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{{Infobox football derby
| name                     = Derby della Scala
| other names              = Verona Derby, Derby dell'Arena
| image                    =
| caption                  = 
| city or region           = [[Verona]], [[Italy]]
| first contested          = Hellas Verona 1–1 Chievo<br>[[1994–95 Serie B|Serie B]]<br>({{Start-date|10 December 1994}})
| team1                    = [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
| team2                    = [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
| most wins                = Tied (7 each)
| most player appearances  = [[Lorenzo D'Anna]] (9)
| top scorer               = [[Sergio Pellissier]] (4)
| mostrecent               = Hellas Verona 1–0 Chievo<br>[[2017–18 Serie A|Serie A]]<br>(10 March 2018)
| nextmeeting              = 
| stadiums                 = [[Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi]]
| total                    = 19
| league                   = 
| series                   =
| regularseason            =
| postseason               =
| largestvictory           = '''Hellas Verona''' 4–0 Chievo<br>[[1996–97 Serie B|Serie B]]<br>(11 October 1996)
}}

The '''Derby della Scala''', also known as '''Derby dell'Arena''' or the '''Verona Derby''' in English and '''Derby di Verona''' in Italian, is the name given to any [[association football]] match contested between [[A.C. ChievoVerona|ChievoVerona]] and [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]. Its venue is at the [[Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi]]. The name refers to the [[Scaligeri]] or della Scala aristocratic family, who were rulers of [[Verona]] during the [[Middle Ages]] and early [[Renaissance]].

The city of [[Verona]] became so the 5th city in Italy, after [[Derby della Madonnina|Milan]], [[Derby della Capitale|Rome]], [[Derby della Mole|Turin]] and [[Derby della Lanterna|Genoa]] to host a derby in Serie A.<ref>{{cite news|title=Verona derby top dogs|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1664718.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=19 November 2001}}</ref> All five derbies were contested in the [[2013–14 Serie A|2013–14 season]] and have been repeated in three later campaigns to date (2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18).

==History==
Hellas, founded in 1903, were traditionally the main club in Verona. Chievo, founded in 1929, historically represented the small Verona suburb of the same name, using a small parish field as their home ground, and did not become a professional side until 1986. At that time, Chievo became tenants of Hellas at the Bentegodi, and began rising up the league ladder. By the mid-1990s, Chievo had joined Hellas in Serie B, creating the derby. During the teams' early Serie B meetings, Hellas supporters taunted Chievo with the chant ''Quando i mussi volara, il Ceo in Serie A'' – "Donkeys will fly before Chievo are in Serie A." Once Chievo earned promotion to Serie A at the end of the [[2000–01 Serie B|2000–01]] season, their fans started calling the team ''i Mussi Volanti'' (The Flying Donkeys). A 2014 story in the British football magazine ''Late Tackle'' remarked that "Hellas fans didn’t so much have their words rammed down their throat as forced through every orifice with a barge pole."<ref name="Late Tackle">{{cite web|url=https://www.latetacklemagazine.com/features/427/chievo-verona/ |title=Chievo: Fairytale of the Flying Donkeys |first=Edd |last=Paul |publisher=Late Tackle |date=10 July 2014 |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>

In the [[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]] season, both Hellas and Chievo were playing in [[Serie A]]. The first ever derby of Verona in Serie A took place on 18 November 2001, while both teams were ranked among the top four. The match was won by Hellas, 3–2. Chievo got revenge in the return match in spring 2002, winning 2–1.

==Results==
''Dates are in dd/mm/yyyy form.''

