In the 1960s , the Milan derby saw two big stars of Italian football come face-to-face . One of the most representative players of Inter was Sandro Mazzola , the son of former Torino player Valentino Mazzola who , along with most of his Torino teammates , died in the 1949 Superga air disaster after dominating Serie A for four seasons . His Milan counterpart was Gianni Rivera , nicknamed " Golden Boy " for his talent . This era saw brilliant derby matches and an increasing rivalry : while Milan won the European Cup in 1962 – 63 , Inter followed with back-to-back success in the following years . Milan again won the title in 1968 – 69 . During this successful period for both teams , Milan were coached by Nereo Rocco and Inter by Helenio Herrera , both coaching many notable players . The rivalry continued on the Italian national team , where two players from their respective clubs would often not play together , with one usually being substituted by the other at half-time . Rivera ended up losing the starting line-up to Mazzola in the 1970 final against Brazil , in which Italy was defeated 1 – 4 by the South Americans . He would later enter in the 84th minute after Italy were already far behind
Superga air disaster
Superga air disaster
Derby della Madonnina