Italy’s two most important football teams historically are AC Milan and Inter Milan. Both teams have experienced their share of domination in terms of success both domestically and internationally.
While Inter Milan has achieved success in both domestic and European competitions, AC Milan has won more Serie A crowns and Champions League trophies.
The “bigger” team is ultimately a matter of opinion and can change based on factors including past performance, fan base, and financial resources.
Both AC Milan and Inter Milan are highly popular football teams in Italy with a devoted fan base. Considering how successful both teams have been both domestically and globally, it is hard to say which is larger.
In terms of total trophies won, AC Milan has had a marginally better record. While Inter Milan has won three UEFA Champions League titles, seven Coppa Italia titles, and nineteen Serie A titles, AC Milan has won five, and 18 Serie A titles.
In the end, opinions about which club is larger may differ based on things like individual tastes, performance thus far, and past achievements. It has to be AC Milan, in my opinion, with the ridiculous players they’ve signed throughout the years, and their prime was absurd.
National titles: same Serie A titles, plus one (19 vs. 19). They were never demoted to Serie B (second division).
We were demoted twice, once for players who rigged games and the second time on the field as a result of a hazy incident involving Napoli and Genoa in which the keeper of Napoli effectively gave away a corner at the end of the match, allowing Genoa to score and move up above AC in the league table, consequently sending us down.
Inter defeated them 5 in the Coppa Italia but we defeated them 7 in the Supercoppa (the Supercoppa is the match between the champion of Serie A and the winner of Coppa Italia). Therefore, it’s a tie.
International titles: we laughably outperform them. As far as I can recall, there were seven Champions Leagues and four InterContinental/world championships versus three and three.
Second-tier cups are also preferred by AC.
Fan base: essentially unchanged in size. Although the overall score is equal, they may have a little lead among immigrants and youths as a result of Mourinho’s management of their achievements from 2006 to 2010.
Milan is essentially tied (when locals are taken into account, not the large number of internal immigrants who often prefer Juve or Napoli).
They are the inferior offshoot: Dissident managers and shareholders of AC Milan founded Inter in 1908. Founded in 1899 by Italian bourgeoisie and British entrepreneurs, AC had previously won national titles.
The city’s name is known to us. Say Milan, please. Milan is the name of who? Not AC, not Inter! (AC is so named since it comes from Italy, but nobody calls in this name in Italy.)
In conclusion, Inter is only a terrible spinoff that went too far, while AC is the venerable original.
The amount is equal, about 4 million each, and AC Milan obviously wins in terms of quality.
The only football/soccer team in Italy with a higher fan base is Juventus (8 million). Only three teams, Juventus, AC Milan, and Inter, have a sizable following outside of their respective cities and regions throughout the country. There are more AC Milan followers in Milan, but Inter has more supporters when taking the entire Lombardy region into account.
Alfred Ormonde Edwards, an Englishman, was the first president of AC Milan when it was founded in December 1899.
Conversely, Inter was established in 1908 by a group of AC Milam players who desired to see more foreign players play for their team; Hernst Marktl, Inter’s first captain, was Swiss.
The club rivalry between the two Italian teams is well-known. The Derby della Madonnina is among the greatest club rivalries in football history, much like the El Classico. The two have been sharing the San Siro stadium since 1946, and they continue to do so now.
The stadium was renamed the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in 1980 in honor of the well-known Italian forward who played most of his career with Inter and a brief stint for AC Milan. Regardless, the stadium is still widely referred to as the San Siro Stadium.
Their fans have always behaved violently toward one another because of their intense rivalry. The most notable one occurred in 2004–05 when Inter fans started throwing bottles, cash, and flares onto the field as AC Milan was ahead 1-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal matchup. The AC Milan goalie Dida was injured by one of the flames, necessitating the cancellation of the match.
The LA Lakers and LA Clippers are two NBA clubs that play on the same floor and have comparable histories. Some Milan supporters would even occasionally cheer for both teams. History will be created in the 2022–2023 Champions semifinals, which are now under progress.
There will be two Milan teams, and one will go to the finals. Seven titles is all that AC Milan has won—more than any other Italian team.
Inter was the only Italian team to complete a treble, having won three champions league titles, the most recent of which came with two more trophies.
The Juventus series Inter snapped a winning run in the 2020–2021 season, with AC Milan coming in second. AC Milan finished as runners-up and won the Scudetto the following year. They are both presently in the Champions League semifinals. It’s such a great moment to live in Milan!
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