There is a specific reason behind Inter’s decision to wear their third kit in the upcoming Champions League final against PSG, something that has only happened twice during their European campaign.
Listed as the away team due to their position on the right side of the bracket, the Nerazzurri were not allowed to wear their traditional black-and-blue shirt in Munich, as it would have clashed with PSG’s home kit.
As a result, Inter had to choose between their second and third kits, a decision ultimately made unanimously by the players themselves.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the squad made the unusual choice to wear the yellow kit, possibly influenced by superstition. Their only defeat in the current Champions League campaign came while wearing the white away kit, against Bayer Leverkusen.
In contrast, the Nerazzurri won both matches played in the third kit, against Sparta Prague and Feyenoord.
Inter have always worn either their home or away shirt in their six previous European Cup/Champions League finals. However, they did win their last UEFA Cup in 1998 while wearing a third kit—beating Lazio 3-0 in Paris in a strip that had been used throughout that tournament.
