Derby della Madonnina

Football match between Inter Milan and AC Milan

Derby della Madonnina
Inter Milan
AC Milan
Other namesDerby di Milano
LocationMilan, Italy
First meeting10 January 1909
Italian Football Championship
AC Milan 3–2 Inter Milan
Latest meeting22 April 2024
Serie A
AC Milan 1–2 Inter Milan
StadiumsSan Siro
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 239
Unofficial matches: 71
Total matches: 310
Most winsOfficial matches: Inter Milan (91)
Unofficial matches: AC Milan (36)
Total matches: both (115)
Most player appearancesPaolo Maldini (56)
Top scorerAndriy Shevchenko (14)
Largest victory11 May 2001
Serie A
Inter Milan 0–6 AC Milan
Longest win streakMilan (1911–1919, 1946–1948)
Inter (2023–present)
Current win streakInter (2023–present)
Inter Milan
Milan

The Derby della Madonnina, also known as the Derby di Milano (English: Milan Derby), is a derby football match between the two prominent Milanese clubs, Inter Milan and AC 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 ("Little Madonna" in Italian).

In the past, Inter Milan (commonly abbreviated to Inter) was seen as the club of the Milan bourgeoisie (nicknamed bauscia, a Milanese term meaning "braggart"), whereas Milan (nicknamed casciavit or casciavid, meaning "screwdriver" in Lombard language, with reference to the blue-collar worker) was supported mainly by working class.[1] Because of their more prosperous ancestry, Inter fans had the "luxury" to go to the San Siro stadium by motorcycle (motoretta, another nickname given to the Nerazzurri). On the other hand, the Rossoneri were also known as tramvee or tranvee (i.e. able to be transferred to the stadium only by public transport). Today, this socioeconomic divide has largely been mitigated and preference for either club is personal or familial.

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 Inter and Milan call San Siro "home". Though both clubs share this stadium, Inter ultras traditionally occupy the stadium’s northern end (Curva Nord) while Milan ultras occupy the southern end (Curva Sud).[2]

History

Scene of a Derby della Madonnina in 1915

On 13 December 1899, Herbert Kilpin and others founded the Milan Cricket and Football Club. Alfred 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 ("King's Medal") 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.

Gunnar Nordahl scoring a goal in a Milan derby on 25 March 1951

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 Italy 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. 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 (finishing runners-up two additional times) between 1989 and 1996. During this time, Inter had gone on to finish runners-up in the 1992–93 season (behind Milan) and won two UEFA Cups.

Adriano heading a goal in a Milan derby on 15 February 2009

The two clubs famously met in the semi-finals of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, their first ever European matches against one another, in which Milan went through on the away goals rule despite both clubs playing at the same stadium; Milan would go on to win the competition. They met again in the quarter-finals of the 2004–05 edition; Milan triumphed on aggregate after UEFA awarded them a 3–0 victory in the second leg, as the match was abandoned due to flares thrown by Inter fans.

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 (as well as deducting points from Milan's final overall total) and handed it to Inter, who originally finished 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 unawarded, 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 also 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.

Between 2011–12 and 2019–20, both Milan teams 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. However, Inter ended Juventus' nine-year streak by winning their 19th title in 2020–21, overtaking Milan's total. Milan tied Inter's total by winning their own 19th title in the following season.

The two clubs met once again in the semi-finals of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League; the tie was their first European derby in 18 years, as well as being both clubs' first appearances in the semi-finals since winning the trophy in 2007 and 2010 respectively. Inter won the tie, defeating Milan 2–0 in the first leg and 1–0 in the second, reaching the final.

In 2023–24, Inter defeated Milan 2–1 as the designated "away" side on 22 April 2024; the result confirmed they had won their 20th league title, marking the first time the Scudetto had been decided in a Derby della Madonnina. The title put Inter one clear of Milan's 19 titles, and ensured a second star on the club's badge; the game was also Inter's sixth successive win over Milan, the joint-longest winning streak of either side the derby's history.[3]

