If you like Italian football you’re in luck. On the 15th of January you have an unmissable appointment between two eternal rivals. Both teams of the city of Milan come across each other again in the most important football competition in Italy, the Serie A.

Rossoneros and interistas are at odds and have a rivalry which dates since the foundation of both clubs. The Milanese population is divided between fans of Inter and Milan.

Both teams share their stadium, the Giuseppe Meazza, also known as San Siro due to its location in the namesake district of the city. It has a capacity for 80,000 spectators and it has seen two World Cups and three European competition finals played on its grass. The teams alternate the stadium and every week one or the other plays its match there.

The origin of all the rivalry comes from a distance. At the beggining, the Milan Cricket and Football Club (original name of the currently named AC Milan) was the only team of the city but, in 1908, a disagreement emerged on the subject if it was convenient to allow foreigners to participate in the team. 43 directors and members of the club decided to turn away from the club and founded a new team, Internazionale di Milano. After this divison, the rossonero (red and black) team was quickly considered as the middle and lower classes team of the city, with its fans mainly being trade unionists and workers. However Inter was considered the club of the rich, but this fact has been forgotten in present times.

Inter has 18 Scudetti (league titles) in its cabinets, 7 Italian Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 3 European Cups, 2 Interncontinental Cups and 1 World Club Championship. Milan, meanwhile, has 18 Scudetti, 5 Italian Cups, 2 European Cup Winners Cup, 7 European Cups, 3 Intercontinental Cups and 1 World Club Championship.

These are two of the biggest clubs in world football who have faced each other in over 200 occasions and the statistics show a very balanced outcome in their head to head. Regarding the fans, Inter is the second most popular club in Italy behind Juventus from the city of Turin, while Milan occupies third place. During the days previous to the match, the city atmosphere is quite frankly intense and their fans proudly show their colours and flags on the balconies of their houses.

Both teams arrive to the match in very different situations. Inter is having an irregular season while Milan is presented as title contender.

The show which awaits us at the San Siro will be frankly intense, thrilling and vibrant, you can’t miss it! You can still buy tickets for the match in the main websites of sporting events.

Fernando Paterna

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Translated by: aleixgwilliam
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