Derby della Madonnina


The Derby della Madonnina, also known as the Derby di Milano, is a derby football match between the two prominent Milanese clubs, Internazionale and A.C. Milan. It is called Derby della Madonnina in honour of one of the main sights in the city of Milan, the statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the Duomo, which is often referred to as the Madonnina.
In the past, Internazionale was seen as the club of the Milan bourgeoisie, whereas A.C. Milan was supported mainly by working class. Because of their more prosperous ancestry, Inter fans had the "luxury" to go to the San Siro stadium by motorcycle. On the other hand, the Rossoneri were also known as tramvee. Today, this difference has largely been mitigated.
Taking place at least twice during the year via the league fixtures, this cross-town rivalry has extended to the Coppa Italia, Champions League, and Supercoppa Italiana, as well as minor tournaments and friendlies. It is one of the only major crosstown derbies in association football that are always played in the same stadium, in this case the San Siro, as both Milan and Internazionale call San Siro "home".

History

On 13 December 1899, Alfred Edwards and others founded the Milan Cricket and Football Club. Edwards, a former British vice-consul in Milan and a well-known personality of the Milanese high society, was the club's first elected president. Initially, the team included a cricket section, managed by Edward Berra, and a football section managed by David Allison. The Milan team soon gained relevant notability under Herbert Kilpin's guide. The first trophy to be won was the Medaglia del Re in January 1900, and the team later won three national leagues, in 1901, 1906 and 1907. The triumph of 1901 was particularly relevant because it ended the consecutive series of wins of Genoa, which had been the only team to have won the title prior to 1901. On 9 March 1908, issues over the signing of foreign players led to a split and the foundation of Football Club Internazionale.
The first derby match between the two Milanese rivals was held in the final of the Chiasso Cup of 1908, a football tournament played in Canton Ticino, Switzerland, on 18 October of that year; the Rossoneri won 2–1. While Inter and Milan faced each other sporadically in the early years, the rivalry has been renewed annually since the inaugural 1926-27 season of the Divisione Nazionale, the first truly national Italian league. The two teams have played each other at least twice a year since then.
In the 1960s, the Milan derby saw two big stars of Italian football come face-to-face. One of the most representative players of Inter was Sandro Mazzola, the son of former Torino player Valentino Mazzola who, along with most of his Torino teammates, died in the 1949 Superga air disaster after dominating Serie A for four seasons. His Milan counterpart was Gianni Rivera, nicknamed "Golden Boy" for his talent. This era saw brilliant derby matches and an increasing rivalry: while Milan won the European Cup in 1962–63, Inter followed with back-to-back success in the following years. Milan again won the title in 1968–69. During this successful period for both teams, Milan were coached by Nereo Rocco and Inter by Helenio Herrera, both coaching many notable players. The rivalry continued on the Italian national team, where two players from their respective clubs would often not play together, with one usually being substituted by the other at half-time. Rivera ended up losing the starting line-up to Mazzola in the 1970 final against Brazil, in which Italy was defeated 1–4 by the South Americans. He would later enter in the 84th minute after Italy were already far behind.
in the 1979–80 derby.
Arguably Milan's greatest-ever era took place during the late 1980s and had extended through to the mid-2000s. Often hailed as the greatest-ever Milan side, the team stemming from the 1989 European champions managed by Arrigo Sacchi, contained legendary Milan players, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Paolo Maldini, amongst others. Milan's dominance, both domestically and internationally, had seen them capture four league titles and three European Cups between 1989 and 1996. During this time, Inter had gone on to finish runners-up in the 1992–93 season and won two UEFA Cups.
Inter's long wait for a league title that began after 1989 finally arrived in 2006, when the Calciopoli scandal stripped Juventus of the 2005–06 title and handed it to the Inter, who were placed third behind both Juventus and Milan. This was seen as a controversial decision by many, as even though the title won the previous season by Juventus was also stripped, it was left un-awarded, which many felt should have also been the case with the 2005–06 title. Inter went on to win the 2006–07 Serie A title as well in a season that saw Juventus relegated from the top division, and Milan, as punishment, starting the season with negative points. Inter's triumphant campaign included a record-breaking run of 17 consecutive victories and victories in both fixtures against Milan. During the same season, however, Milan had captured their seventh European Cup/ UEFA Champions League, defeating Liverpool in the Final in Athens. As the Italian league recovered from the aftermath of the match-fixing scandal, Inter continued to dominate, winning each league up until the 2009–10 season in which they secured the title on the last day of the season. That season had also seen Inter become the first Italian side to win a treble. In addition to their league title, Inter had secured the Coppa Italia and their first Champions League title since 1965. The following season, however, Milan, with the acquisition of several players that included former Inter striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, recaptured the Scudetto, their 18th overall, leading the league standings from as early as November until the end of the season. That season also saw Milan win both derby matches, keeping clean sheets in both fixtures.
Since 2011-12, both Milan teams have lagged behind Juventus in Serie A, with a disappointing ninth-place finish for Inter in 2012–13 and a difficult campaign for Milan in 2014–15, finishing tenth. Despite this, Inter have been the better of the two in derby matches, with ten wins, six draws and four losses.

