Leaked pics show São Paulo’s possible new away kit, brace yourself | OneFootball

We sincerely hope that this is one of those mock-ups that end up going viral on the internet and in the end, it's all just a prank (a tasteless one, in this case). It really seems to be the case...

But this Saturday (21), images leaked of what would be São Paulo's second uniform for the season, produced by New Balance.

And, well, if the main model already caused a stir due to the American manufacturer's inventiveness by bringing, for the first time in history, the Tricolor badge interrupting the horizontal stripes instead of being applied over them, the reserve promises to completely upset the fans. If confirmed, of course, it's always important to highlight.

Well, in the low-resolution image circulating in São Paulo groups and pages, it's even difficult to describe. It looks like a poorly resolved fanfic. The shirt has a gradient from red to black, with small white vertical stripes. The sleeves are black, with a red trim right on the edge.

It looks more like a third uniform than anything else. See for yourself in the photos below.

Before you wish all the worst for the creators of this masterpiece of kitsch, it's important to highlight that one detail reveals the fake image montage: the collars, they are exactly the same as last year's second shirt, still used by the club.

It's impossible to imagine that New Balance wouldn't at least repeat the collar model used in this year's main uniform.

Another detail that gives away the joke is the badge itself. São Paulo officially adopted this season a thin black trim around its crest. It's like this on the main shirt, it's like this in the visual identity. It's impossible to think this wouldn't be applied to the reserve model.

Neither the club nor New Balance, of course, confirm the authenticity of the kit, which indeed completely violates the statute.

We have to wait. The promise, given to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, is that the new second shirt of São Paulo will be officially launched in March, before the debut in the Brazil and South American cups.

PARTNERSHIP

São Paulo has reached an agreement with New Balance to renew the contract for supplying sports material to the club until 2032.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR found out, the agreement was supposed to have been officially announced, but it was postponed due to the scandals revealed that led to the removal of two directors from Julio Casares' management.

Initially, it's yet another commercial partner of Tricolor that ensures its presence in the club until 2030, the year in which the centenary will be celebrated. Other sponsors, like Superbet, have already extended their contracts.

The agreement between São Paulo and New Balance started in January 2024 and lasts until the end of 2027.

If the renewal is finalized, the agreement will have a total duration of nine years, consolidating one of the longest relationships in Brazilian football in the segment. Regarding São Paulo, if the new contract is fully fulfilled, New Balance will be the company that has supplied the club's uniforms for the longest consecutive period. Reebok (2006-2012), with seven years, is the current record holder.

Since the beginning of the partnership, New Balance has been responsible for producing the uniforms for São Paulo's men's and women's teams, covering all categories, from youth divisions to the professional squad. The contract also includes the development of licensed products and joint commercial actions.

It's worth remembering that this year, the American brand will no longer exclusively serve São Paulo. It will also start supplying Grêmio's uniforms, which in practice means that the one-year exclusivity to Tricolor, as stipulated in the contract, will never be fulfilled (the Morumbi club allowed New Balance to continue serving Bragantino until the end of last year's Paulista Championship).

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