inter calcio — New European champion Barella presents Inter's new shirt

Lazio calcio — Biancoceleste heart and green soul for Lazio's kit

Bologna calcio — Bologna's new football shirt

Crotone — Last year Crotone wore a shirt made from recycled plastic

La terza maglia della Juventus — Juventus's third kit made from recycled ocean plastic

Udinese — Udinese will continue their green choice into next season as well

Stadio Udinese Calcio — The Dacia Arena in Udine

It is true, as Sampdoria's Norwegian player Morten Thorsby explained to LifeGate, that with its "firepower" the world of football could do far more in defence of the ecosystem. But never before this year has Serie A shown such sensitivity to environmental issues: three new clubs – Inter, Lazio and Bologna – will wear sustainable kits made from plastic or recycled plastic bottles. The trailblazer, three years ago, was Juventus, followed last season by Udinese and Crotone.

Three more football clubs ready to make the green switch

Three more major football clubs will be taking this path next season. Starting with Inter, whose new kit – in which the iconic biscione takes centre stage – is made 95 per cent from recycled plastic bottles. Then there is Lazio, whose kit will not be green in colour as some had initially claimed (sparking the fury of part of the fan base), but simply green in spirit, thanks to a high-tech, eco-friendly fabric made from recycled plastic. A sustainable choice has also been made by Bologna, who will wear eco-softlock material: thirteen half-litre bottles are recycled to produce each shirt. Udinese also reaffirms its sustainable commitment; since 2019 the club has also launched the ambitious "CO2 free stadium" project, with the aim of making the Dacia Arena an increasingly sustainable stadium.

Football: the Serie A teams wearing shirts made from recycled plastic