Nike Tiempo MII Chapter 2

Some boots are products. This is craft.

Montebelluna is one of those places that sounds like folklore until you realise it’s real. A small town in northern Italy where football boots are treated like art, and where Nike’s most refined creations are built with a different kind of intent.

The Made in Italy series started there, and Chapter 2 brings it back with the Nike Tiempo MII, a drop built around heritage, luxury, and the kind of detail you only notice when you slow down and actually look.

This is not a “new colourway”. It’s a chapter.

The story so far

Earlier in the year, Nike set the tone with the Tiempo Legend X SE in Port Wine and Bright Crimson. Limited to 5000 pairs, it sold out fast and became a neat little signal to anyone paying attention.

Made in Italy is not about volume. It’s about meaning.

That release also carried real on-pitch credibility, worn by Jamal Musiala and Leah Williamson. A collector drop, but not a museum piece.

Chapter 2 follows that same lane. Premium first. Story always.

Italian craft at its peak

The headline here is feel.

The upper is designed to be softer and more supple than a standard Tiempo, moulding to the foot for that natural, effortless touch Tiempo players chase. It’s the kind of softness that makes control feel calmer, because the boot doesn’t fight your first contact.

The moulded chrome Swoosh adds a sharp, modern edge, while subtle Italian accents keep the whole thing grounded in Montebelluna culture. It’s luxury, but not loud luxury.

It’s built for players who move with purpose. The ones who don’t rush the game, they shape it.

Details that hit different

This drop leans into meaning, not noise.

• Air GX-inspired vamp as a tribute to Montebelluna’s first Nike creation in 1997

• Italian flag detailing that’s understated but deliberate

• Dopp kit-inspired boot bag that makes it feel like an event, not an order confirmation

• Premium box because the “first touch” starts before you lace up

It’s the kind of boot that reminds you why people collect. Not to hoard, but to keep the moments that mattered.

Only for the connected

This is a member-only drop, and it’s built that way on purpose. Scarcity is part of the identity.

How to unlock access

1) Become a Pro:Direct Member
Create a free account on the Pro:Direct app or website, or log in if you already have one.

2) Connect your accounts

• On web: My Account then Connected Accounts

• On app: My Account then Connected Accounts

3) Create or sign in to your Nike account
If you’re not a Nike Member yet, sign up. If you are, log in and follow the steps to connect.

No connection, no access.

Release time and price

Nike Tiempo MII Chapter 2 drops July 28th at 8am.
Price: £240.00
Access: Nike Member Early Access via connected accounts
Worn by Virgil van Dijk, built for players chasing something greater, this is where performance meets pure class.

Where this sits in the Tiempo story

Made in Italy is Tiempo at its most curated. It’s not trying to replace your weekly match boot. It’s showing what Tiempo becomes when Nike treat it like craftsmanship first and product second.

If you missed the earlier limited drops, that’s the point. This line is built to feel like a moment.

Some boots are made to win matches.

This one is made to be remembered.