Official match results

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1909Prima Categoria10 January 1909Milan
3–2
Inter
1909–10Prima Categoria6 February 1910Milan
0–5
Inter
1909–10Prima Categoria27 February 1910Inter
5–1
Milan
1910–11Prima Categoria5 February 1911Inter
0–2
Milan
1910–11Prima Categoria30 April 1911Milan
6–3
Inter
1911–12Prima Categoria5 November 1911Milan
2–1
Inter
1911–12Prima Categoria21 January 1912Inter
1–2
Milan
1912–13Prima Categoria9 February 1913Milan
1–0
Inter
1913–14Prima Categoria30 November 1913Milan
0–1
Inter
1913–14Prima Categoria22 February 1914Inter
5–2
Milan
1914–15Prima Categoria2 May 1915Inter
3–1
Milan
1920–21Prima Categoria19 December 1920Inter
0–0
Milan
1920–21Prima Categoria30 January 1921Milan
1–1
Inter
1926–27Divisione Nazionale3 April 1927Inter
1–2
Milan
1926–27Divisione Nazionale5 June 1927Milan
1–1
Inter
1927–28Divisione Nazionale29 April 1928Milan
1–2
Inter
1927–28Divisione Nazionale8 July 1928Inter
2–3
Milan
1929–30Serie A10 November 1929Milan
1–2
Inter
1929–30Serie A13 April 1930Inter
2–0
Milan
1930–31Serie A26 October 1930Inter
1–1
Milan
1930–31Serie A19 March 1931Milan
1–4
Inter
1931–32Serie A18 October 1931Milan
2–3
Inter
1931–32Serie A6 March 1932Inter
0–0
Milan
1932–33Serie A6 November 1932Inter
5–4
Milan
1932–33Serie A9 April 1933Milan
1–3
Inter
1933–34Serie A1 November 1933Inter
3–0
Milan
1933–34Serie A11 March 1934Milan
1–2
Inter
1934–35Serie A2 December 1934Milan
2–2
Inter
1934–35Serie A14 April 1935Inter
2–0
Milan
1935–36Serie A29 September 1935Inter
1–1
Milan
1935–36Serie A2 February 1936Milan
2–2
Inter
1936–37Serie A4 October 1936Milan
1–1
Inter
1936–37Serie A7 February 1937Inter
1–1
Milan
1937–38Serie A17 October 1937Inter
2–1
Milan
1937–38Serie A20 February 1938Milan
1–0
Inter
1938–39Serie A2 October 1938Inter
1–0
Milan
1938–39Serie A12 February 1939Milan
3–1
Inter
1939–40Serie A17 December 1939Inter
0–3
Milan
1939–40Serie A12 May 1940Milan
1–3
Inter
1940–41Serie A20 October 1940Milan
0–1
Inter
1940–41Serie A9 February 1941Inter
2–2
Milan
1941–42Serie A25 January 1942Milan
2–1
Inter
1941–42Serie A7 June 1942Inter
2–2
Milan
1942–43Serie A3 January 1943Inter
3–1
Milan
1942–43Serie A18 April 1943Milan
0–3
Inter
1944Campionato Alta Italia23 January 1944Inter
3–1
Milan
1944Campionato Alta Italia19 March 1944Milan
2–0
Inter
1945–46Serie A-B4 November 1945Milan
1–3
Inter
1945–46Serie A-B10 February 1946Inter
2–0
Milan
1945–46Serie A-B30 May 1946Milan
3–2
Inter
1945–46Serie A-B21 July 1946Inter
0–1
Milan
1946–47Serie A20 October 1946Milan
3–1
Inter
1946–47Serie A16 March 1947Inter
1–2
Milan
1947–48Serie A2 November 1947Milan
3–2
Inter
1947–48Serie A11 April 1948Inter
0–2
Milan
1948–49Serie A16 October 1948Milan
0–2
Inter
1948–49Serie A6 February 1949Inter
4–4
Milan
1949–50Serie A6 November 1949Inter
6–5
Milan
1949–50Serie A19 March 1950Milan
3–1
Inter
1950–51Serie A12 November 1950Milan
2–3
Inter
1950–51Serie A25 March 1951Inter
0–1
Milan
1951–52Serie A4 November 1951Inter
2–2
Milan
1951–52Serie A6 April 1952Milan
2–1
Inter
1952–53Serie A2 November 1952Milan
0–1
Inter
1952–53Serie A8 March 1953Inter
0–0
Milan
1953–54Serie A1 November 1953Inter
3–0
Milan
1953–54Serie A21 March 1954Milan
2–0
Inter
1954–55Serie A7 November 1954Milan
1–1
Inter
1954–55Serie A3 April 1955Inter
1–1
Milan
1955–56Serie A16 October 1955Inter
2–1
Milan
1955–56Serie A11 March 1956Milan
1–2
Inter
1956–57Serie A21 October 1956Milan
1–1
Inter
1956–57Serie A10 March 1957Inter
1–1
Milan
1957–58Serie A6 October 1957Inter
1–0
Milan
1957–58Serie A23 February 1958Milan
2–2
Inter
1957–58Coppa Italia GS15 June 1958Milan
3–2
Inter
1957–58Coppa Italia GS6 July 1958Inter
1–1
Milan
1958–59Serie A2 November 1958Milan
1–1
Inter
1958–59Serie A22 March 1959Inter
1–0
Milan
1959–60Serie A8 November 1959Inter
0–0
Milan
1959–60Serie A27 March 1960Milan
5–3
Inter
1960–61Serie A20 November 1960Milan
0–1
Inter
1960–61Serie A26 March 1961Inter
1–2
Milan
1961–62Serie A1 October 1961Inter
1–3
Milan
1961–62Serie A4 February 1962Milan
0–2
Inter
1962–63Serie A21 October 1962Milan
1–1
Inter
1962–63Serie A24 February 1963Inter
1–1
Milan
1963–64Serie A19 January 1964Inter
0–2
Milan
1963–64Serie A22 March 1964Milan
1–1
Inter
1964–65Serie A15 November 1964Milan
3–0
Inter
1964–65Serie A28 March 1965Inter
5–2
Milan
1965–66Serie A21 November 1965Inter
1–1
Milan
1965–66Serie A3 April 1966Milan
1–2
Inter
1966–67Serie A20 November 1966Milan
0–1
Inter
1966–67Serie A2 April 1967Inter
4–0
Milan
1967–68Serie A22 October 1967Inter
1–1
Milan
1967–68Serie A18 February 1968Milan
1–1
Inter
1967–68Coppa Italia Final Group16 June 1968Inter
0–0
Milan
1967–68Coppa Italia Final Group26 June 1968Milan
4–2
Inter
1968–69Serie A3 November 1968Milan
1–0
Inter
1968–69Serie A2 March 1969Inter
1–1
Milan
1969–70Serie A9 November 1969Inter
0–0
Milan
1969–70Serie A8 March 1970Milan
0–1
Inter
1970–71Serie A8 November 1970Milan
3–0
Inter
1970–71Serie A7 March 1971Inter
2–0
Milan
1971–72Serie A28 November 1971Inter
2–3
Milan
1971–72Serie A19 March 1972Milan
1–1
Inter
1971–72Coppa Italia R28 June 1972Milan
1–0
Inter
1971–72Coppa Italia R228 June 1972Inter
0–1
Milan
1972–73Serie A19 November 1972Milan
3–2
Inter
1972–73Serie A18 March 1973Inter
0–2
Milan

