shirt
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Inter match shirt issued/worn by Ronaldo in a Serie A match, 1997/98 season.
In the summer of 1997, Inter welcomed a young Brazilian destined to change football forever: Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima. Everyone already called him Il Fenomeno, and the anticipation was electric. Upon his arrival, he asked for the number 9 shirt, his number, always. But it already belonged to Iván Zamorano, a warrior adored by the fans and unwilling to give it up. So Ronaldo, for the first and only time in his career, chose the number 10.
He wasn’t a playmaker, nor a classic attacking midfielder, roles typically tied to the number 10 in those years. But for Inter, that shirt became something else entirely. It became a symbol, a promise, and a prophecy fulfilled. Wearing the number 10, Ronaldo dazzled Italy and Europe, he scored 25 goals in his debut Serie A season, leaving defenders and goalkeepers chasing shadows. Then came the masterpiece: the UEFA Cup Final in Paris. Inter vs Lazio. 3–0. Ronaldo scored one and led the team to a European title that had eluded them for too long.
That triumph was sealed by an image etched into the hearts of Inter fans: on December 23, 1997, Il Fenomeno lifts the Ballon d’Or, smiling, in his Inter shirt, with the number 10 on his back.
From that moment on, the number took on a mythical aura. Ronaldo wasn’t a traditional 10, he redefined what it meant. He didn’t inherit the number. He transformed it. That season, the number 10 wasn’t about vision or playmaking. It was about power, speed, instinct, poetry in motion.
The shirt on display is a witness to that unforgettable season. To the year Ronaldo made a number iconic, a number that didn’t seem his, until he gave it a new meaning. Because when you are Il Fenomeno, the number on your back doesn’t define you, you define it.
This memorabilia is part of the match supply made available to players during official competitions and is different in its features in relation to the ones sold in fanshops, it could have been worn during the match and washed after the end of the match or prepared for the match but then not used.
Technical details:
- Model home
- Size XL
- Made in England
- Lega Calcio patch sewn in the right sleeve
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Inter match shirt issued/worn by Ronaldo in a Serie A match, 1997/98 season.
In the summer of 1997, Inter welcomed a young Brazilian destined to change football forever: Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima. Everyone already called him Il Fenomeno, and the anticipation was electric. Upon his arrival, he asked for the number 9 shirt, his number, always. But it already belonged to Iván Zamorano, a warrior adored by the fans and unwilling to give it up. So Ronaldo, for the first and only time in his career, chose the number 10.
He wasn’t a playmaker, nor a classic attacking midfielder, roles typically tied to the number 10 in those years. But for Inter, that shirt became something else entirely. It became a symbol, a promise, and a prophecy fulfilled. Wearing the number 10, Ronaldo dazzled Italy and Europe, he scored 25 goals in his debut Serie A season, leaving defenders and goalkeepers chasing shadows. Then came the masterpiece: the UEFA Cup Final in Paris. Inter vs Lazio. 3–0. Ronaldo scored one and led the team to a European title that had eluded them for too long.
That triumph was sealed by an image etched into the hearts of Inter fans: on December 23, 1997, Il Fenomeno lifts the Ballon d’Or, smiling, in his Inter shirt, with the number 10 on his back.
From that moment on, the number took on a mythical aura. Ronaldo wasn’t a traditional 10, he redefined what it meant. He didn’t inherit the number. He transformed it. That season, the number 10 wasn’t about vision or playmaking. It was about power, speed, instinct, poetry in motion.
The shirt on display is a witness to that unforgettable season. To the year Ronaldo made a number iconic, a number that didn’t seem his, until he gave it a new meaning. Because when you are Il Fenomeno, the number on your back doesn’t define you, you define it.
This memorabilia is part of the match supply made available to players during official competitions and is different in its features in relation to the ones sold in fanshops, it could have been worn during the match and washed after the end of the match or prepared for the match but then not used.
Technical details:
- Model home
- Size XL
- Made in England
- Lega Calcio patch sewn in the right sleeve
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