Official match results

Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form

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

  Milan win   Draw   Inter win

Season Competition Date Home team Result Away team
1909 Prima Categoria 10 January 1909 Milan
3–2
Inter
1909–10 Prima Categoria 6 February 1910 Milan
0–5
Inter
27 February 1910 Inter
5–1
Milan
1910–11 Prima Categoria 5 February 1911 Inter
0–2
Milan
30 April 1911 Milan
6–3
Inter
1911–12 Prima Categoria 5 November 1911 Milan
2–1
Inter
21 January 1912 Inter
0–3
Milan
1912–13 Prima Categoria 17 November 1912 Inter
1–2
Milan
9 February 1913 Milan
1–0
Inter
1913–14 Prima Categoria 30 November 1913 Milan
0–1
Inter
22 February 1914 Inter
5–2
Milan
1914–15 Prima Categoria 2 May 1915 Inter
3–1
Milan
1920–21 Prima Categoria 19 December 1920 Inter
0–0
Milan
30 January 1921 Milan
1–1
Inter
1926–27 Divisione Nazionale 3 April 1927 Inter
1–2
Milan
5 June 1927 Milan
1–1
Inter
1927–28 Divisione Nazionale 29 April 1928 Milan
1–2
Inter
8 July 1928 Inter
2–3
Milan
1929–30 Serie A 10 November 1929 Milan
1–2
Inter
13 April 1930 Inter
2–0
Milan
1930–31 Serie A 26 October 1930 Inter
1–1
Milan
19 March 1931 Milan
1–4
Inter
1931–32 Serie A 18 October 1931 Milan
2–3
Inter
6 March 1932 Inter
0–0
Milan
1932–33 Serie A 6 November 1932 Inter
5–4
Milan
9 April 1933 Milan
1–3
Inter
1933–34 Serie A 1 November 1933 Inter
3–0
Milan
11 March 1934 Milan
1–2
Inter
1934–35 Serie A 2 December 1934 Milan
2–2
Inter
14 April 1935 Inter
2–0
Milan
1935–36 Serie A 29 September 1935 Inter
1–1
Milan
2 February 1936 Milan
2–2
Inter
1936–37 Serie A 4 October 1936 Milan
1–1
Inter
7 February 1937 Inter
1–1
Milan
1937–38 Serie A 17 October 1937 Inter
2–1
Milan
20 February 1938 Milan
1–0
Inter
1938–39 Serie A 2 October 1938 Inter
1–0
Milan
12 February 1939 Milan
3–1
Inter
1939–40 Serie A 17 December 1939 Inter
0–3
Milan
12 May 1940 Milan
1–3
Inter
1940–41 Serie A 20 October 1940 Milan
0–1
Inter
9 February 1941 Inter
2–2
Milan
1941–42 Serie A 25 January 1942 Milan
2–1
Inter
7 June 1942 Inter
2–2
Milan
1942–43 Serie A 3 January 1943 Inter
3–1
Milan
18 April 1943 Milan
0–3
Inter
1944 Campionato Alta Italia 23 January 1944 Inter
3–1
Milan
19 March 1944 Milan
2–0
Inter
1945–46 Divisione Nazionale 4 November 1945 Milan
1–3
Inter
10 February 1946 Inter
2–0
Milan
30 May 1946 Milan
3–2
Inter
21 July 1946 Inter
0–1
Milan
1946–47 Serie A 20 October 1946 Milan
3–1
Inter
16 March 1947 Inter
1–2
Milan
1947–48 Serie A 2 November 1947 Milan
3–2
Inter
11 April 1948 Inter
0–2
Milan
1948–49 Serie A 16 October 1948 Milan
0–2
Inter
6 February 1949 Inter
4–4
Milan
1949–50 Serie A 6 November 1949 Inter
6–5
Milan
19 March 1950 Milan
3–1
Inter
1950–51 Serie A 12 November 1950 Milan
2–3
Inter
25 March 1951 Inter
0–1
Milan
1951–52 Serie A 4 November 1951 Inter
2–2
Milan
6 April 1952 Milan
2–1
Inter
1952–53 Serie A 2 November 1952 Milan
0–1
Inter
8 March 1953 Inter
0–0
Milan
1953–54 Serie A 1 November 1953 Inter
3–0
Milan
21 March 1954 Milan
2–0
Inter
1954–55 Serie A 7 November 1954 Milan
1–1
Inter
3 April 1955 Inter
1–1
Milan
1955–56 Serie A 16 October 1955 Inter
2–1
Milan
11 March 1956 Milan
1–2
Inter
1956–57 Serie A 21 October 1956 Milan
1–1
Inter
10 March 1957 Inter
1–1
Milan
1957–58 Serie A 6 October 1957 Inter
1–0
Milan
23 February 1958 Milan
2–2
Inter
