What is Derby della Madonnina?

Derby della Madonnina! That's a term we often hear when Internazionale and AC Milan meet each other in a fight. But what is the actual purpose of the Derby della Madonnina it?

It all began in 1908. At that time there were splits AC Milan about the transfer of foreign players. One faction, led by Giorgio Muggiani dissatisfied with the dominance of Italian players at AC Milan. Another faction wants Italy remains the dominant player in AC Milan.

Still not reached an agreement, the camp led by Giorgio Muggiani then get away from AC Milan. Together beberpa colleagues from Italy and Switzerland, Giorgio Muggiani later founded Internazionale Milano. Since it was also the derby between Milan and Inter created.

So what to do with said Della Madonnina? Patience, Milan derby between the two clubs are called Derby della Madonnina because as a tribute to the main icon of Milan, the statue of the Virgin Mary at the highest peak of the Milan Cathedral, which is often called the Madonnina.

Do not be surprised. The idea is simple. For the citizens of Milan where it is a sacred place of spiritual terms. as well as soccer, sport bal-balan also has to be like to be a belief in the State Pizza.

So it's normal if people gave the name of the city of Milan derby between Inter and Milan as the Derby della Madonnina, which indirectly suggests that whoever wins the derby is a team that is at the top of the city of Milan.