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1973–74Serie A2 December 1973Inter
2–1
Milan
1973–74Coppa Italia R223 January 1974Milan
0–1
Inter
1973–74Serie A24 March 1974Milan
1–5
Inter
1973–74Coppa Italia R21 May 1974Inter
2–1
Milan
1974–75Serie A10 November 1974Inter
0–0
Milan
1974–75Serie A9 March 1975Milan
3–0
Inter
1974–75Coppa Italia R225 May 1975Inter
0–1
Milan
1974–75Coppa Italia R215 June 1975Milan
0–0
Inter
1975–76Serie A7 December 1975Milan
2–1
Inter
1975–76Serie A28 March 1976Inter
0–1
Milan
1976–77Serie A28 November 1976Milan
1–1
Inter
1976–77Serie A27 March 1977Inter
0–0
Milan
1976–77Coppa Italia Final3 July 1977Milan
2–0
Inter
1977–78Serie A6 November 1977Inter
1–3
Milan
1977–78Serie A12 March 1978Milan
0–0
Inter
1978–79Serie A12 November 1978Milan
1–0
Inter
1978–79Serie A18 March 1979Inter
2–2
Milan
1979–80Serie A28 October 1979Inter
2–0
Milan
1979–80Serie A2 March 1980Milan
0–1
Inter
1980–81Coppa Italia GS7 September 1980Milan
0–1
Inter
1981–82Coppa Italia GS6 September 1981Inter
2–2
Milan
1981–82Serie A25 October 1981Milan
0–1
Inter
1981–82Serie A7 March 1982Inter
2–1
Milan
1983–84Serie A6 November 1983Inter
2–0
Milan
1983–84Serie A18 March 1984Milan
0–0
Inter
1984–85Serie A28 October 1984Milan
2–1
Inter
1984–85Serie A17 March 1985Inter
2–2
Milan
1984–85Coppa Italia SF23 June 1985Inter
1–2
Milan
1984–85Coppa Italia SF26 June 1985Milan
1–1
Inter
1985–86Serie A1 December 1985Milan
2–2
Inter
1985–86Serie A6 April 1986Inter
1–0
Milan
1986–87Serie A12 October 1986Milan
0–0
Inter
1986–87Serie A1 March 1987Inter
1–2
Milan
1987–88Serie A20 December 1987Inter
0–1
Milan
1987–88Serie A24 April 1988Milan
2–0
Inter
1988–89Serie A11 December 1988Milan
0–1
Inter
1988–89Serie A30 April 1989Inter
0–0
Milan
1989–90Serie A19 November 1989Inter
0–3
Milan
1989–90Serie A18 March 1990Milan
1–3
Inter
1990–91Serie A18 November 1990Milan
0–1
Inter
1990–91Serie A24 March 1991Inter
0–1
Milan
1991–92Serie A1 December 1991Inter
1–1
Milan
1991–92Serie A18 April 1992Milan
1–0
Inter
1992–93Serie A22 November 1992Milan
1–1
Inter
1992–93Coppa Italia QF27 January 1993Milan
0–0
Inter
1992–93Coppa Italia QF10 February 1993Inter
0–3
Milan
1992–93Serie A10 April 1993Inter
1–1
Milan
1993–94Serie A7 November 1993Inter
1–2
Milan
1993–94Serie A20 March 1994Milan
2–1
Inter
1994–95Coppa Italia R1612 October 1994Milan
1–2
Inter
1994–95Coppa Italia R1626 October 1994Inter
2–1
Milan
1994–95Serie A20 November 1994Milan
1–1
Inter
1994–95Serie A15 April 1995Inter
3–1
Milan
1995–96Serie A29 October 1995Inter
1–1
Milan
1995–96Serie A10 March 1996Milan
0–1
Inter
1996–97Serie A24 November 1996Milan
1–1
Inter