Coppa Italia GS 16 June 1958 Milan
3–2
Inter
6 July 1958 Inter
1–1
Milan
1958–59 Serie A 2 November 1958 Milan
1–1
Inter
22 March 1959 Inter
1–0
Milan
1959–60 Serie A 8 November 1959 Inter
0–0
Milan
27 March 1960 Milan
5–3
Inter
1960–61 Serie A 20 November 1960 Milan
0–1
Inter
26 March 1961 Inter
1–2
Milan
1961–62 Serie A 1 October 1961 Inter
1–3
Milan
4 February 1962 Milan
0–2
Inter
1962–63 Serie A 21 October 1962 Milan
1–1
Inter
24 February 1963 Inter
1–1
Milan
1963–64 Serie A 19 January 1964 Inter
0–2
Milan
22 March 1964 Milan
1–1
Inter
1964–65 Serie A 15 November 1964 Milan
3–0
Inter
28 March 1965 Inter
5–2
Milan
1965–66 Serie A 21 November 1965 Inter
1–1
Milan
3 April 1966 Milan
1–2
Inter
1966–67 Serie A 20 November 1966 Milan
0–1
Inter
2 April 1967 Inter
4–0
Milan
1967–68 Serie A 22 October 1967 Inter
1–1
Milan
18 February 1968 Milan
1–1
Inter
Coppa Italia Final Group 16 June 1968 Inter
0–0
Milan
26 June 1968 Milan
4–2
Inter
1968–69 Serie A 3 November 1968 Milan
1–0
Inter
2 March 1969 Inter
1–1
Milan
1969–70 Serie A 9 November 1969 Inter
0–0
Milan
8 March 1970 Milan
0–1
Inter
1970–71 Serie A 8 November 1970 Milan
3–0
Inter
7 March 1971 Inter
2–0
Milan
1971–72 Serie A 28 November 1971 Inter
2–3
Milan
19 March 1972 Milan
1–1
Inter
Coppa Italia R2 8 June 1972 Milan
1–0
Inter
28 June 1972 Inter
0–1
Milan
1972–73 Serie A 19 November 1972 Milan
3–2
Inter
18 March 1973 Inter
0–2
Milan
1973–74 Serie A 2 December 1973 Inter
2–1
Milan
Coppa Italia R2 23 January 1974 Milan
0–1
Inter
Serie A 24 March 1974 Milan
1–5
Inter
Coppa Italia R2 1 May 1974 Inter
2–1
Milan
1974–75 Serie A 10 November 1974 Inter
0–0
Milan
9 March 1975 Milan
3–0
Inter
Coppa Italia R2 16 May 1975 Inter
0–1
Milan
15 June 1975 Milan
0–0
Inter
Season Competition Date Home team Result Away team
1975–76 Serie A 7 December 1975 Milan
2–1
Inter
28 March 1976 Inter
0–1
Milan
1976–77 Serie A 28 November 1976 Milan
1–1
Inter
27 March 1977 Inter
0–0
Milan
Coppa Italia Final 3 July 1977 Milan
2–0
Inter
1977–78 Serie A 6 November 1977 Inter
1–3
Milan
12 March 1978 Milan
0–0
Inter
1978–79 Serie A 12 November 1978 Milan
1–0
Inter
18 March 1979 Inter
2–2
Milan
1979–80 Serie A 28 October 1979 Inter
2–0
Milan
2 March 1980 Milan
0–1
Inter
1980–81 Coppa Italia GS 7 September 1980 Milan
0–1
Inter
1981–82 Coppa Italia GS 6 September 1981 Inter
2–2
Milan
Serie A 25 October 1981 Milan
0–1
Inter
7 March 1982 Inter
2–1
Milan
1983–84 Serie A 6 November 1983 Inter
2–0
Milan
18 March 1984 Milan
0–0
Inter
1984–85 Serie A 28 October 1984 Milan
2–1
Inter
17 March 1985 Inter
2–2
Milan
Coppa Italia SF 23 June 1985 Inter
1–2
Milan
26 June 1985 Milan
1–1
Inter
1985–86 Serie A 1 December 1985 Milan
2–2
Inter
6 April 1986 Inter
1–0
Milan
1986–87 Serie A 12 October 1986 Milan
0–0
Inter
1 March 1987 Inter
1–2
Milan
1987–88 Serie A 20 December 1987 Inter
0–1
Milan
24 April 1988 Milan
2–0
Inter
1988–89 Serie A 11 December 1988 Milan
0–1
Inter
30 April 1989 Inter
0–0
Milan
1989–90 Serie A 19 November 1989 Inter
0–3
Milan
18 March 1990 Milan
1–3
Inter
1990–91 Serie A 18 November 1990 Milan
0–1
Inter
24 March 1991 Inter
0–1
Milan
1991–92 Serie A 1 December 1991 Inter
1–1
Milan
18 April 1992 Milan
1–0
Inter
1992–93 Serie A 22 November 1992 Milan
1–1
Inter
Coppa Italia QF 27 January 1993 Milan
0–0
Inter
10 February 1993 Inter
