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Derby della Madonnina

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Adriano scores a goal for Inter during a football match against AC Milan in 2009.

The Derby della Madonnina, also known as the Derby di Milano or the Milan Derby, is an exciting football match between two famous teams from Milan, Italy: Inter Milan and AC Milan. The name comes from the Madonnina statue on top of the Milan Cathedral. Both teams are very successful and have a long history in Italian football.

In the past, Inter Milan was often supported by wealthier people, while AC Milan had more fans from working-class families. This led to fun nicknames and traditions, like Inter fans riding motorcycles to the stadium and AC Milan fans using trams. Today, these differences are less important, and people choose their team based on personal or family preference.

These matches happen at least twice every year during the league season, but they can also meet in other competitions like the Coppa Italia, Champions League, and Supercoppa Italiana. One special thing about this rivalry is that both teams play in the same stadium, San Siro. Inter fans usually sit in the northern end of the stadium, called Curva Nord, while AC Milan fans sit in the southern end, called Curva Sud.

History

On 13 December 1899, Herbert Kilpin and others created the Milan Cricket and Football Club. Alfred Edwards, a well-known person in Milan, became the first president. The team played cricket and football and soon became important under Herbert Kilpin's leadership. They won their first big prize, the "King's Medal," in January 1900 and later won three national leagues in 1901, 1906, and 1907. The 1901 win was special because it ended Genoa's streak of winning the title every year before that.

Scene of a Derby della Madonnina in 1915

On 9 March 1908, some players disagreed about foreign players and started a new team called Football Club Internazionale. The first big match between these two teams was in 1908 in Switzerland, and AC Milan won 2–1. At first, they played only sometimes, but since the 1926–27 season, they have played each other every year.

Inter won the first top league title in 1929–1930. They won again in 1938 and 1940 with great player Giuseppe Meazza. Between 1928 and 1938, Inter won 10 times, and AC Milan did not win any matches against them.

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

In 1951, AC Milan won the league for the first time since 1907. The 1960s were exciting with great players like Sandro Mazzola for Inter and Gianni Rivera for AC Milan. Both teams had successful years in Europe during this time.

AC Milan had a very successful time from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s with famous players like Marco van Basten and Paolo Maldini. Inter won the league in 1988–89 with players like Lothar Matthäus.

In 2006, Inter won the league title after a big problem with Juventus. Inter continued to win titles until 2009–10 when they won all three big tournaments in one year. AC Milan won the league in 2010–11 with new players like Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Between 2011–12 and 2019–20, both teams struggled, but Inter won the league in 2020–21, overtaking AC Milan. AC Milan caught up the next year. In 2022–23, Inter won the Italian Super Cup against AC Milan. In 2023–24, Inter won the league title in a match against AC Milan, passing them for the first time.

Official match results

  • 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

Statistics

As of 8 March 2026

Top scorers

As of 8 March 2026

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

The Andriy Shevchenko, the top scorer of the Milan derby (14), and Giuseppe Meazza, the highest scorer of the other team (12)

Most appearances

As of 8 March 2026

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

The Paolo Maldini, the record appearance-maker of the Milan derby (53) and Javier Zanetti, the record appearance-maker of the other team (45)

Managers

Appearances

As of 8 March 2026

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

The Nereo Rocco, the record appearance-maker of the derby (25) and Helenio Herrera, the record appearance-maker of the other team (18)

Records

  • Most goals in a single derby: 11, one team 6–5 the other (6 November 1949)
  • Largest derby margin of victory for one team: 0–6 (11 May 2001)
  • Largest derby margin of victory for the other team: 0–5 (6 February 1910)
  • Most derby wins in a row: 6, one team (from 5 February 1911 to 9 February 1913, and from 30 May 1946 to 11 April 1948), the other team (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, one team (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 one team: Sandro Mazzola, after 13 seconds (24 February 1963)
  • Fastest derby goal scored for the other team: José Altafini, after 25 seconds (26 March 1961)
  • Most goals in a single derby for a one team player: 4, José Altafini (27 March 1960)
  • Most goals in a single derby for an other team 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, 2025)
  • 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)

