Former Milan full-back Davide Calabria has opened up about his experiences enjoying within the Derby della Madonnina, and has revealed which two gamers had been his hardest opponents when enjoying towards Inter for the Milan youth sides again within the day.
The primary Derby della Madonnina of the season Inter are the designated dwelling facet, and at the moment sit on the high of the league desk on 24 factors. Milan, third on 22 factors, have a possibility to overhaul their metropolis rivals with a victory on Sunday.
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Calabria, who left Milan and joined Panathinaikos over the summer time, took half in 19 derbies towards Inter throughout his Rossoneri profession, however that tally doesn’t embrace the matches he performed towards the Nerazzurri within the youth sector. His first derby, in reality, got here 11 years in the past in 2014.
Calabria on Inter vs. Milan youth workforce battles: ‘The Curva Sud got here’
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JANUARY 06: Davide Calabria of AC Milan celebrates with the Italian Tremendous Cup Trophy after his workforce’s victory within the Italian Tremendous Cup Remaining between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Kingdom Area on January 06, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Pictures)
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Talking in an interview with Calabria revealed a particular anecdote from his first match towards Inter as an adolescent.
“The primary was within the Primavera: It was January in 2014, Pippo Inzaghi was teaching us. We performed at Interello and the Curva Sud got here to sing and chant for us. As a child, seeing these banners and listening to the help like that was lots,” Calabria stated.
“We received 2-0, Benedicic and Di Molfetta scored the targets. I got here on within the second half. Successful that derby in our opponents’ again yard, with our followers, made me really feel like I used to be on cloud 9. That day I realised that the derby was essentially the most lovely recreation of all.”
Calabria went on to elucidate that Inter’s Federico Dimarco, who’s of the identical age, has all the time been a tricky opponent within the Derby della Madonnina.
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 29: FC Internazionale coach Cristian Chivu and Federico Dimarco of FC Internazionale look on through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and ACF Fiorentina at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 29, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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He additionally pointed to Cremonese’s Federico Bonazzoli as one other of his hardest opponents within the Primavera days. The previous Nerazzurri youth participant has scored 4 targets from eight appearances in Serie A this season together with the winner towards the Rossoneri when he performed towards them within the first recreation of the 2025-26 season.
“These video games had been robust, performed with a whole lot of coronary heart. My hardest opponents had been Dimarco, he was already actually extremely rated at youth stage, and Bonazzoli – I see he hasn’t misplaced the behavior of scoring targets towards Milan but.”