Atlético returns to the old shield for the Copa del Rey

When the expedition of journalists arrived in Riyadh last Monday, to cover the Spanish Super Cup, they ran into a surprise in the hotels. Both in those of the clubs and in the press accredited to cover the tournament by the Federation, they received four shields, those of the participating teams, Madrid, Barça, Athletic and Atlético, the last one with his old shield and not the one that the club adopted in 2017, with the most rounded shape, only two colors and the tacked bear. A shield, the old one, the traditional one, present since 1947 (although with slight modifications in 1969, 1997 and 2000) that will return to the lawn. And no, it will not be in the Spanish Super Cup played in Arabia, but the following week, the next, in the Copa del Rey.

Atlético announced this afternoon that, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the change of name to Club Atlético de Madrid, the club will release its fourth kit in the match against Real Sociedad. A fourth kit with the completely red shirt and that return, the one with the old shield, the one from before 2017. It will be available in the club’s official stores in a week, from January 18, and is part of the celebrations of that 75th anniversary. Some events that will also include an exhibition at Territorio Atleti and a tribute to the 34 members with 75 years of loyalty to the club at Atlético-Valencia. The color of the shirt “is inspired by two historical moments such as the first leg of the semifinal of the European Cup played on April 10, 1974 against Celtic in Glasgow and the final of the King’s Cup in 1985 against Athletic Club, where our team won the title ” , details the club on its website.

In addition to the shield that accompanied the change of name from Atlético Aviación to Atlético de Madrid on January 1, 1947 It will have “the motto ’75 years honoring your name ‘in the central part”. “The fourth kit will be available in our stores in a special commemorative box, which includes a copy of the minutes that included the change in the name of our club to Club Atlético de Madrid on January 1, 1947, together with the official shirt of the fourth kit, “he added.