It's easy, when thinking of the derby di Milano, to close your eyes and relive its history by turning the pages of memories written on the San Siro pitch a ritual shaped over 118 years of encounters that have forged one of the most famous and captivating rivalries in football history.Memories that have defined eras and spanned generations of supporters, stories passed down through the colours of each club, moments made immortal by those who witnessed them. The derby has always been all of this: the occasion when the city comes to a standstill, when the electricity in the air is unmistakable, the day when the rivalry between Inter and AC Milan reaches its peak, as the two sides battle it out on the San Siro turf for ninety unforgettable minutes.Yet the story of the derby extends far beyond the walls of the Meazza. The rivalry between Inter and AC Milan has long since outgrown the boundaries of Milan, becoming international and global. The Nerazzurri and the Rossoneri have conquered the world, and over the years the Derby della Madonnina has gained new chapters written far from San Siro. Fittingly, the very first Derby was not even played in Milano: the earliest documented meeting between the two clubs took place in Chiasso on 19 October 1908, with AC Milan running out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Lana and Payer, while Forlano scored for Inter.That thread linking Milano to the rest of the world will gain another chapter on Wednesday 5 August, when Inter and AC Milan meet in a friendly at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia. The fixture continues a tradition that began more than a century ago and provides the perfect opportunity to revisit every Derby played outside Italy, from competitive fixtures to friendlies, tracing the journey of Milano's greatest rivalry far beyond its home city.
Goals: 12' Mazzola (I), 13' Rognoni (M), 26' Mazzola (I), 27' Rig. Rivera (M), 40' Combin (M), 44' Combin (M), 45' Jair (I), 46' Anquilletti (M), 51' Rognoni (M), 84' Bedin.
The first Derby played abroad after the inaugural meeting in Chiasso saw the Nerazzurri and Rossoneri cross the Atlantic, with New York's Yankee Stadium hosting a friendly between AC Milan and Inter on 29 June 1969. Both sides had just enjoyed a decade at the summit of European football, with AC Milan having equalled Inter's tally of two European Cups only a month earlier. The match proved to be a spectacular affair, treating the large Italian-American crowd to a goal-filled contest. AC Milan led 4-3 at half-time, having twice come from behind after Sandro Mazzola's brace before taking the lead through Pierre Combin's two goals. The Rossoneri pulled further clear after the break with strikes from Angelo Anquilletti and Rognoni, before Gianfranco Bedin's late effort completed the scoring in a thrilling 6-4 encounter.
Goals: 4' and 75' Milito (I)
The derby returned overseas on 27 July 2009, once again in the United States, forty years after the meeting in New York. This time, the Gillette Sta