ACF Fiorentina–Juventus F.C. rivalry



The ACF Fiorentina–Juventus F.C. rivalry is an inter-city football rivalry contested between Florence-based Fiorentina and Turin-based Juventus. Unlike most other football derbies, this one is borne not out of geographical proximity ; political differences ; or longstanding competitiveness, but rather is a development from the latter decades of the 20th century based on local patriotism, or campanilismo, bitterness and accusations of 'thievery'.
The rivalry has been fuelled by their controversial meetings in cup finals, and competition in the transfer market. A player transferring from one club to the other, especially from Florence to Turin, is usually branded a 'traitor' by fans.
Juventus is the most successful team in Italian football, winning 36 league titles, 13 Coppa Italia titles and eight Supercoppa Italiana titles, all national records. Fiorentina, meanwhile, has won two league titles, six Coppa Italia titles, and a Supercoppa Italiana.

Background

To some extent the rivalry has its origins in the fans of the local teams in Tuscany, as in many other areas of Italy, growing tired of seeing people from their towns heading off to support the country's most successful teams, primarily Juventus. Like many of Europe’s biggest clubs, the Bianconeri have attracted followers from far and wide, but the Renaissance town of Florence remained true to Fiorentina. In addition to this and the typical aspect of pride between the residents of two important cities, Juventus had beaten Fiorentina 11–0 in their first league meeting in 1928, a humiliating result which had not been forgotten by either set of fans despite the passage of time. They also contested the 1960 Coppa Italia final, won by Juve.

1981–82 Serie A title

In 1980, Fiorentina was bought by Flavio Pontello, a man from a rich house-building family who had aspirations to bring the Viola its third title and built the team around Italian star, Giancarlo Antognoni. On the final day of the 1981–82 Serie A season, with both teams competing for the national championship, a series of debatable decisions in two different matches intensified the rivalry. Heading into the last game, both teams were level on 44 points at the top of the table; Fiorentina went to relegation-threatened Cagliari, who needed a point to survive, while Juventus headed to Catanzaro, in seventh position with nothing to play for. Fiorentina had a goal disallowed for a push on the opposing goalkeeper as Cagliari managed to play out a 0–0 draw to steer clear of relegation. In Calabria, Catanzaro were denied a penalty while Juventus were awarded one, from which they scored to win 1–0 and claim their 20th scudetto In the aftermath, Fiorentina's playmaker Giancarlo Antognoni famously remarked, 'Ci hanno rubato il titolo', meaning 'They have stolen the title'. The Viola tifosi soon coined a saying, 'meglio secondo che ladri', meaning 'better to be second than thieves'.

1989–90 UEFA Cup final

Juventus won two more championships in the 1980s, while Fiorentina had inconsistent fortunes. In 1985, Fiorentina bought Roberto Baggio, an 18-year-old striker, from Vicenza, for 2.7 billion lire. Considered one of the leading players of the league, he led Fiorentina to the final of the 1989–90 UEFA Cup, setting up the first all-Italian final in the history of the tournament against their arch-nemesis Juventus. Both sides had had close encounters with German teams in the semi-finals, Fiorentina beating Werder Bremen on away goals, and Juventus pipping 1. FC Köln 3–2.
The final was to be played over two legs, with the first leg to be held in Turin, while the second was held in Stadio Partenio in Avellino – Fiorentina's home stadium was under renovation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and the fixture was originally moved to the Stadio Renato Curi in Perugia, fairly close to Florence, but was then moved further away as punishment for supporters having staged a pitch invasion during the Werder Bremen tie. Avellino, despite being in Southern Italy, was a town with many fans of the Bianconeri and this concerned the Viola supporters. However, worries turned to anger when, with the score tied 1–1 in Turin, officials missed an apparent push by Juventus' Pierluigi Casiraghi on Fiorentina’s Celeste Pin, allowing Angelo Alessio's deflected shot to fire the home side in front. Juventus ended up winning 3–1, and during the post-match interview, Pin was heard shouting 'ladri' at Juventus' manager Dino Zoff. Between the two legs, Juventus' goalkeeper Stefano Tacconi reminded Fiorentina that, while they might win the war of words, his side would win on the pitch. The second leg ended 0–0, and Juventus became the first Italian team to win two UEFA Cup titles.

