Derby d'Italia

Derby d'Italia
Other names Derby of Italy
Locale Italy Italy
Teams F.C. Internazionale
Juventus F.C.
First contested 14 November 1909
Most wins Juventus (99)
Inter
Juventus

The Derby d'Italia (Italian: Derby of Italy) is biannual football fixture in Italian football 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

Inter Milan and Juventus has been Played in Serie A.

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 unsurprisingly 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

* More than 7 goals in single match

F.C. Internazionale Milano biggest wins

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

Juventus F.C. biggest wins

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

Statistics

G: Total number of games | W: Total number of wins | D: Total number of draws | L: Total number of losses | F: Goals scored | A: Goals against | +/-: Goal difference

# Club G W D L F A +/-
Serie A
1 Juventus 191 86 48 57 274 239 +35
2 Internazionale 191 57 48 86 239 274 -35
Coppa Italia
1 Juventus 29 12 7 10 44 36 +8
2 Internazionale 29 10 7 12 36 44 -8
Supercoppa d’Italia
1 Internazionale 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
2 Juventus 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2
Totals
1 Juventus 222 98 56 68 317 275 +41
2 Internazionale 222 68 56 98 275 317 -41
Campionato di Guerra
1 Juventus 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
1 Internazionale 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Overall Totals
1 Juventus 224 99 56 69 319 278 +41
2 Internazionale 224 69 56 99 278 319 -41

Trophies

Team Major National International Grand Total
SA CI SCI National Total CL CWC EL USC UIC IC FCWC International Total
Juventus 30 9 6 45 2 1 3 2 1 2 - 11 56
Inter 18 7 5 30 3- 3 - - 219 39

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Juventus make their point in engrossing Derby D'Italia". The Guardian. 5 November 2007.
  2. ↑ "Derby d'Italia: Historical look-back". footballitaliano.co.uk. 20 November 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Political football, Italian style". BBC News. 28 April 1998.
  4. ↑ Agnew, Paddy (2007). Forza Italia: The Fall and Rise of Italian Football. Ebury Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 9781448117642.
  5. ↑ "A message by Mariella Scirea to the supporters". juventus.com. 2 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Derby weekend lights up with fireworks on and off the field". The Guardian. 7 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "Juve slam brakes on Inter". uefa.com. 5 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Report: Juvetus vs Internazionale". espn.com. 6 December 2009.

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