A ball, two makeshift goals and someone to play with. Football often starts just like that: on the beach, in a courtyard, in a space that becomes a pitch for an afternoon. It is from these shared memories that the new third kit ofOstiamarewas born, designed by Daniele De Rossi and created through a joint effort between the Club, Super Santos and Macron.

At the heart of the project is an idea from Ostiamare: to bring a symbol of spontaneous, everyday football into the world of sportswear and design, creating a shirt that expresses a genuine sense of belonging. Daniele De Rossi’s creative vision and the expertise of Macron’s Style Department provided the foundations on which this idea could take shape. Their joint design work translated the cultural and visual references of the local area into an original design, reflecting the Fashion in Sport philosophy that defines Macron’s brand identity.

The iconic Super Santos pattern becomes the visual thread running through the kit: echoed in colour on the shirt’s sleeves, it extends across the entire set as an all-over background pattern. The ball’s instantly recognisable design is thus woven into the fabric, complementing the Club’s colours and transforming a shared memory into something to wear and take onto the pitch.

«Basta un pallone» (All you need is a ball) is the idea at the heart of the initiative. These words capture the freedom to start a game anywhere, the pleasure of coming together and the familiarity of a simple gesture passed down from one generation to the next. The Super Santos belongs to this collective imagination: it brings back memories of summers, friendships and games that went on until the light began to fade.

In Ostia, these memories carry the sound of the sea and the feel of sand on your legs. They live among the beach clubs, in courtyards and on streets, in the places where people learn to play and, at the same time, to feel part of a community. The new shirt takes that journey all the way to the stadium, bringing a fragment of local life onto the pitch.

«We liked the idea of going back to a time when you first discovered a new shirt by watching the team walk out onto the pitch. The players wore it and, from that moment on, it began to become part of the supporters’ memories. With this Third shirt, we wanted to recapture that natural simplicity by having it make its debut in a match. It is a choice that reflects the very meaning of the project: if we say ‘All you need is a ball’, the way we present it should embody that same simplicity. Building an overly elaborate communications campaign around it could have taken away the very feeling we wanted to share», says Paolo Cisaria, Ostiamare’s Marketing and Partnerships Director.

Angelo Marino, Chief Brand & Communications Officer at Macron, says: «Sport has always been a powerful cultural language, capable of telling the stories of places, generations and communities. Today, this language is being enriched through its dialogue with fashion, design and contemporary creativity. This is where our Fashion in Sport philosophy comes to life. Ostiamare’s Third Kit, born from an idea by Daniele De Rossi and created together with the Club and Super Santos, is a tangible expression of this evolution: a technical product with a strong identity which, through its connection with urban culture, also becomes a symbol of belonging, able to reach new settings and different audiences. It is a project that fully embodies the value of our partnerships: strengthening a club’s sporting identity, heritage and cultural connections».

Andrea Colombo, General Manager of MONDO, says: «We are delighted to have been involved in this special project by Macron and Ostiamare. Football has always held an important place in popular culture and the collective imagination, with a unique ability to influence languages, styles and trends that extend far beyond the pitch. Being part of this collaboration, alongside two such important Italian organisations, is a valuable opportunity for MONDO. Working together with Macron’s Style Department to create a shirt that tells the story of Ostiamare’s identity through a contemporary creative language allows us to express the identity of Super Santos in a new context and reach an even wider audience».

Some shirts are made to be worn. Others carry stories you keep with you.