Most goals in a match

  • 11 goals on 6 November 1949, one team 6–5 the other
  • 9 goals on 30 April 1911, one team 6–3 the other
  • 9 goals on 6 November 1932, one team 5–4 the other
  • 8 goals on 6 February 1949, one team 4–4 the other
  • 8 goals on 27 March 1960, one team 5–3 the other
  • 7 goals on 22 February 1914, one team 5–2 the other
  • 7 goals on 28 March 1965, one team 5–2 the other
  • 7 goals on 28 October 2006, one team 3–4 the other

Biggest wins (4+ goals)

CompetitionTotal matches
played
Inter winsDrawsMilan winsInter goalsMilan goals
Prima Categoria145272724
Divisione Nazionale83141312
Serie A184705757260236
Total (league)206786068300272
Campionato Alta Italia210133
Coppa Italia2999112838
Supercoppa Italiana310265
UEFA Champions League622246
Total (official)246917184341324
RankPlayerTeam(s) (goals)Goals
1Ukraine Andriy ShevchenkoMilan14
2Italy Giuseppe MeazzaInter (12)
Milan (1)
13
3Sweden Gunnar NordahlMilan11
Hungary István NyersInter
5Sweden Zlatan IbrahimovićInter (2)
Milan (8)
10
Italy Enrico CandianiInter (7)
Milan (3)
7Argentina Lautaro MartínezInter9
8Italy Benito LorenziInter8
9Brazil Italy José AltafiniMilan7
Italy Alessandro AltobelliInter
Italy Roberto BoninsegnaInter
Belgium Louis Van HegeMilan
13Italy Aldo BoffiMilan6
Argentina Italy Attilio DemaríaInter
Italy Sandro MazzolaInter
Argentina Diego MilitoInter
Italy Pietro SerantoniInter
18Brazil AmarildoMilan5
Italy Pietro ArcariMilan
Italy Romeo BenettiMilan
Italy Mario CorsoInter
Argentina Mauro IcardiInter
Brazil KakáMilan
Belgium Romelu LukakuInter
Italy Gabriele OrialiInter
UruguayItaly Ettore PuricelliMilan
Italy Gianni RiveraMilan
Brazil RonaldoInter (4)
Milan (1)
RankPlayerTeam(s) (apps)Apps
1Italy Paolo MaldiniMilan53
2Argentina Javier ZanettiInter45
3Italy Giuseppe BergomiInter40
Italy Alessandro CostacurtaMilan
5Italy Gianni RiveraMilan38
6Italy Giacinto FacchettiInter37
Italy Sandro MazzolaInter
8Italy Franco BaresiMilan35
9Italy Mauro TassottiMilan31
10Italy Tarcisio BurgnichInter30
Italy Mario CorsoInter
Netherlands Clarence SeedorfInter (7)
Milan (23)
RankManagerTeam(s) (apps)Apps
1Italy Nereo RoccoMilan25
2Italy Giuseppe VianiMilan20
3Italy Carlo AncelottiMilan19
4Italy Fabio CapelloMilan18
Argentina Helenio HerreraInter
6Italy Stefano PioliInter (2)
Milan (15)
17
7Italy Simone InzaghiInter16
Sweden Nils LiedholmMilan
9Italy Roberto ManciniInter14
10Italy Giovanni TrapattoniMilan (3)
Inter (10)
13
Winning marginResultDateCompetition
6Inter 0–6 Milan11 May 2001Serie A
5Milan 0–5 Inter6 February 1910Prima Categoria
Milan 5–0 Inter8 January 1998Coppa Italia
4Inter 5–1 Milan27 February 1910Prima Categoria
Milan 1–5 Inter24 March 1974Serie A
Inter 5–1 Milan16 September 2023
Inter 4–0 Milan2 April 1967
Milan 0–4 Inter29 August 2009

Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2026)

  • Milan has 40 more top positions, while Inter has 51 more top positions, with 1 time they finished equal (as of the end of the 2025–26 season). There were no matches in 1980–81 Serie A and 1982–83 Serie A because Milan was in Serie B.

