Week 23 of the Italian League will present the Derby della Madonnina, Inter Milan vs. AC Milan. Inter v Milan match is held at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy, Sunday (02/09/2020).
Nerazzuri – Inter Milan’s nickname – is currently ranked second in the Italian League standings with a collection of 51 points. Meanwhile, the Rossoneri – AC Milan’s nickname – are ranked 6th with a collection of 32 points, thanks to the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
At the first meeting on Saturday (2/8/2020), Inter Milan managed to win over AC Milan with a score of 2-0. Two winning goals were scored by Marcelo Brozovic (49 ‘) and Romelu Lukaku (78’).
Ahead of the 172nd Derby della Madonnina, there are 5 interesting facts from the Inter vs AC Milan:
1. The first derby held outside Italy
The first Derby della Madonnina was a friendly match on 10 January 1909. The match was not held in Milan, Italy , but in Chiasso, Switzerland. It ended with a 2-1 victory for AC Milan. Since then, Inter Milan and AC Milan have faced each other for 224 times in the city of Milan. Only one official match was held abroad, namely during the 2011 Italian Super Cup in Beijing, China.
2. Three players who have made the most appearances in the derby
There are three players as well as the captains of the two teams who made the most appearances in this Milan derby. These players are Paolo Maldini (AC Milan, 1985-2009) with 56 appearances, Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan, 1995-2014) with 47 appearances, and Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter Milan, 1980-1999) with 44 appearances.
3. Top scorer in the history of Derby della Madonnina
Ukrainian player, Andriy Shevchenko, became the top scorer in derby history with 14 goals. Followed by the Nerazzurri legend, Giuseppe Meazza who scored 13 goals (12 goals for Inter and 1 goal for Milan).
4. The fastest goal in the Derby Della Madonnina
Inter Milan legend Sandro Mazzola became the player who scored the fastest goal in the derby. On February 24, 1963, he scored in just 13 seconds in a match that ended in a 1-1 score.
Derby della Madonnina is a derby football match between the two prominent Milanese clubs Internazionale and Milan. It is called the Derby della Madonnina in the honor 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)
