Juve-Milan Derby 1960s
The Old Lady of Italian football.
Juventus Football Club, commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve, is a professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. They compete in Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. Founded in 1897 by a group of Turinese students, Juventus is one of Italy's oldest football clubs and has played their home matches at the Juventus Stadium since 2011.
Quick Facts
- Rivalry name
- Derby d'Italia
- Primary league
- Serie A
- Key juventus star
- Omar Sívori
- Key milan star
- Gianni Rivera
- Notable individual honour
- Sívori Ballon d'Or 1961
- Era context
- Post-War Reconstruction
Lore & Background
Nicknamed 'the Old Lady', Juventus is the most successful club in Italian football. Founded as Sport-Club Juventus, the club established itself as a major force in Italian football during the 1930s and at international stage during mid-1970s. Under Giovanni Trapattoni between the late 1970s and mid-1980s, Juventus became the first club to win all three major UEFA competitions. Under Marcello Lippi in the 1990s, Juventus won five league titles and the 1996 Champions League, reaching three consecutive Champions League finals between 1996 and 1998. Between 2012 and 2020, Juventus won a record nine consecutive Serie A titles.
Reader's Guide
Juventus have won a record 36 Italian league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies, and nine Supercoppa Italiana trophies. Internationally, the club has won two European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, one European Cup Winners' Cup, three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. With eleven international trophies, Juventus occupy the sixth position in Europe and 12th position worldwide for most confederation titles.
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