Juventus vs. Inter, a never - ending story

They left their mark in the biggest game and at the toughest ground, one where Inter have won 16 times in their history. They are names that trace the entire Nerazzurri history, from the beginnings and early games of football to the most recent ones. Scrolling through past Juventus vs. Inter games, you can find some big names: Ermanno Aebi, Giuseppe Meazza, Amedeo Amadei, Istvan Nyers, Luis Suarez, Sandro Mazzola, Ruben Sosa, Julio Cruz, Diego Milito and Hakan Calhanoglu. There have been 180 matches in Serie A (since 1929/1930) between Juventus and Inter: the head-to-head record sees the Bianconeri in the lead with 87 wins, 45 draws and 48 Nerazzurri successes. Since the round robin league was introduced, Inter have won eleven times in away in Turin, with another added in 1983 following a forfeit (3-3 at the end of the game, which was consequently awarded to Inter following clashes before the match after an attack on the Nerazzurri team bus, causing injury to Marini). In 1930, Inter won the Scudetto in the first season the league moved to a round robin competition. In charge was Arpad Weisz, with Giuseppe Meazza as top scorer. The Nerazzurri won 2-1 in Turin thanks to Meazza and Visentin.

"The match was one of those that football connoisseurs like: very lively, played passionately from start to finish, full of stylish moves and without excessive roughness, with the exception of two or three episodes that poor Lorenzi will certainly not forget lightly, especially if the pain in the shins will be felt after the match". This is how the Corriere della Sera article on 5 November 1948 began, the day after Juventus vs. Inter was decided by Amedeo Amadei's goal, with a shot across goal from 20 metres out. The game was played on Thursday and won by the Nerazzurri. Three years later, Istvan Nyers left his mark: a brace in Juve 0-2 Inter. The title of the Corriere was clear: "Nerazzurri's imperious game".

In the 1960s, Inter won three times away at Juventus. They achieved them with famous goalscorers and others less renowned. In 1961, it was Hitchens, the first Englishman to play for the Nerazzurri, who opened the scoring in the 4-2 win, which also saw goals from Suarez and Lorenzo Bettini, with a decisive brace late on. In 1963, one of the sweetest Juventus vs. Inter games in Nerazzurri history was the one that (even if not mathematically) delivered the Nerazzurri's 8th Scudetto league title, the first of the Moratti era. Both teams were fighting for top spot, and it was done in Turin on 28 April and Herrera's Inter won thanks to a goal from Sandro Mazzola. "A superiority that cannot be discussed." "Inter are now champions." Herrera's words that sound so Inter: "We managed to win even when playing with eight and a half men." The win away to Juventus took Inter six points clear with three games to go. The race was put to bed in the next fixture, at the Olimpico away to Roma. In reality, the Scudetto was sewn onto the Nerazzurri shirt that day in which Mazzola scored a huge goal and then left the pitch wearing a suit jacket provided to him by a photographer from the newspaper, Corriere della Sera: he had given the match shirt to a Nerazzurri fan.

In 1965, on 16 May, Herrera's Inter beat Juventus 2-0 in Turin. They did it with goals from Suarez and Gori (first goal for the Nerazzurri). It was a victory with extra added value because it allowed them to overtake Milan at the top of the table with three games to go. A crucial success, which gave Inter one final push towards their ninth Italian league title. It would be a long time before it was repeated and after the 1983 forfeit victory, the next win would be in 1993. After 28 years, Inter came back from Turin with all three points. Bagnoli's Inter, who finished second at the end of the season, prevailed with goals in the first half from Sosa (great left-footed shot from outside the box) and Shalimov, with a delightful touch by Peruzzi following Fontolan's assist.

In the 2000s, Julio Cruz was Juventus' punisher par excellence. He would go on to net seven, in the league and Coppa Italia, against the Bianconeri. In 2003, he led Inter, together with Martins, to a 3-1 win. The first goal, from a free kick, was a masterpiece. But Inter dominated the entire match and came home from the Delle Alpi victorious.

In 2005, it was Cruz again, with a superb header to seal it 0-1.

From one Argentinian to another: Diego Milito was the man of the moment in a historic success. Inter won 3-1 on 3 November 2012 at the Juventus Stadium, imposing the Bianconeri's first defeat in history at their new ground. After Vidal's goal, Inter went mad in the second half, as Milito scored twice, and Palacio rounded off the win with a third late on.

Finally, the last Nerazzurri success which came in the 2021/22 season. Simone Inzaghi's first year as Inter boss saw four games against Juventus, including the final of the Italian Super Cup and the Coppa Italia, both trophies lifted by Inter. In the league, Inter and Juventus drew at San Siro, but in Turin it was the Nerazzurri who found a first win there in almost ten years. In a hard-fought match that was in the balance until the end, Hakan Calhanoglu's perfect penalty sealed victory.