Notes:

  • The 1945–46 Italian Football Championship is not counted in Serie A statistics.
  • In 1957–58 Serie A, both teams had the same points and, because of the rules at that time, shared the ninth place.
  • In 1990–91 Serie A, the teams also had the same points, but Milan had a better goal difference, finishing second, while Inter was third.
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Players who played for both clubs

Note: This section talks about players who have played for both Inter Milan and AC Milan, counting only their games in the main league. Player names in bold are still playing for one of these clubs. The information was last updated on 9 May 2026.

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.

Milan, then Inter

PlayerPos.InterMilan
TenureAppsGoalsTenureAppsGoals
Italy Mario CeveniniDF1915–1916301916–191942
1919–1921361
Italy Pietro BronziniFW1915–1916??1916–191740
1919–19261395
Italy Eugenio NegriMF1918–1919001919–192010
Italy Luigi BindaGK1912–1913001919–1922480
1923–192520
Italy Antonio Da SaccoDF1920–19223601923–1925140
1931–193200
Italy Guglielmo TornabuoniMF1924–1925113192500
192583
1925–1926101
Italy Orlando BocchiMF1925–1926??1930–1932352
Italy Enrico RivoltaMF1922–1933265541936–193700
Italy Renato De ManzanoMF1933–19341421936–1937110
Italy Elpidio CoppaMF1932–1934101938–1939112
Italy Carlo VillaMF1936–19372311944–1945140
Italy Umberto GuarnieriFW1938–194252251944–1945206
Italy Pietro RebuzziMF1939–19411151944–194520
1942–1944116
Italy Giuseppe MeazzaFW1927–19403482411940–1942379
1946–1947172
Italy Celso BattaiaDF1938–1940401946–1947130
1941–1943290
1943–1944110
1944–1945120
Italy Enrico CandianiMF1937–1946187711949–1950228
Italy Narciso SoldanGK1949–19514201956–1959360
Italy Giorgio GhezziGK1951–195818601959–19651230
Italy Gino PivatelliFW1947–19491961–19633711
Italy Saul MalatrasiDF1964–19662201967–1970670
Argentina Antonio AngelilloFW1957–1961113681965–1966111
1967–196831
Italy Aldo BetDF1967–1968801974–19811440
Italy Egidio CalloniFW1968–1970001974–197810131
Italy Massimo SilvaFW1968–1971001976–1977204
Italy Giorgio MoriniMF1967–1968001976–1981754
Italy Oscar DamianiDF1968–1969001982–19845517
Italy Adelio MoroMF1972–19756191981–1982191
Italy Tiziano ManfrinMF1973–1974001982–1983170
Italy Nazzareno CanutiDF1974–198213011982–1983350
Italy Giancarlo PasinatoMF1978–19829661982–1983337
1983–1985352
Italy Aldo SerenaFW1978–1981211982–1983208
1981–1983212
1983–1985288
1987–1991114451991–1993100
Italy Maurizio GanzFW1995–199768261998–2001409
Italy Fabio Di SauroDF1993–1999101999–200100
Italy Giorgio FrezzoliniGK1995–200100199900
Italy Pierluigi OrlandiniMF1994–1996304200021
Italy Andrea PolizzanoDF1997–2000002000–200300
Nigeria Taribo WestDF1997–19994412000–200141
Brazil RonaldoFW1997–200268492007–2008209
Ivory Coast Cyril DomoraudDF1999–2001602001–200400
Italy Andrea PirloMF1998–20012202001–201128432
Croatia Dario ŠimićDF1999–20026632002–2008821
Italy Marco VaraldiGK2000–2003002003–200800
Italy Christian VieriFW1999–20051431032005–200681
Italy Matteo BoganiFW2000–2001002001–200300
Italy Giuseppe TicliMF1999–2003002003–200700
Italy Alessandro LiviMF2001–2003002003–200500
Netherlands Clarence SeedorfMF2000–20026482002–201230047
Italy Luca CeccarelliDF200200200300
Italy Salvatore FerraroDF2002102003–200800
Argentina Hernán CrespoFW2002–20031872004–20052811
2006–20084918
2008–2009142
Italy Giuseppe FavalliDF2004–20064902006–2010802
Netherlands Chedric SeedorfMF2000–2001002008–200900
Hungary Attila FilkorMF2006–2010002010–201500
Romania Cristian DaminuțăDF2008–2010102010–201500
Switzerland Mattia DesoleDF2008–2010002010–201400
Italy Mattia DestroFW2005–2010002015153