0–3
Milan
Serie A 10 April 1993 Inter
1–1
Milan
1993–94 Serie A 7 November 1993 Inter
1–2
Milan
20 March 1994 Milan
2–1
Inter
1994–95 Coppa Italia R16 12 October 1994 Milan
1–2
Inter
26 October 1994 Inter
2–1
Milan
Serie A 20 November 1994 Milan
1–1
Inter
15 April 1995 Inter
3–1
Milan
1995–96 Serie A 29 October 1995 Inter
1–1
Milan
10 March 1996 Milan
0–1
Inter
1996–97 Serie A 24 November 1996 Milan
1–1
Inter
13 April 1997 Inter
3–1
Milan
1997–98 Serie A 22 November 1997 Inter
2–2
Milan
Coppa Italia QF 8 January 1998 Milan
5–0
Inter
21 January 1998 Inter
1–0
Milan
Serie A 22 March 1998 Milan
0–3
Inter
1998–99 Serie A 8 November 1998 Milan
2–2
Inter
13 March 1999 Inter
2–2
Milan
1999–2000 Serie A 24 October 1999 Inter
1–2
Milan
Coppa Italia QF 12 January 2000 Milan
2–3
Inter
27 January 2000 Inter
1–1
Milan
Serie A 5 March 2000 Milan
1–2
Inter
2000–01 Serie A 7 January 2001 Milan
2–2
Inter
11 May 2001 Inter
0–6
Milan
2001–02 Serie A 21 October 2001 Inter
2–4
Milan
3 March 2002 Milan
0–1
Inter
2002–03 Serie A 23 November 2002 Milan
1–0
Inter
12 April 2003 Inter
0–1
Milan
UEFA Champions League SF 7 May 2003 Milan
0–0
Inter
13 May 2003 Inter
1–1[a]
Milan
2003–04 Serie A 5 October 2003 Inter
1–3
Milan
21 February 2004 Milan
3–2
Inter
2004–05 Serie A 24 October 2004 Milan
0–0
Inter
27 February 2005 Inter
0–1
Milan
UEFA Champions League QF 6 April 2005 Milan
2–0
Inter
12 April 2005 Inter
0–3[b]
Milan
2005–06 Serie A 11 December 2005 Inter
3–2
Milan
14 April 2006 Milan
1–0
Inter
2006–07 Serie A 28 October 2006 Milan
3–4
Inter
11 March 2007 Inter
2–1
Milan
2007–08 Serie A 23 December 2007 Inter
2–1
Milan
4 May 2008 Milan
2–1
Inter
2008–09 Serie A 28 September 2008 Milan
1–0
Inter
15 February 2009 Inter
2–1
Milan
2009–10 Serie A 29 August 2009 Milan
0–4
Inter
24 January 2010 Inter
2–0
Milan
2010–11 Serie A 14 November 2010 Inter
0–1
Milan
2 April 2011 Milan
3–0
Inter
2011–12 Supercoppa Italiana 6 August 2011 Milan
2–1
Inter
Serie A 15 January 2012 Milan
0–1
Inter
6 May 2012 Inter
4–2
Milan
2012–13 Serie A 7 October 2012 Milan
0–1
Inter
24 February 2013 Inter
1–1
Milan
2013–14 Serie A 22 December 2013 Inter
1–0
Milan
4 May 2014 Milan
1–0
Inter
2014–15 Serie A 23 November 2014 Milan
1–1
Inter
19 April 2015 Inter
0–0
Milan
2015–16 Serie A 13 September 2015 Inter
1–0
Milan
31 January 2016 Milan
3–0
Inter
2016–17 Serie A 20 November 2016 Milan
2–2
Inter
15 April 2017 Inter
2–2
Milan
2017–18 Serie A 15 October 2017 Inter
3–2
Milan
Coppa Italia QF 27 December 2017 Milan
1–0[c]
Inter
Serie A 4 April 2018 Milan
0–0
Inter
2018–19 Serie A 21 October 2018 Inter
1–0
Milan
17 March 2019 Milan
2–3
Inter
2019–20 Serie A 21 September 2019 Milan
0–2
Inter
9 February 2020 Inter
4–2
Milan
2020–21 Serie A 17 October 2020 Inter
1–2
Milan
Coppa Italia QF 26 January 2021 Inter
2–1
Milan
Serie A 21 February 2021 Milan
0–3
Inter
2021–22 Serie A 7 November 2021 Milan
1–1
Inter
5 February 2022 Inter
1–2
Milan
Coppa Italia SF 1 March 2022 Milan
0–0
Inter
19 April 2022 Inter
3–0
Milan
2022–23 Serie A 3 September 2022 Milan
3–2
Inter
Supercoppa Italiana 18 January 2023 Milan
0–3
Inter
Serie A 5 February 2023 Inter
1–0
Milan
UEFA Champions League SF 10 May 2023 Milan
0–2
Inter
16 May 2023 Inter
1–0
Milan
2023–24 Serie A 16 September 2023 Inter
5–1
Milan
22 April 2024 Milan
1–2
Inter