1996–97Serie A13 April 1997Inter
3–1
Milan
1997–98Serie A22 November 1997Inter
2–2
Milan
1997–98Coppa Italia QF8 January 1998Milan
5–0
Inter
1997–98Coppa Italia QF21 January 1998Inter
1–0
Milan
1997–98Serie A22 March 1998Milan
0–3
Inter
1998–99Serie A8 November 1998Milan
2–2
Inter
1998–99Serie A13 March 1999Inter
2–2
Milan
1999–2000Serie A24 October 1999Inter
1–2
Milan
1999–2000Coppa Italia QF12 January 2000Milan
2–3
Inter
1999–2000Coppa Italia QF26 January 2000Inter
1–1
Milan
1999–2000Serie A5 March 2000Milan
1–2
Inter
2000–01Serie A7 January 2001Milan
2–2
Inter
2000–01Serie A11 May 2001Inter
0–6
Milan
2001–02Serie A21 October 2001Inter
2–4
Milan
2001–02Serie A3 March 2002Milan
0–1
Inter
2002–03Serie A23 November 2002Milan
1–0
Inter
2002–03Serie A12 April 2003Inter
0–1
Milan
2002–03Champions League SF7 May 2003Milan
0–0
Inter
2002–03Champions League SF13 May 2003Inter
1–11
Milan
2003–04Serie A5 October 2003Inter
1–3
Milan
2003–04Serie A21 February 2004Milan
3–2
Inter
2004–05Serie A24 October 2004Milan
0–0
Inter
2004–05Serie A27 February 2005Inter
0–1
Milan
2004–05Champions League QF6 April 2005Milan
2–0
Inter
2004–05Champions League QF12 April 2005Inter
0–32
Milan
2005–06Serie A11 December 2005Inter
3–2
Milan
2005–06Serie A14 April 2006Milan
1–0
Inter
2006–07Serie A28 October 2006Milan
3–4
Inter
2006–07Serie A11 March 2007Inter
2–1
Milan
2007–08Serie A23 December 2007Inter
2–1
Milan
2007–08Serie A4 May 2008Milan
2–1
Inter
2008–09Serie A28 September 2008Milan
1–0
Inter
2008–09Serie A15 February 2009Inter
2–1
Milan
2009–10Serie A29 August 2009Milan
0–4
Inter
2009–10Serie A24 January 2010Inter
2–0
Milan
2010–11Serie A14 November 2010Inter
0–1
Milan
2010–11Serie A2 April 2011Milan
3–0
Inter
2011–12Supercoppa Italiana6 August 2011Milan
2–1
Inter
2011–12Serie A15 January 2012Milan
0–1
Inter
2011–12Serie A6 May 2012Inter
4–2
Milan
2012–13Serie A7 October 2012Milan
0–1
Inter
2012–13Serie A24 February 2013Inter
1–1
Milan
2013–14Serie A22 December 2013Inter
1–0
Milan
2013–14Serie A4 May 2014Milan
1–0
Inter
2014–15Serie A23 November 2014Milan
1–1
Inter
2014–15Serie A19 April 2015Inter
0–0
Milan
2015–16Serie A13 September 2015Inter
1–0
Milan
2015–16Serie A31 January 2016Milan
3–0
Inter
2016–17Serie A20 November 2016Milan
2–2
Inter
2016–17Serie A15 April 2017Inter
2–2
Milan
2017–18Serie A15 October 2017Inter
3–2
Milan
2017–18Coppa Italia QF27 December 2017Milan
1–03
Inter
2017–18Serie A4 April 2018Milan
0–0
Inter
2018–19Serie A21 October 2018Inter
1–0
Milan
2018–19Serie A17 March 2019Milan
2–3
Inter
2019–20Serie A21 September 2019Milan
0–2
Inter
2019–20Serie A9 February 2020Inter
4–2
Milan