Transfer of Roberto Baggio

Pontello was suffering from economic difficulties by this time, and was considering the sale of the club's prized asset: Roberto Baggio. Juventus were the club willing to pay a then world-record fee of 25 billion lire, the world record transfer for a footballer at the time. His transfer led to severe riots in the streets of Florence and fans laid siege to the club’s headquarters; reports described bricks, chains and Molotov cocktails being thrown. In the two days following the transfer, Pontello was forced to take refuge in the Stadio Artemio Franchi, while 50 injuries and nine arrests were recorded. Baggio was called a 'traitor', but he still held the city of Florence and its football team close to his heart. On his return to his former home, he refused to take a penalty awarded to Juventus and was seen embracing a Viola scarf thrown by the Florentine supporters while waving it in the direction of the Curva Fiesole, the stronghold of the club's ultras. While this endeared him to the Fiorentina followers, it caused a rift between him and Juventus supporters.

1990s and 2000s

Fiorentina were relegated in 1993, and although they made it back the very next year, the rivalry took on a somewhat one-sided dimension in the following years. Both sides had scandals to deal with in the 2000s, as Fiorentina declared bankruptcy in June 2002 and was re-established by the della Valle brothers in August 2002 as Associazione Calcio Fiorentina e Fiorentina Viola, playing in Serie C2, the fourth tier of Italian football. Former Juventus player, Angelo di Livio, was the only player to remain at the club as they returned to top-flight football in two years. Both teams, among others, were implicated in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, which relegated Juventus to Serie B, and revoked their last two titles. Fiorentina meanwhile were given a 15-point penalty applied to the next season.
In 2012, the hierarchies of the two clubs clashed after Juventus made a late bid to hijack Fiorentina’s pursuit of Dimitar Berbatov. In the end, the Bulgarian snubbed both clubs for Fulham, but this did not stop the Fiorentina owners from claiming their rivals 'knew nothing of the values of honesty, fair play and sporting ethics.'

Transfer of Federico Bernardeschi

History repeated itself for Fiorentina in the summer of 2017, with the della Valle brothers looking to sell the club but with no takers. Many top players, including Matías Vecino, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Borja Valero, and Ciprian Tătărușanu were released or sold as the owners wanted to recoup funds rather than invest in the club. They wished to renew the contract of local star, Federico Bernardeschi, but he was unwilling to renew his deal with the Viola and instead secured a transfer to rivals Juventus for €40 million on a five-year deal. Fans responded with vulgar banners saying 'A chi non piacerebbe sputarti in faccia... Bernardeschi gobbo di merda', which translates to 'Who wouldn't like to spit in your face, Bernardeschi you shitty hunchback'. On 9 February 2018, Bernardeschi returned to Florence, receiving vulgar insults throughout the match. He scored a free kick in the second half to silence the crowd.

