The Derby d'Italia (Italian for "Derby of Italy") is a bi-annual football fixture in Italian football between Internazionale and Juventus.
The name "Derby d'Italia" was coined in 1967 by the famous Italian sports journalist Gianni Brera. Nevertheless, this definition should now be used for the match between Juventus and Milan since no Italian clubs combined total as many Serie A titles. When Brera died in 1991, Inter and Juventus were the first two teams as regards the number of national titles (scudetti) won, but Milan overcame the nerazzurri in 1994, clinching his 14th success in Italia Serie A.
On the other hand, the match between Inter and Juventus was unique in Italian Football, as aside from the 2006-2007 season (when Juventus were relegated as part of Calciopoli) it had been played in every year of Serie A's existence. Nowadays the two most supported Italian clubs are Juventus and Milan.
The term "derby" in Italy is mainly used for matches played between teams of the same town or at least of the same geographic area.