Sweden Zlatan IbrahimovićFW2006–200988572010–20126142
2020–20236434
Italy Mario BalotelliFW2007–201059202013–20144326
2015–2016201
Brazil Amantino ManciniFW2008–2011261201070
Italy Luca SantonocitoMF2005–2007002010–201400
Ghana Sulley MuntariMF2008–20126672012133
2012–2015578
Italy Giampaolo PazziniFW2011–201250162012–20157421
Italy Andrea PoliMF2011–20121802013–2017903
Argentina Matías SilvestreDF2012–2015902013–201441
Uruguay Diego LaxaltDF2013–2016002018–2021240
Italy Leonardo BonucciDF2005–2006102017–2018352
2006–200900
PlayerPos.MilanInter
TenureAppsGoalsTenureAppsGoals
Switzerland Hugo RietmannMF1906–190820190910
Switzerland Carlo HopfMF190800190920
Switzerland Arnaldo WoelkelMF1908??190920
Italy Franco BontadiniMF1910–1911711911–19204728
Italy Gustavo CarrerFW1904–1907201912–191360
1909–1912386
Italy Giuseppe RizziMF1904–1907731913–1915200
1910–19134216
Italy Aldo CeveniniFW1909–191242261912–19155142
1915–1919001919–1921182
1922–1923222
Italy Luigi CeveniniFW1911–1912111912–19155565
1915–1919001919–19214055
1922–19279444
Italy Julio BavastroFW1910–19133741913–19164110
Italy Marco SalaDF1908–19209031921–1922180
Italy Cesare CeveniniDF1917–1918001919–1923123
1926–1927??
Italy Carlo CeveniniFW1917–1920921920–19211615
1923–19276825
Italy Francesco SolderaMF1914–192410891924–192510
Italy Guglielmo GajaniMF1918–1919001927–1928??
1925–1927180
Italy Giovanni BolzoniDF1924–1925101928–1932710
1926–192740
Italy Alessandro SavelliMF1923–192778351927–1928166
Italy Emilio GattoronchieriMF1934–1936701936–1938150
Italy Bernardo PoliDF1933–1935001939–1944462
Italy Oliviero MascheroniMF1934–1936601941–1942133
Italy Savino BelliniMF1943–1944001945–194671
Italy Romano PenzoFW1943–19441141945–1946278
Italy Sergio MarchiDF1944–19451701945–1948880
Italy Lino GravaDF1947–1949301952–195310
Italy Bruno MazzaMF1942–1943311952–1955837
Italy Celestino CelioMF1952–19532601955–1956161
Italy Eugenio RizzoliniDF1955–1956001956–195941
Italy Lorenzo BuffonGK1949–195927701960–1963790
Italy Gaetano SalveminiFW1958–1959001968–196900
Peru Víctor BenítezDF1962–19631211967–196881
1964–1965161
Italy Dario BarluzziGK1962–19678501967–196800
Italy Aquilino BonfantiMF1964–1965301967–196871
Italy Nevio ScalaMF1965–19691101973–1975261
1975–1976230
Italy Fulvio CollovatiDF1976–198215841982–19861093
Italy Sergio BattistiniDF1980–1985162291990–199411210
Italy Fabrizio FerronGK1985–1986001999–200040
Italy Francesco ToldoGK1990–1993002001–20101480
Italy Christian PanucciDF1993–19968991999–2001261
Italy Cristian BrocchiMF1994–1998002000–2001151
2001–2008994
Italy Roberto BaggioFW1995–199751121998–2000419
Italy Davide CordoneMF1998–1999001999–200300
Italy Marco BonuraMF1997–2000002000–200300
Italy Stefano LombardiDF1993–1994002000–200400
Italy Francesco CocoDF1995–20025622002–2007260
Netherlands Edgar DavidsMF1996–19971902004–2005140
France Patrick VieiraMF1995–1996202006–2010676
Argentina Andrés GuglielminpietroMF1998–20015762001–2004300
Italy Domenico MorfeoMF1998–19991112002–2003171
Denmark Thomas HelvegDF1998–200310502003–2004230
Croatia Dražen BrnčićMF2000–2001102001–200300
Italy Paolo GinestraGK2000–2001002001–200400
Turkey Ümit DavalaDF2001–20021002002–200400
Italy Matteo GiordanoDF2001–2003002003–200700
Italy Simone BrunelliGK2002–2003002003–200500
Italy Matteo DeiniteMF2002–2003002003–200700
Italy Ronny TomaMF2002–2003002003–200800
Italy Marco FossatiMF2002–20072007–2010
2010–2011
2011–201500
Italy Antonio CassanoFW2011–20123372012–2013287
Ghana Edmund HottorMF2010–2015002016–201700
Italy Matteo DarmianDF2006–2010402020–present14911
Turkey Hakan ÇalhanoğluMF2017–2021135222021–present15037
Italy Raoul BellanovaDF2018–2019002022–2023180
Italy Francesco AcerbiDF2012–2013602022–present1003