  1. ^ Milan won on away goals after tied 1–1 on aggregate.[4]
  2. ^ The match was abandoned after 72 minutes;
    UEFA awarded a 3–0 win for Milan as Inter fans threw flares onto the pitch.[5][6][4]
  3. ^ After extra time

Statistics

As of 22 April 2024
Total matches
played
Inter wins Draws Milan wins Inter goals Milan goals
Prima Categoria 14 5 2 7 27 24
Divisione Nazionale 8 3 1 4 13 12
Serie A 180 70 56 54 258 231
Total (league) 202 78 59 65 298 267
Campionato Alta Italia 2 1 0 1 3 3
Coppa Italia 27 9 8 10 27 34
Supercoppa Italiana 2 1 0 1 4 2
UEFA Champions League 6 2 2 2 4 6
Total (official) 239 91 69 79 336 312
Other meetings 71 24 11 36 124 155
Total 310 115 80 115 460 467

Top scorers

As of 22 April 2024

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

The Rossonero Andriy Shevchenko, the top scorer of the Milan derby (14), and Giuseppe Meazza, the highest scorer of the Nerazzurri (12)
Rank Player Team(s) (goals) Goals
1 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Milan 14
2 Italy Giuseppe Meazza Inter (12)
Milan (1)
13
3 Sweden Gunnar Nordahl Milan 11
Hungary István Nyers Inter
5 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Inter (2)
Milan (8)
10
Italy Enrico Candiani Inter (7)
Milan (3)
7 Argentina Lautaro Martínez Inter 8
8 Brazil Italy José Altafini Milan 7
Italy Alessandro Altobelli Inter
Italy Roberto Boninsegna Inter
Italy Benito Lorenzi Inter
Belgium Louis Van Hege Milan
13 Italy Aldo Boffi Milan 6
Italy Aldo Cevenini Milan (4)
Inter (2)
Argentina Italy Attilio Demaría Inter
Italy Sandro Mazzola Inter
Argentina Diego Milito Inter
Italy Pietro Serantoni Inter

Most appearances

As of 22 April 2024

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

The Rossonero Paolo Maldini, the record appearance-maker of the Milan derby (56) and Javier Zanetti, the record appearance-maker of the Nerazzurri (47)
Rank Player Team(s) (apps) Apps
1 Italy Paolo Maldini Milan 56
2 Argentina Javier Zanetti Inter 47
3 Italy Giuseppe Bergomi Inter 44
4 Italy Alessandro Costacurta Milan 43
5 Italy Gianni Rivera Milan 42
6 Italy Giacinto Facchetti Inter 40
Italy Sandro Mazzola Inter
Italy Giuseppe Meazza Inter (37)
Milan (3)
9 Italy Franco Baresi Milan 39
10 Italy Mauro Tassotti Milan 35
11 Italy Tarcisio Burgnich Inter 34
12 Italy Giuseppe Baresi Inter 33
Italy Mario Corso Inter
14 Italy Marco Sala Milan (31)
Inter (1)
32
15 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf Inter (7)
Milan (24)
31
Italy Luigi Perversi Milan

Managers

Appearances

As of 22 April 2024

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

The Rossonero Nereo Rocco, the record appearance-maker of the derby della Madonnina (25) and Helenio Herrera, the record appearance-maker of the Nerazzurri (20)
Rank Manager Team(s) (apps) Apps
1 Italy Nereo Rocco Milan 25
2 Argentina Helenio Herrera Inter 20
Italy Giuseppe Viani Milan
4 Italy Carlo Ancelotti Milan 19
Italy Antonio Busini Milan
6 Italy Fabio Capello Milan 18
7 Italy Stefano Pioli Inter (2)
Milan (15)
17
8 Sweden Nils Liedholm Milan 16
9 Italy Roberto Mancini Inter 14
10 Italy Giovanni Trapattoni Milan (3)
Inter (10)
13
11 Italy Virgilio Fossati Inter 12
Hungary Árpád Weisz Inter
13 Italy Simone Inzaghi Inter 11
14 Hungary József Bánás Milan 10
Italy Eugenio Bersellini Inter
16 Italy Adolfo Baloncieri Milan 9
Italy Arrigo Sacchi Milan

Records

  • Most goals in a single derby: 11, Internazionale 6–5 Milan (6 November 1949)
  • Largest derby margin of victory for Milan: 0–6 (11 May 2001)
  • Largest derby margin of victory for Internazionale: 0–5 (6 February 1910)
  • Most derby wins in a row: 6, Milan (from 5 February 1911 to 9 February 1919, and from 30 May 1946 to 11 April 1948), Inter (from 18 January 2023 to 22 April 2024)
  • Most consecutive derby draws: 4 (from 29 September 1935 to 7 February 1937)
  • Most consecutive derby matches without a win: 17, Milan (from 10 November 1929 to 7 February 1937)
  • Most goals in consecutive derbies for a player: 5, Romelu Lukaku (from 21 September 2019 to 21 February 2021)
  • Fastest derby goal scored for Internazionale: Sandro Mazzola, after 13 seconds (24 February 1963)
  • Fastest derby goal scored for Milan: José Altafini, after 25 seconds (26 March 1961)
  • Most goals in a single derby for a Milan player: 4, José Altafini (27 March 1960)
  • Most goals in a single derby for an Internazionale player: 3, Giovanni Capra (6 February 1910), Amedeo Amadei (6 November 1949), István Nyers (1 November 1953), Diego Milito (6 May 2012) and Mauro Icardi (15 October 2017)
  • Most derbies played in a calendar year: 5 (2023)
  • Youngest goalscorer in a derby: Edoardo Mariani (27 February 1910, aged 16 years and 359 days)
  • Oldest goalscorer in a derby: Zlatan Ibrahimović (26 January 2021, aged 39 years and 115 days)

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

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
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 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
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11
12 12 12 12
13 13
14 14
15 15
16
17
18
19
20

• Milan with 40 higher finishes, Inter with 49 higher finishes, and 1 equal finish (as of the end of the 2023–24 season). No head-to-heads in 1981 and 1983, since Milan was in Serie B.

