Derby · San Siro & dintorni – Stadio Ippodromi
The derby One stadium, two ends Satellite view · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Since 10 January 1909, the first official one

The derby
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Derby day The distances to the three places of the crossroads, piazza Axum, the stadium, the racecourse, are given once only, in Football.

Diagram

Since 1947, two teams in one stadium

Since 14 September 1947 the two teams have shared the same ground, they come in from opposite ends, and for one Sunday the stadium is split in two.

Curva Nord · Inter The stadium since 1926
together since 1947 Curva Sud · Milan Via San Giusto 600 m Via Novara The crossroads North ↑

Not to scale · Archistadia, YesMilano

The name comes from the Madonnina, the golden statue on the Duomo. It belongs to the centre, not to this crossroads. Here is the stadium where the match has been played since 1947.

The first official meeting is on 10 January 1909 at the Campo Milan di Porta Monforte, Milan–Inter 3–2. An unofficial meeting took place on 18 October 1908 in Chiasso, 2–1.

On 19 September 1926, at the opening, the first match in the stadium is already a derby: Milan–Inter 3–6, Inter win at Milan’s home. First goal, Giuseppe Santagostino.

Postcard of the stadium after the second tier, 1950s: spiral ramps and cars parked in rows.

The stadium · 1950s

Postcard after the second tier

Helical ramps by Ronca and Calzolari, cars parked in herringbone. Harar is already close by; via San Giusto carries this load to the crossroads.

Author unidentified · Wikimedia Commons / Comune di Milano · PD-Italy · original record

Where it is played

From Chiasso to San Siro

From 1908 to today, the grounds of the derby up to the stadium six hundred metres from the crossroads.

Today

The divided stadium, from above

The whole stadium, the side Milan come in from, the side Inter come in from.

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From the collection

The derby in the collection’s plates

The catalogue plates showing the city derby, with author, collection and licence alongside.

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Scoreboard

Five results that are remembered

The home team is on the left. Dates and scores are those of the chronology below, each on two sources.

  1. 18 October 1908 Milan 2–1 Inter Chiasso · Coppa Chiasso The first time, as a friendly.
  2. 10 January 1909 Milan 3–2 Inter Porta Monforte The first official derby.
  3. 19 September 1926 Milan 3–6 Inter San Siro, opening Milan’s stadium opens with an Inter win.
  4. 6 November 1949 Inter 6–5 Milan San Siro The highest-scoring derby.
  5. 11 May 2001 Inter 0–6 Milan San Siro The widest margin.

Diagram

Who stands where, in the derby

CURVA NORD · INTER CURVA SUD · MILAN N ↑ towards via San Giusto and the crossroads
Schematic drawing, not to scale, with north at top.

Since 14 September 1947 Milan and Inter have played in the same stadium. In the derby the stadium divides: the Curva Sud, towards via Novara and the crossroads, belongs to Milan; the Curva Nord, on the opposite side, to Inter.

Coming from the crossroads you go up via San Giusto and reach the Curva Sud first. The aerial views on this page show the two ends as they are today.

The crowd

On the terraces

  • The Curva Sud. The Milan supporters’ sector. Recent photograph. The Curva Sud The Milan supporters’ sector. Recent photograph. Simov · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • On the terraces, 1958–62. Hats and overcoats on the steps, the pitch below. On the terraces, 1958–62 Hats and overcoats on the steps, the pitch below. Author unidentified · local Facebook groups of the area and of old Milan · low resolution, for documentation
  • The full stadium, 1970s–80s. View from above before the third tier. The full stadium, 1970s–80s View from above before the third tier. Author unidentified · local Facebook groups of the area and of old Milan · low resolution, for documentation

Photographs

The two teams, season by season

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Chronology

The derby’s dates, verified

The derby’s dates checked against at least two sources, from the Chiasso friendly of 1908 to the first official match in 1909 and beyond.

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Places

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The places the match connects, from the two ends to the city grounds where it was played before 1926.

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Video

The derby, from Milan’s channel

Where it continues

  • The two club legends, one for each end, who died in 2026, in In memoriam.
  • Milan, and the Curva Sud, in Milan.
  • Inter, and the Curva Nord, in Inter.
  • One hundred years of the ground, in A hundred years.
  • Who played here, day by day, in Anniversaries.

Chart

Two trophy cabinets, one stadium

League titles and European Cups of the two teams, at the end of the 2025–26 season. The year-by-year detail is on the pages Milan and Inter.

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The derby in Europe

Three Champions League ties, six matches in the same stadium

Milan and Inter have met three times in the Champions League, always in knockout rounds. Both legs are played at San Siro: only the home team changes.

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Now

The derbies of the 2026/27 season

The dates of this season’s derbies at San Siro, read from the site calendar. The result appears once the match is played.

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All dates in the calendar.

What this page rests on

Every fact is checked against at least two independent sources and, where one exists, the official source.

Two independent sources

Dates, measurements and names go through at least two sources that do not copy each other. Where it exists, we go to the original: the deed, the archive, the body that owns it. What appears in only one place waits.

One version only

If two sources disagree, the original document prevails. If even that is not enough, only the part they agree on is written: the year, for example, instead of the day.

Updated every day

The press review and calendar are updated every day. Everything else changes when a new document turns up, and then it changes everywhere at once.

From the community

Many memories, family photographs and tips come from people who live here, writing to the Facebook page. They are published only if the sender agrees. How to take part: Community.

Everything traceable

Sources are listed above and on the page Sources, with archive, shelfmark and terms of use.

No interpretation passed off as fact

An approximate figure stays approximate, a project stays a project until construction starts, and whatever does not add up stays out. The criteria are in Method.