Managers who worked at both clubs

Inter, then Milan

Milan, then Inter

ManagerInterMilan
TenureMatchesWinsDrawsLossesTenureMatchesWinsDrawsLosses
Hungary József Viola1928–192931173111933–1934
1938–1940
71271826
Italy Stefano Pioli2016–201727143102019–20242401305852
ManagerMilanInter
TenureMatchesWinsDrawsLossesTenureMatchesWinsDrawsLosses
Italy Giuseppe Bigogno1946–19491166127281958–1959261655
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni1974
1975–1976
472113131986–19912331246544
Italy Luigi Radice1981–1982236891983–198441161312
Italy Ilario Castagner1982–1984783632101984–198570362014
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni1998–20011255444272003–200443181312
Brazil Leonardo Araújo2009–2010482313122010–2011322147

Trophies

As of 13 May 2026

InterCompetitionMilan
Domestic
21Serie A19
10Coppa Italia5
8Supercoppa Italiana8
39Domestic total32
International
3UEFA Champions League7
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)2
3UEFA Cup
UEFA Super Cup5
2Intercontinental Cup (defunct)3
1FIFA Club World Cup1
9International total18
48Grand total50

Images

Portrait of Ukrainian footballer Andriy Shevchenko wearing his AC Milan jersey in 2004.
Giuseppe Meazza, an Italian football player, posing in his Inter Milan team jersey in 1935.
Paolo Maldini, a famous Italian footballer, wearing his team jersey.
Javier Zanetti, a professional soccer player, wearing his team's jersey during a match.
Coach Nereo Rocco of AC Milan in the team’s locker room during a 1967 football match.
A black-and-white photo of Helenio Herrera, a famous football coach, during the 1964–65 season with Inter Milan.

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