Notes:

  • 1945–46 Italian Football Championship is not included in Serie A statistics.
  • Both teams finished with the same number of points in 1958, and the regulation of the time did not contemplate tiebreakers: both teams finished in ninth place.
  • Both teams finished with the same number of points in 1991, but Milan had better goal difference: Milan finished in second place, Inter in third.

Players who played for both clubs

Note: Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Player names in bold are still active for one of the two clubs. Updated per 10 May 2024.

Inter, then Milan

Ronaldo's Inter Milan away jersey (left) and AC Milan away jersey (right) in the San Siro museum. He played for Inter from 1997 to 2002, and AC Milan from 2007 to 2008
Player Pos. Inter Milan
Tenure Apps Goals Tenure Apps Goals
Italy Mario Cevenini DF 1915–1916 3 0 1916–1919 4 2
1919–1921 36 1
Italy Pietro Bronzini FW 1915–1916 ? ? 1916–1917 4 0
1919–1926 139 5
Italy Eugenio Negri MF 1918–1919 0 0 1919–1920 1 0
Italy Luigi Binda GK 1912–1913 0 0 1919–1922 48 0
1923–1925 2 0
Italy Antonio Da Sacco DF 1920–1922 36 0 1923–1925 14 0
1931–1932 0 0
Italy Guglielmo Tornabuoni MF 1924–1925 11 3 1925 0 0
1925 8 3
1925–1926 10 1
Italy Orlando Bocchi MF 1925–1926 ? ? 1930–1932 35 2
Italy Enrico Rivolta MF 1922–1933 265 54 1936–1937 0 0
Italy Renato De Manzano MF 1933–1934 14 2 1936–1937 11 0
Italy Elpidio Coppa MF 1932–1934 1 0 1938–1939 11 2
Italy Carlo Villa MF 1936–1937 23 1 1944–1945 14 0
Italy Umberto Guarnieri FW 1938–1942 52 25 1944–1945 20 6
Italy Pietro Rebuzzi MF 1939–1941 11 5 1944–1945 2 0
1942–1944 11 6
Italy Giuseppe Meazza FW 1927–1940 348 241 1940–1942 37 9
1946–1947 17 2
Italy Celso Battaia DF 1938–1940 4 0 1946–1947 13 0
1941–1943 29 0
1943–1944 11 0
1944–1945 12 0
Italy Enrico Candiani MF 1937–1946 187 71 1949–1950 22 8
Italy Narciso Soldan GK 1949–1951 42 0 1956–1959 36 0
Italy Giorgio Ghezzi GK 1951–1958 186 0 1959–1965 123 0
Italy Gino Pivatelli FW 1947–1949 1961–1963 37 11
Italy Saul Malatrasi DF 1964–1966 22 0 1967–1970 67 0
Argentina Antonio Angelillo FW 1957–1961 113 68 1965–1966 11 1
1967–1968 3 1
Italy Aldo Bet DF 1967–1968 8 0 1974–1981 144 0
Italy Egidio Calloni FW 1968–1970 0 0 1974–1978 101 31
Italy Massimo Silva FW 1968–1971 0 0 1976–1977 20 4
Italy Giorgio Morini MF 1967–1968 0 0 1976–1981 75 4
Italy Oscar Damiani DF 1968–1969 0 0 1982–1984 55 17
Italy Adelio Moro MF 1972–1975 61 9 1981–1982 19 1
Italy Tiziano Manfrin MF 1973–1974 0 0 1982–1983 17 0
Italy Nazzareno Canuti DF 1974–1982 130 1 1982–1983 35 0
Italy Giancarlo Pasinato MF 1978–1982 96 6 1982–1983 33 7
1983–1985 35 2
Italy Aldo Serena FW 1978–1981 2 1 1982–1983 20 8
1981–1983 21 2
1983–1985 28 8
1987–1991 114 45 1991–1993 10 0
Italy Maurizio Ganz FW 1995–1997 68 26 1998–2001 40 9
Italy Fabio Di Sauro DF 1993–1999 1 0 1999–2001 0 0
Italy Giorgio Frezzolini GK 1995–2001 0 0 1999 0 0
Italy Pierluigi Orlandini MF 1994–1996 30 4 2000 2 1
Italy Andrea Polizzano DF 1997–2000 0 0 2000–2003 0 0
Nigeria Taribo West DF 1997–1999 44 1 2000–2001 4 1
Brazil Ronaldo FW 1997–2002 68 49 2007–2008 20 9
Ivory Coast Cyril Domoraud DF 1999–2001 6 0 2001–2004 0 0
Italy Andrea Pirlo MF 1998–2001 22 0 2001–2011 284 32
Croatia Dario Šimić DF 1999–2002 66 3 2002–2008 82 1
Italy Marco Varaldi GK 2000–2003 0 0 2003–2008 0 0
Italy Christian Vieri FW 1999–2005 143 103 2005–2006 8 1
Italy Matteo Bogani FW 2000–2001 0 0 2001–2003 0 0
Italy Giuseppe Ticli MF 1999–2003 0 0 2003–2007 0 0
Italy Alessandro Livi MF 2001–2003 0 0 2003–2005 0 0
Netherlands Clarence Seedorf MF 2000–2002 64 8 2002–2012 300 47
Italy Luca Ceccarelli DF 2002 0 0 2003 0 0
Italy Salvatore Ferraro DF 2002 1 0 2003–2008 0 0
Argentina Hernán Crespo FW 2002–2003 18 7 2004–2005 28 11
2006–2008 49 18
2008–2009 14 2
Italy Giuseppe Favalli DF 2004–2006 49 0 2006–2010 75 2
Netherlands Chedric Seedorf MF 2000–2001 0 0 2008–2009 0 0
Hungary Attila Filkor MF 2006–2010 0 0 2010–2015 0 0
Romania Cristian Daminuță DF 2008–2010 0 0 2010–2015 0 0
Switzerland Mattia Desole DF 2008–2010 0 0 2010–2014 0 0
Italy Mattia Destro FW 2005–2010 0 0 2015 15 3
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović FW 2006–2009 88 57 2010–2012 61 42
2020–2023 64 34
Italy Mario Balotelli FW 2007–2010 59 20 2013–2014 43 26
2015–2016 20 1
Brazil Mancini FW 2008–2011 26 1 2010 7 0
Italy Luca Santonocito MF 2005–2007 0 0 2010–2014 0 0
Ghana Sulley Muntari MF 2008–2012 66 7 2012 13 3
2012–2015 57 8
Italy Giampaolo Pazzini FW 2011–2012 50 16 2012–2015 74 21
Italy Andrea Poli MF 2011–2012 18 0 2013–2017 90 3
Argentina Matías Silvestre DF 2012–2015 9 0 2013–2014 4 1
Uruguay Diego Laxalt DF 2013–2016 0 0 2018–2021 24 0
Italy Leonardo Bonucci DF 2005–2006 1 0 2017–2018 35 2
2006–2009 0 0