Official matches

Source:
SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1928–29Divisione Nazionale7 October 1928Juventus
11–0
Fiorentina
1928–29Divisione Nazionale10 February 1929Fiorentina
0–4
Juventus
1931–32Serie A24 January 1932Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
1931–32Serie A12 June 1932Juventus
2–2
Fiorentina
1932–33Serie A8 January 1933Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1932–33Serie A28 May 1933Juventus
5–0
Fiorentina
1933–34Serie A5 November 1933Juventus
5–0
Fiorentina
1933–34Serie A18 March 1934Fiorentina
2–2
Juventus
1934–35Serie A3 February 1935Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1934–35Serie A2 June 1935Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
1935–36Serie A3 November 1935Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1935–36Serie A1 March 1936Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1935–36Coppa Italia QF24 May 1936Juventus
1–3
Fiorentina
1936–37Serie A10 January 1937Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1936–37Serie A16 May 1937Fiorentina
2–2
Juventus
1937–38Serie A24 October 1937Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1937–38Serie A16 May 1938Juventus
5–2
Fiorentina
1939–40Serie A22 October 1939Juventus
3–2
Fiorentina
1939–40Serie A25 February 1940Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1939–40Coppa Italia SF9 June 1940Fiorentina
3–0
Juventus
1940–41Serie A19 January 1941Juventus
2–3
Fiorentina
1940–41Serie A4 May 1941Fiorentina
5–0
Juventus
1940–41Coppa Italia R1618 May 1941Fiorentina
5–3
Juventus
1941–42Serie A26 October 1941Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1941–42Serie A15 February 1942Juventus
4–2
Fiorentina
1942–43Serie A3 January 1943Juventus
5–2
Fiorentina
1942–43Serie A18 April 1943Fiorentina
3–4
Juventus
1946–47Serie A13 October 1946Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
1946–47Serie A9 March 1947Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1947–48Serie A11 January 1948Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1947–48Serie A6 June 1948Fiorentina
2–4
Juventus
1948–49Serie A26 September 1948Juventus
3–2
Fiorentina
1948–49Serie A16 January 1949Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1949–50Serie A11 September 1949Juventus
5–2
Fiorentina
1949–50Serie A15 January 1950Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1950–51Serie A15 October 1950Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
1950–51Serie A25 February 1951Juventus
5–0
Fiorentina
1951–52Serie A30 September 1951Fiorentina
0–2
Juventus
1951–52Serie A2 March 1952Juventus
4–0
Fiorentina
1952–53Serie A12 October 1952Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
1952–53Serie A22 February 1953Juventus
8–0
Fiorentina
1953–54Serie A27 September 1953Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1953–54Serie A14 February 1954Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1954–55Serie A17 October 1954Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1954–55Serie A6 March 1955Juventus
4–1
Fiorentina
1955–56Serie A2 October 1955Juventus
0–4
Fiorentina
1955–56Serie A26 February 1956Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1956–57Serie A27 January 1957Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
1956–57Serie A16 June 1957Fiorentina
2–2
Juventus
1957–58Serie A15 December 1957Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1957–58Serie A4 May 1958Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1958–59Serie A2 November 1958Fiorentina
3–3
Juventus
1958–59Serie A22 March 1959Juventus
3–2
Fiorentina
1958–59Coppa Italia10 June 1959Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
1959–60Serie A8 November 1959Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
1959–60Serie A27 March 1960Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1959–60Coppa Italia Final18 September 1960Juventus
3–2 1
Fiorentina
1960–61Serie A23 October 1960Fiorentina
3–0
Juventus
1960–61Serie A5 March 1961Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1960–61Coppa Italia SF10 May 1961Fiorentina
3–1
Juventus
1961–62Serie A19 November 1961Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1961–62Serie A18 March 1962Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1962–63Serie A30 September 1962Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1962–63Serie A3 February 1963Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1963–64Serie A6 October 1963Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
1963–64Serie A23 February 1964Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1964–65Serie A8 November 1964Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1964–65Serie A21 March 1965Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1965–66Serie A14 November 1965Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1965–66Serie A27 March 1966Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
1966–67Serie A2 October 1966Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
1966–67Serie A12 February 1967Juventus
4–1
Fiorentina
1967–68Serie A26 November 1967Juventus
2–2
Fiorentina
1967–68Serie A17 March 1968Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1968–69Serie A19 January 1969Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1968–69Serie A11 May 1969Juventus
0–2
Fiorentina
1969–70Serie A30 November 1969Juventus
2–0
Fiorentina
1969–70Serie A22 March 1970Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1970–71Serie A24 January 1971Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
1970–71Serie A23 May 1971Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
1971–72Serie A16 January 1972Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1971–72Serie A21 May 1972Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1972–73Serie A3 December 1972Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
1972–73Serie A7 April 1973Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1973–74Serie A20 January 1974Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1973–74Serie A12 May 1974Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
1974–75Serie A19 January 1975Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1974–75Serie A11 May 1975Fiorentina
4–1
Juventus
1975–76Serie A19 October 1975Juventus
4–2
Fiorentina
1975–76Serie A22 January 1976Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1976–77Serie A12 December 1976Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1976–77Serie A10 April 1977Fiorentina
1–3
Juventus

SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamResultAway team
1977–78Serie A23 October 1977Juventus
5–1
Fiorentina
1977–78Serie A26 February 1978Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1978–79Coppa Italia R13 September 1978Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1978–79Serie A7 January 1979Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
1978–79Serie A29 April 1979Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
1979–80Serie A6 January 1980Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1979–80Serie A11 May 1980Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1980–81Serie A1 February 1981Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
1980–81Serie A24 May 1981Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1981–82Serie A29 November 1981Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1981–82Serie A4 April 1982Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1982–83Serie A10 October 1982Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
1982–83Serie A20 February 1983Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1983–84Serie A27 November 1983Fiorentina
3–3
Juventus
1983–84Serie A1 April 1984Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1984–85Serie A16 December 1984Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1984–85Serie A28 April 1985Juventus
1–2
Fiorentina
1985–86Coppa Italia R14 September 1985Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1985–86Serie A1 December 1985Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1985–86Serie A6 April 1986Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1986–87Serie A12 October 1986Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1986–87Serie A1 March 1987Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1987–88Serie A17 January 1988Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1987–88Serie A15 May 1988Juventus
1–2
Fiorentina
1988–89Serie A15 January 1989Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
1988–89Serie A28 May 1989Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
1989–90Serie A6 September 1989Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
1989–90Serie A17 January 1990Fiorentina
2–2
Juventus
1989–90UEFA Cup Final2 May 1990Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
1989–90UEFA Cup Final16 May 1990Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
1990–91Serie A2 December 1990Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
1990–91Serie A6 April 1991Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1991–92Serie A1 September 1991Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1991–92Serie A26 January 1992Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1992–93Serie A6 December 1992Fiorentina
2–0
Juventus
1992–93Serie A25 April 1993Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina
1994–95Serie A4 December 1994Juventus
3–2
Fiorentina
1994–95Serie A29 April 1995Fiorentina
1–4
Juventus
1995–96Serie A19 November 1995Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1995–96Serie A24 March 1996Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
1996–97Serie A29 September 1996Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
1996–97Serie A23 February 1997Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1997–98Serie A5 October 1997Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
1997–98Coppa Italia QF7 January 1998Fiorentina
2–2
Juventus
1997–98Coppa Italia QF20 January 1998Juventus
0–0
Fiorentina
1997–98Serie A22 February 1998Fiorentina
3–0
Juventus
1998–99Serie A13 December 1998Fiorentina
1–0
Juventus
1998–99Serie A25 April 1999Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
1999–2000Serie A19 December 1999Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
1999–2000Serie A22 April 2000Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
2000–01Serie A7 January 2001Juventus
3–3
Fiorentina
2000–01Serie A11 May 2001Fiorentina
1–3
Juventus
2001–02Serie A19 December 2001Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
2001–02Serie A16 February 2002Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
2004–05Serie A10 November 2004Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
2004–05Serie A9 April 2005Fiorentina
3–3
Juventus
2005–06Coppa Italia R161 December 2005Fiorentina
2–2
Juventus
2005–06Serie A4 December 2005Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
2005–06Coppa Italia R1610 January 2006Juventus
4–1
Fiorentina
2005–06Serie A9 April 2006Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
2007–08Serie A7 October 2007Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
2007–08Serie A2 March 2008Juventus
2–3
Fiorentina
2008–09Serie A31 August 2008Fiorentina
1–1
Juventus
2008–09Serie A25 April 2009Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
2009–10Serie A17 October 2009Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
2009–10Serie A6 March 2010Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
2010–11Serie A27 November 2010Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
2010–11Serie A17 April 2011Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
2011–12Serie A25 October 2011Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
2011–12Serie A17 March 2012Fiorentina
0–5
Juventus
2012–13Serie A25 September 2012Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
2012–13Serie A9 February 2013Juventus
2–0
Fiorentina
2013–14Serie A20 October 2013Fiorentina
4–2
Juventus
2013–14Serie A9 March 2014Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
2013–14Europa League R1613 March 2014Juventus
1–1
Fiorentina
2013–14Europa League R1620 March 2014Fiorentina
0–1
Juventus
2014–15Serie A5 December 2014Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
2014–15Coppa Italia SF5 March 2015Juventus
1–2
Fiorentina
2014–15Coppa Italia SF7 April 2015Fiorentina
0–3
Juventus
2014–15Serie A29 April 2015Juventus
3–2
Fiorentina
2015–16Serie A13 December 2015Juventus
3–1
Fiorentina
2015–16Serie A24 April 2016Fiorentina
1–2
Juventus
2016–17Serie A20 August 2016Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
2016–17Serie A15 January 2017Fiorentina
2–1
Juventus
2017–18Serie A20 September 2017Juventus
1–0
Fiorentina
2017–18Serie A9 February 2018Fiorentina
0–2
Juventus
2018–19Serie A1 December 2018Fiorentina
0–3
Juventus
2018–19Serie A20 April 2019Juventus
2–1
Fiorentina
2019–20Serie A14 September 2019Fiorentina
0–0
Juventus
2019–20Serie A2 February 2020Juventus
3–0
Fiorentina

1 1960 Coppa Italia Final won 3–2 in extra time by Juventus.

Head-to-head ranking in Serie A (1930–2019)

• Total: Fiorentina with 12 higher finishes, Juventus with 69 higher finishes.
Notes:
As of 2 February 2020.
Total matches
played		Juventus
Victories		DrawsFiorentina
Victories		Juventus
Goals		Fiorentina
Goals
Divisione Nazionale2200150
Serie A162785133266170
Total 164805133281170
Coppa Italia144462325
UEFA Cup422052
Total 181855739306197
Other meetings100101
Total183865740309198

Players who have played for both clubs

Transferred before the 1981–82 season

Transferred after the 1981–82 season

Trophies