The Derby d'Italia (English: Derby of Italy) is the name of the football derby between Internazionale of Milan and Juventus of Turin. The term was coined in 1967 by Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera.[1][2] It is considered the equivalent of Spain's El Clásico and France's Le Classique.[3]

Derby d'Italia
Other namesDerby of Italy
LocationNorthwest Italy
First meeting14 November 1909
Italian Football Championship
Juventus 2–0 Inter Milan
Latest meeting4 February 2024
Serie A
Inter Milan 1–0 Juventus
StadiumsSan Siro (Inter Milan)
Allianz Stadium (Juventus)
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 251
Unofficial matches: 14
Total matches: 265
Most winsOfficial matches: Juventus (112)
Unofficial matches: Inter Milan (6)
Total matches: Juventus (116)
Top scorerRoberto Boninsegna
Giuseppe Meazza
Omar Sívori
(12 each)
Largest victoryJuventus 9–1 Inter Milan
Serie A
(10 June 1961)
Inter Milan
Juventus

The teams are from the two biggest cities in Northern Italy. Both teams have fans across Italy, and there are numerous fan clubs of Juventus in Lombardy and Inter in Piedmont (including in the two cities).[4][5]

History edit

The matchup between Juventus and Inter is perhaps the most intense match in Italy between two teams from different cities, historically since the 1950s and 60s, and especially after the Calciopoli which saw Juventus stripped of their league title from 2005–06 and given to Inter.[6]

After a field invasion due to the overflowing stands[7] during a derby fixture in the 1960–61 season, Lega Calcio awarded the match to Inter but later overturned the decision and ordered a replay, much to the fury of Inter president Angelo Moratti and club supporters. Moratti accused the Italian football association of favouritism due to the Agnelli family's influence, as Umberto Agnelli was FIGC president at that time, although the competition was ruled by Lega Calcio since 1946. In protest, Inter fielded their youth players for the replay and were thrashed 9–1. Juventus striker Omar Sívori scored six goals in the match and went on to win the Ballon d'Or that year.[1]

 
Roberto Boninsegna tackled by Francesco Morini during a derby d'Italia in 1974.

During the 1997–98 fixture at the Stadio delle Alpi, after that in the first leg there were controversies for a penalty not given to Juventus, on the 0–0 result and consequent Inter victory (1–0),[8] there was controversy over referee Piero Ceccarini's decision not to award a penalty for Mark Iuliano's foul on Inter forward Ronaldo. Juventus, up 1–0 at the time of the incident, were after few seconds awarded a penalty which was missed by Alessandro Del Piero; Juventus won the game 1–0 and with this secured the scudetto with five points ahead. The incident caused heated arguments in the Italian parliament during a publicly broadcast "question time" session in April 1998.[1][9] Domenico Gramazio of the National Alliance reportedly shouted "They are all thieves!" at fellow politician and former Juventus player Massimo Mauro of the ruling Democrats of the Left, prompting Chamber of Deputies member and then-Deputy Prime Minister Walter Veltroni to comment, "We are not at a stadium. This is a spectacle that is unworthy, embarrassing and grotesque...". The session had to be suspended and several politicians were later penalised as a result.[10]

During the days leading up to the derby on 5 December 2009 in Turin, there were fears about the Juventus ultras abusing Inter's Italian striker Mario Balotelli (who is of Ghanaian descent) due to a history of racial abuse from fans. Juventus chairman Jean-Claude Blanc and Mirella Scirea, widow of Juventus legend Gaetano Scirea, wrote to the ultra groups and publicly urged fans to refrain from using racist chants.[11] When Inter's players arrived in Turin, the team bus was pelted with eggs by some Juventus fans. The match itself was marred by seven bookings, a red card and a number of heated on-pitch altercations, in particular between Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Inter midfielder Thiago Motta. Inter manager José Mourinho was dismissed in the first half for arguing with the referee.[12][13] A second-half winner from Claudio Marchisio re-opened the Scudetto race as Inter's lead was cut to five points.

Juventus and Inter were matched up for the semi-final of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, where Juventus won the opening leg 3–0 at home in Turin on 27 January 2016.[14] In the return leg on 3 March 2016, Inter won 3–0 in Milan at home to tie 3–3 on aggregate and force a penalty shoot-out, which Juventus ultimately won 5–3 to move on to the final.[15]

Official match results edit

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.[16]

  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • R32 = Round of 32
  • GS = Group stage
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2

  Juventus win   Draw   Inter win

  1. ^ Juventus won 2–1 in extra time after both teams tied 1–1 on aggregate.
  2. ^ Juventus won 7–6 on penalties after both teams tied 4–4 on aggregate.
  3. ^ a b c Inter won after extra time.
  4. ^ Juventus won 5–3 on penalties after both teams tied 3–3 on aggregate.