Milan, then Inter

Player Pos. Milan Inter
Tenure Apps Goals Tenure Apps Goals
Switzerland Hugo Rietmann MF 1906–1908 2 0 1909 1 0
Switzerland Carlo Hopf MF 1908 0 0 1909 2 0
Switzerland Arnaldo Woelkel MF 1908 ? ? 1909 2 0
Italy Franco Bontadini MF 1910–1911 7 1 1911–1920 47 28
Italy Gustavo Carrer FW 1904–1907 2 0 1912–1913 6 0
1909–1912 38 6
Italy Giuseppe Rizzi MF 1904–1907 7 3 1913–1915 20 0
1910–1913 42 16
Italy Aldo Cevenini FW 1909–1912 42 15 1912–1915 51 42
1915–1919 42 48 1919–1921 18 2
1922–1923 22 1
Italy Luigi Cevenini FW 1911–1912 1 1 1912–1915 55 63
1915–1919 7 5 1919–1921 40 54
1922–1927 94 42
Italy Julio Bavastro FW 1910–1913 37 4 1913–1916 41 10
Italy Marco Sala DF 1908–1920 90 3 1921–1922 18 0
Italy Cesare Cevenini DF 1917–1918 0 0 1919–1923 12 3
1926–1927 ? ?
Italy Carlo Cevenini FW 1917–1920 9 2 1920–1921 16 15
1923–1927 68 25
Italy Francesco Soldera MF 1914–1924 108 9 1924–1925 1 0
Italy Guglielmo Gajani MF 1918–1919 0 0 1927–1928 ? ?
1925–1927 18 0
Italy Giovanni Bolzoni DF 1924–1925 1 0 1928–1932 71 0
1926–1927 4 0
Italy Alessandro Savelli MF 1923–1927 78 35 1927–1928 16 6
Italy Emilio Gattoronchieri MF 1934–1936 7 0 1936–1938 15 0
Italy Bernardo Poli DF 1933–1935 0 0 1939–1944 46 2
Italy Oliviero Mascheroni MF 1934–1936 6 0 1941–1942 13 3
Italy Savino Bellini MF 1943–1944 0 0 1945–1946 7 1
Italy Romano Penzo FW 1943–1944 11 4 1945–1946 27 8
Italy Sergio Marchi DF 1944–1945 17 0 1945–1948 88 0
Italy Lino Grava DF 1947–1949 3 0 1952–1953 1 0
Italy Bruno Mazza MF 1942–1943 3 1 1952–1955 83 7
Italy Celestino Celio MF 1952–1953 26 0 1955–1956 16 1
Italy Eugenio Rizzolini DF 1955–1956 0 0 1956–1959 4 1
Italy Lorenzo Buffon GK 1949–1959 277 0 1960–1963 79 0
Italy Gaetano Salvemini FW 1958–1959 0 0 1968–1969 0 0
Peru Víctor Benítez DF 1962–1963 12 1 1967–1968 8 1
1964–1965 16 1
Italy Dario Barluzzi GK 1962–1967 85 0 1967–1968 0 0
Italy Aquilino Bonfanti MF 1964–1965 3 0 1967–1968 7 1
Italy Nevio Scala MF 1965–1969 11 0 1973–1975 26 1
1975–1976 23 0
Italy Fulvio Collovati DF 1976–1982 158 4 1982–1986 109 3
Italy Sergio Battistini DF 1980–1985 162 29 1990–1994 112 10
Italy Fabrizio Ferron GK 1985–1986 0 0 1999–2000 4 0
Italy Francesco Toldo GK 1990–1993 0 0 2001–2010 148 0
Italy Christian Panucci DF 1993–1996 89 9 1999–2001 26 1
Italy Cristian Brocchi MF 1994–1998 0 0 2000–2001 15 1
2001–2008 99 4
Italy Roberto Baggio FW 1995–1997 51 12 1998–2000 41 9
Italy Davide Cordone MF 1998–1999 0 0 1999–2003 0 0
Italy Marco Bonura MF 1997–2000 0 0 2000–2003 0 0
Italy Stefano Lombardi DF 1993–1994 0 0 2000–2004 0 0
Italy Francesco Coco DF 1995–2002 56 2 2002–2007 26 0
