Its called the Derby della Madonnina, or the Milan Derby. It dates back to 1908, issues over the signing of foreign players led to a split and the foundation of F.C. Internazionale Milano. This started a now historical rivalry between the two cross-town clubs, a rivalry especially heated since Inter broke off from AC Milan. The most notorious scoreline in the history of this fixture came in 3 March 1918, when Milan thrashed Inter 8 goals to 1. I MEAN HOW COOL IS THAT?!
The most infamous of the derby matches between AC Milan and Inter was the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal on April 12, 2005.
With Milan leading 1-0 (and 3-0 on aggregate) thanks to an early Andriy Shevchenko goal, Inter's hardcore supporters became infuriated after a second-half Esteban Cambiasso score was controversially nullified by referee Markus Merk who, moments later, booked Cambiasso for dissent, due to the fact that he had just whistled an Inter player for a foul on Milan keeper Dida. Bottles and various debris were subsequently thrown onto the pitch, but soon escalated to lit flares. As Dida attempted to clear bottles in order to take a goal kick, a flare hurtled down from the upper deck and struck the Brazilian on the back of his right shoulder. Merk halted the match at the 74th minute. After a thirty-minute delay in which firefighters were called in to remove the burning flares from the pitch, the match was restarted. Dida, however, was unable to continue, and was substituted by Christian Abbiati. Less than a minute later, though, Merk finally abandoned the match after more flares and debris rained down. The match was awarded as a 3-0 victory, totaling a 5-0 aggregate, to Milan. Talk about injury to the insult, Inter was fined €200,000 (£132,000) - the largest fine ever handed down by UEFA - and were ordered to play their first four Champions League matches behind closed doors in the 2005-06 season as punishment, they deserved it.
Here is head-to-head statistics...its evenly matched:
| Inter Wins | Draws | Milan Wins | Total Games | Inter Goals | A.C Milan Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championships | 61 | 52 | 57 | 170 | 247 | 233 |
| Coppa Italia | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 32 |
| Champions League | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4* |
| Totals | 68 | 61 | 68 | 197 | 270 | 269 |
| Other Meetings | 23 | 11 | 37 | 71** | 126** | 159** |
| Totals | 91 | 72 | 105 | 268 | 396 | 428 |
Milan players called up
Abbiati, Dida, Antonini, Bonera, Favalli, Jankulovski, Kaladze, Maldini, Zambrotta, Ambrosini, Cardacio, Emerson, Flamini, Gattuso, Kakà, Pato, Seedorf, Shevchenko, Ronaldinho.
Unavailable players: Nesta, Senderos, Pirlo, Borriello, Inzaghi.
Unavailable players: Nesta, Senderos, Pirlo, Borriello, Inzaghi.
Inter players called up
Toldo, Julio Cesar, Orlandoni, Cordoba, Zanetti, Maicon, Burdisso, Materazzi, Rivas, Chivu, Stankovic, Vieira, Cambiasso, Mancini, Bolzoni, Quaresma, Ibrahimovic, Cruz, Adriano, Crespo, Balotelli
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