Derby della Mole

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Derby della Mole, known in English as the Turin Derby is the local derby, played out between the city's two most successful teams, Juventus FC and Torino F.C.. The first being in 1906, there have been many since, mostly through Serie A fixtures but also the Coppa Italia and friendly matches.

In the stadium Juventus fans usually shout out "Inferior!" and "Minors!", however Torino fans have been known to shout "Cheats!" and "Scum!" due to Juventus's match fixing allegations. Violence often breaks out on and of the pitch. In 2007/2008 there have been riots before the match between hooligans and police, 40 arrests, 2 injured policemans,trash cans set on fire and many vandalized cars and shops are the result.

The Turin Derby has been compared to the Manchester derby in England. Here, Manchester City are the most popular in Manchester, while Manchester United have support from all over England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In Turin, Torino has the biggest local following, but Juventus draw support from all over Italy, and all over the Meditarranian.