Statistics edit

As of 4 February 2024
Matches Juventus
wins
Draws Inter
wins
Juventus
goals
Inter
goals
Prima Categoria 11 3 2 6 15 25
Prima Divisione 2 1 1 0 4 2
Divisione Nazionale 14 4 4 6 17 19
Serie A 182 87 46 49 259 209
Total league matches 209 95 53 61 295 255
1944 Campionato Alta Italia 2 1 0 1 2 2
Coppa Italia 36 15 9 12 53 45
Supercoppa Italiana 2 0 0 2 1 3
Mitropa Cup (play-off) 1 1 0 0 1 0
Trofeo Picchi 1 0 0 1 1 3
Total official matches 251 112 62 77 353 308
Coppa Pagani 1 0 0 1 0 1
Palla d'oro Moët et Chandon 1 1 0 0 2 1
Trofeo Radice 1 0 0 1 0 3
Trofeo Ansbacher 1 0 0 1 2 8
Trofeo Caimi 5 1 2 2 8 13
Torneo Città di Torino 1 1 0 0 3 1
Torneo Città di Milano 1 0 0 1 1 3
Coppa Super Clubs 1 1 0 0 1 0
International Champions Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2
Total matches 265 116 66 83 372 340

Records edit

Most goals in a match edit

  • 10 goals on 10 June 1961, Juventus 9–1 Inter
  • 9 goals on 14 December 1913, Juventus 7–2 Inter
  • 8 goals on 19 June 1975, Inter 2–6 Juventus
  • 8 goals on 23 October 1943, Inter 6–2 Juventus

Inter biggest wins edit

* Four or more goals difference, OR Inter scored five or above

  • Inter 6–1 Juventus on 26 November 1911
  • Inter 6–3 Juventus on 4 January 1913
  • Inter 6–0 Juventus on 17 November 1935
  • Inter 4–0 Juventus on 17 September 1939
  • Inter 6–0 Juventus on 4 April 1954
  • Inter 4–0 Juventus on 11 November 1979
  • Inter 4–0 Juventus on 11 November 1984

Juventus biggest wins edit

* Four or more goals difference, OR Juventus scored five or above

  • Juventus 7–2 Inter on 14 December 1913
  • Juventus 6–2 Inter on 17 January 1932
  • Juventus 4–0 Inter on 17 May 1942
  • Juventus 9–1 Inter on 10 June 1961
  • Inter 2–6 Juventus on 19 June 1975 in Coppa Italia

Top scorers edit

Below is the list of players with the most goals scored in official games.

Rank Player Team(s) (goals) Goals
1   Roberto Boninsegna Inter (9)
Juventus (3)
12
  Giuseppe Meazza Inter
    Omar Sívori Juventus
4   Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 10
5   Pietro Anastasi Juventus 9
6   Alessandro Altobelli Inter 8
  Benito Lorenzi Inter
8   Roberto Baggio Juventus 7
  Giampiero Boniperti Juventus
  Julio Cruz Inter
11   Roberto Bettega Juventus 5
  Mauro Icardi Inter
  Sandro Mazzola Inter
14   Juan Cuadrado Juventus 4
  Paulo Dybala Juventus
  Lautaro Martínez Inter
  Álvaro Morata Juventus
  Ivan Perišić Inter
  Michel Platini Juventus
  Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus
  Arturo Vidal Juventus (3)
Inter (1)
  Christian Vieri Inter

Most appearances edit

Below is the list of players with the most appearances in official games.

Rank Player Team(s) (apps) Apps
1   Giacinto Facchetti Inter 39
  Javier Zanetti Inter
3   Sandro Mazzola Inter 38
4   Giuseppe Bergomi Inter 36
  Franco Causio Juventus (35)
Inter (1)
6   Giuseppe Baresi Inter 35
  Giuseppe Furino Juventus
8   Gaetano Scirea Juventus 34
9   Giorgio Chiellini Juventus 33
  Mario Corso Inter
11   Antonello Cuccureddu Juventus 31
  Alessandro Del Piero Juventus
  Dino Zoff Juventus

Managers edit

Below is the list of managers with the most appearances in official games.

Appearances edit

Rank Manager Team(s) (apps) Apps
1   Giovanni Trapattoni Juventus (36)
Inter (10)
46
2   Massimiliano Allegri Juventus 22
3   Marcello Lippi Juventus (19)
Inter (2)
21
4   Helenio Herrera Inter 18
5   Árpád Weisz Inter 16
6   Roberto Mancini Inter 15
7   Eugenio Bersellini Inter 14
  Carlo Parola Juventus
9   Carlo Carcano Juventus (9)
Inter (4)
13
  Heriberto Herrera Juventus (11)
Inter (2)
11   Antonio Conte Juventus (6)
Inter (6)
12
  Virginio Rosetta Juventus

Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2024) edit

P. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10
11
12 12 12 12
13 13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 20

Total: Juventus with 54 higher finishes, Inter with 37 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season). No head-to-head in 2007, since Juventus was in Serie B.

Notes:

Trophies edit

As of 22 April 2024
Team Major domestic International Grand total
SA CI SCI Domestic total CL CWC EL USC UIC IC FCWC International total
Juventus 36 14 9 59 2 1 3 2 1 2 0 11 70
Inter 20 9 8 37 3 3 0 2 1 9 46

References edit

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  10. ^ "Political football, Italian style". BBC News. 28 April 1998.
  11. ^ "Derby weekend lights up with fireworks on and off the field". The Guardian. 7 December 2009.
  12. ^ "Juve slam brakes on Inter". uefa.com. 5 December 2009.
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