1 The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League semi-final tie was won by Milan on away goals rule.
2 The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League second leg quarter-final match was abandoned after 72 minutes; UEFA awarded a 3–0 win for Milan as Inter fans threw flares onto the pitch.
3 The 2017–18 Coppa Italia quarter-final match was won by Milan 1–0 after extra-time.

Statistics

MatchesInter winsDrawsMilan winsInter goalsMilan goals
First championships 2283114036
Serie A 172665551242221
Championship194745862282257
Campionato Alta Italia210133
Coppa Italia2477102233
Supercoppa Italiana100112
UEFA Champions League402216
Official matches225826776309301

Top goalscorers

Below is the list of players who have scored at least six goals in official meetings.
PositionNameTeamGoals
1 Andriy ShevchenkoMilan14
2 Giuseppe MeazzaInternazionale Milan 13
3 Gunnar NordahlMilan11
3 István NyersInternazionale11
5 Enrico CandianiInternazionale Milan 10
6 José AltafiniMilan7
6 Alessandro AltobelliInternazionale7
6 Roberto BoninsegnaInternazionale7
6 Zlatan IbrahimovićInternazionale Milan 7
6 Benito LorenziInternazionale7
6 Louis Van HegeMilan7
12 Aldo BoffiMilan6
12 Aldo CeveniniMilan Internazionale 6
12 Attilio DemaríaInternazionale6
12 Sandro MazzolaInternazionale6
12 Diego MilitoInternazionale6
12 Pietro SerantoniInternazionale6

Most appearances

Below is the list of players who have played at least thirty games in official meetings.
PositionNameTeamApps
1 Paolo MaldiniMilan56
2 Javier ZanettiInternazionale47
3 Giuseppe BergomiInternazionale44
4 Alessandro CostacurtaMilan43
5 Gianni RiveraMilan42
6 Giacinto FacchettiInternazionale40
6 Sandro MazzolaInternazionale40
6 Giuseppe MeazzaInternazionale Milan 40
9 Franco BaresiMilan39
10 Mauro TassottiMilan35
11 Tarcisio BurgnichInternazionale34
12 Giuseppe BaresiInternazionale33
12 Mario CorsoInternazionale33
14 Marco SalaMilan Internazionale 32
15 Clarence SeedorfInternazionale Milan 31
15 Luigi PerversiMilan31

Records

• Total: Milan with 41 higher finishes, Inter with 45 higher finishes.
Notes:
Note: Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Inter, then Milan

Milan, then Inter

Trophies