Netherlands Edgar Davids MF 1996–1997 19 0 2004–2005 14 0
France Patrick Vieira MF 1995–1996 2 0 2006–2010 67 6
Argentina Guly MF 1998–2001 57 6 2001–2004 30 0
Italy Domenico Morfeo MF 1998–1999 11 1 2002–2003 17 1
Denmark Thomas Helveg DF 1998–2003 105 0 2003–2004 23 0
Croatia Dražen Brnčić MF 2000–2001 1 0 2001–2003 0 0
Italy Paolo Ginestra GK 2000–2001 0 0 2001–2004 0 0
Turkey Ümit Davala DF 2001–2002 10 0 2002–2004 0 0
Italy Matteo Giordano DF 2001–2003 0 0 2003–2007 0 0
Italy Simone Brunelli GK 2002–2003 0 0 2003–2005 0 0
Italy Matteo Deinite MF 2002–2003 0 0 2003–2007 0 0
Italy Ronny Toma MF 2002–2003 0 0 2003–2008 0 0
Italy Marco Fossati MF 2002–2007 2007–2010
2010–2011
2011–2015 0 0
Italy Antonio Cassano FW 2011–2012 33 7 2012–2013 28 7
Ghana Edmund Hottor MF 2010–2015 0 0 2016–2017 0 0
Italy Matteo Darmian DF 2006–2010 4 0 2020–present 114 8
Turkey Hakan Çalhanoğlu MF 2017–2021 135 22 2021–present 97 23
Italy Raoul Bellanova DF 2018–2019 0 0 2022–2023 18 0
Italy Francesco Acerbi DF 2012–2013 6 0 2022–present 58 3

Managers who worked at both clubs

Inter, then Milan

Manager Inter Milan
Tenure Apps Wins Draws Losses Tenure Apps Wins Draws Losses
Hungary József Viola 1928–1929 31 17 3 11 1933–1934
1938–1940
71 27 18 26
Italy Stefano Pioli 2016–2017 27 14 3 10 2019–present 238 130 57 51

Milan, then Inter

Manager Milan Inter
Tenure Apps Wins Draws Losses Tenure Apps Wins Draws Losses
Italy Giuseppe Bigogno 1946–1949 116 61 27 28 1958–1959 26 16 5 5
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni 1974
1975–1976
47 21 13 13 1986–1991 232 124 64 44
Italy Luigi Radice 1981–1982 23 6 8 9 1983–1984 41 16 13 12
Italy Ilario Castagner 1982–1984 78 36 32 10 1984–1985 70 36 20 14
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni 1998–2001 125 54 44 27 2003–2004 43 18 13 12
Brazil Leonardo Araújo 2009–2010 48 23 13 12 2010–2011 32 21 4 7

Trophies

As of 22 April 2024
Team Major domestic International Grand total
SA CI SCI Total UCL UCWC UEL USC FCWC / IC Total
Milan 19 5 7 31 7 2 5 4 18 49
Inter 20 9 8 37 3 3 3 9 46

References

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  2. ^ Gastelum, Andrew (29 December 2022). "Milan vs Inter: The tradition, future of the Derby della Madonnina". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "AC Milan 1–2 Inter Milan: Inter seal Serie A title by winning Milan derby". BBC Sport. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  6. ^ "Inter handed stadium ban and fine". BBC Sport. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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