Derby d'Italia
| Other names | Derby of Italy |
|---|---|
| Locale | Italy |
| Teams | |
| First meeting |
Juventus 2–0 Inter 1909–10 Italian Football Championship (14 November 1909) |
| Latest meeting |
Inter 3–0 Juventus 2015–16 Coppa Italia (2 March 2016) |
| Stadiums |
San Siro (Internazionale) Juventus Stadium (Juventus) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total |
Official matches: 229 Unofficial matches: 5 Total matches: 234 |
| Most wins |
Official matches: Juventus (103) Unofficial matches: Juventus (3) Total matches: Juventus (106) |
| Top scorer |
Giuseppe Meazza Omar Sívori Roberto Boninsegna (12) |
| Largest victory |
Juventus 9–1 Internazionale 1960–61 Serie A (10 June 1961) |
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The Derby d'Italia (English: Derby of Italy) is the name given to football matches between Internazionale of Milan and Juventus of Turin. The term was coined back in 1967 by Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera.[1][2]
The matchup between Juventus and Inter is perhaps the most intense match in Italy between two teams from different cities, because, the two teams are also ranked first and second in wins and goals in Serie A history.
As the teams are from the two biggest cities in Northwest Italy, the derby has also come to represent a regional rivalry. Incidents from this fixture have occasionally made its way into political debates as Turin and Milan are regional capitals and their respective regions of Piedmont and Lombardy have mostly been ruled by various opposing parties.[3]
Notable encounters
After a pitch invasion 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: Umberto Agnelli was FIGC president at that time. In protest, Inter fielded their youth players for the replay and were thrashed 9–1. Juve striker Omar Sívori infamously scored six goals in the match and went on to win the Ballon d'Or that year.[1]
During the 1997–98 fixture at the Stadio delle Alpi, 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 they went on to win the Scudetto that season. The incident caused heated arguments in the Italian parliament during a publicly broadcast "question time" session in April 1998.[1][4] Domenico Gramazio of the National Alliance reportedly shouted "They are all thieves!" at fellow politician and former Juventus player Massimo Mauro of the ruling Democratic Party, 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.[3]
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 was of Ghanaian descent) due to a history of racial abuse from fans who disliked the teenager because of his African background. 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.[5][6] 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.[7][8] A second-half winner from Claudio Marchisio re-opened the Scudetto race as Inter's lead was cut to 5 points.
Matches
Most goals in a match
- 7 goals on 26 November 1911 Inter 6–1 Juventus
- 8 goals on 23 October 1943 Inter 6–2 Juventus
Internazionale biggest wins
* 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
- Ambrosiana Inter 6–0 Juventus on 17 November 1935
- Ambrosiana 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 F.C. biggest wins
* Four or more goals difference, OR Juventus scored five or above
- Juventus 4–2 Inter on September 7 1910
- Juventus 7–2 Inter on 14 December 1913
- Juventus 6–2 Ambrosiana Inter on 17 January 1932
- Juventus 4–0 Ambrosiana Inter on 17 May 1942
- Juventus 9–1 Inter on 10 June 1961
- Inter 2–6 Juventus on 19 June 1975 in Coppa Italia
Statistics
Statistics as of 2 March 2016.
| Totale games |
Wins Juventus |
Draws | Wins Inter |
Goals Juventus |
Goals Inter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisione Nazionale (1909–1929 and 1945–1946) |
27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 46 |
| Serie A (1930–1943 and 1946–2016) |
166 | 79 | 42 | 45 | 240 | 195 |
| Total league games |
193 | 87 | 49 | 57 | 276 | 241 |
| Campionato di Guerra (1943–1944) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Coppa Italia (1936–2016) |
31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 38 |
| Supercoppa Italiana (2005) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spareggio Coppa Mitropa (1929) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trofeo Picchi (1971) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total official games | 229 | 103 | 56 | 70 | 328 | 285 |
| Total games |
Wins Juventus |
Draws | Wins Inter |
Goals Juventus |
Goals Inter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coppa Pagani (1909) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Palla d'oro Moët et Chandon (1910) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Torneo Città di Torino (1966) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Torneo Città di Milano (1969) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Coppa Super Clubs (1983) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Top scorers
Below is the list of players who have scored at least four goals in official meetings.
Trophies
| Team | Major National | International | Grand Total | ||||||||||
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| SA | CI | SCI | National Total | CL | CWC | EL | USC | UIC | IC | FCWC | International Total | ||
| Juventus | 32 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 11 | 60 |
| Inter | 18 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 9 | 39 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Juventus make their point in engrossing Derby D'Italia". The Guardian. 5 November 2007.
- ↑ "Derby d'Italia: Historical look-back". footballitaliano.co.uk. 20 November 2008.
- 1 2 "Political football, Italian style". BBC News. 28 April 1998.
- ↑ Agnew, Paddy (2007). Forza Italia: The Fall and Rise of Italian Football. Ebury Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 9781448117642.
- ↑ "A message by Mariella Scirea to the supporters". juventus.com. 2 December 2009.
- ↑ "Derby weekend lights up with fireworks on and off the field". The Guardian. 7 December 2009.
- ↑ "Juve slam brakes on Inter". uefa.com. 5 December 2009.
- ↑ "Report: Juventus vs Internazionale". espn.com. 6 December 2009.
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