FEATURES: AC Milan’s kit uses the distinctive “Night Cargo” dark olive-green colorway. It was an unusual palette for Milan, with the design combining military green, white and small red accents. The most distinctive feature is the short-sleeve gradient treatment. Each sleeve begins in the dark green of the body before breaking into a speckled/spray-paint transition and finishing in solid white. adidas described the white effect as a nod to the Italian flag, with narrow red edging finishing the cuffs.
Rather than placing the traditional three adidas stripes across the shoulders, this design moves them vertically down both sides of the torso in white, allowing the sleeves to carry the graphic treatment uninterrupted. The shirt has a simple dark-green ribbed crew neck, while the back of the collar incorporates a prominent Italian tricolore panel in green, white and red. The reverse is personalized for Gianluca Lapadula, with LAPADULA in large white angular lettering and an oversized white #9. A small red AC Milan 1899 crest is incorporated near the bottom of the numeral. Collector examples confirm this exact Lapadula #9 configuration on the 2016–17 third shirt.
COMMENTS: During the 2016-17 season, Gianluca Lapadula served as a high-energy, reliable rotational striker for AC Milan after transitioning from a prolific Serie B campaign with Pescara. Stepping into his debut Serie A year under manager Vincenzo Montella, he frequently traded minutes with first-choice forward Carlos Bacca. He scored his first AC Milan goal as a late match-winner against Palermo and finished the year with a respectable 8 goals in 27 league appearances. Though his stint at the San Siro was brief—as he was loaned to Genoa the following summer—Lapadula's industrious work rate, clutch finishes like his late strike against Crotone, and contributions to Milan's 6th-place finish made his single year with the Rossoneri a memorable stepping stone in his top-flight career.