===League matches===
{{legend2|#FFFF00|Chievo win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#808080|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#0000FF|Hellas Verona win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px"
|-
!
!
!colspan=3 | Hellas Verona vs Chievo
!colspan=3 | Chievo vs Hellas Verona
|-
! width="52" | Season
! width="80" | Division
! width="70" | Date
! width="200" | Venue
! width="50" | Score
! width="70" | Date
! width="200" | Venue
! width="50" | Score
|-
|1994–95
|[[1994–95 Serie B|Serie B]]
|10.12.1994
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|'''1 &ndash; 1'''
|07.05.1995
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''3 &ndash; 1'''
|-
|1995–96
|[[1995–96 Serie B|Serie B]]
|28.04.1996
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''1 &ndash; 0'''
|25.11.1996
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''1 &ndash; 2'''
|-
|1996–97
|[[1996–97 Serie B|Serie B]]
|11.10.1996
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''4 &ndash; 0'''
|14.03.1997
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''2 &ndash; 0'''
|-
|1998–99
|[[1998–99 Serie B|Serie B]]
|19.12.1998
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|'''0 &ndash; 0'''
|16.05.1999
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''2 &ndash; 0'''
|-
|2001–02
|[[2001–02 Serie A|Serie A]]
|18.11.2001
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''3 &ndash; 2'''
|24.03.2002
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''2 &ndash; 1'''
|-
|2013–14
|[[2013–14 Serie A|Serie A]]
|23.11.2013
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''0 &ndash; 1'''
|06.04.2014
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''0 &ndash; 1'''
|-
|2014–15
|[[2014–15 Serie A|Serie A]]
|21.12.2014
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''0 &ndash; 1'''
|10.05.2015
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|'''2 &ndash; 2'''
|-
|2015–16
|[[2015–16 Serie A|Serie A]]
|20.02.2016
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''3 &ndash; 1'''
|03.10.2015
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:grey; color:white;"|'''1 &ndash; 1'''
|-
|2017–18
|[[2017–18 Serie A|Serie A]]
|10.03.2018
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFF00;"|'''1 &ndash; 0'''
|22.10.2017
|Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|style="background:#FFFF00; color:#0000FF;"|'''3 &ndash; 2'''
|}

===Cup matches===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px"
|-
! width="50" | Season
! width="80" | Competition
! width="80" | Round
! width="70" | Date
! width="180" | Stadium
! width="80" | Home team
! width="50" | Result
! width="80" | Away team
|-
|2017–18 || [[2017–18 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]]|| Fourth Round ||29.11.2017|| Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi || Chievo ||style="background:grey; color:white;"|'''1 &ndash; 1 <sup>1</sup>''' || Hellas Verona
|}

<sup>1</sup> 2017–18 Coppa Italia Fourth Round match won 5–4 on penalties by Hellas Verona.

==Statistics==
''Updated 10 March 2018''
{|class="wikitable"
! width=20%|Competition
! width=20%|Played
! width=20%|Chievo wins
! width=20%|Draws
! width=20%|Hellas Verona wins
|-
|Serie A||10||4||2||4
|-
|Serie B||8||3||2||3
|-
|Coppa Italia||1||0||1||0
|-
|'''Total'''||'''19'''||'''7'''||'''5'''||'''7'''
|}

===Most appearances (players)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!Player!!Appearances (Club(s))
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo D'Anna]]
|'''9''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Maurizio D'Angelo]]
|'''7''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Manetti (footballer)|Alessandro Manetti]]
|'''6''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dario Dainelli]]
|'''6''' (1 [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], 5 [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Toni]]
|'''5''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio De Vitis]]
|'''5''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Eugenio Corini]]
|'''5''' (2 [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], 3 [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Michele Cossato]]
|'''5''' (4 [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], 1 [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enrico Franchi]]
|'''5''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Guerra (footballer)|Andrea Guerra]]
|'''5''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|}

===Most appearances (coaches)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95% text-align:center; width:30%;"
|-
!Coach!!Appearances (Club(s))
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rolando Maran]]
| '''7''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alberto Malesani]]
|'''6''' (4 [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], 2 [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Mandorlini]]
|'''5''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Delneri]]
|'''3''' (2 [[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]], 1 [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Pecchia]]
|'''3''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])<span style="color:white;">'''<sup>1</sup>'''</span>
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bortolo Mutti]]
|'''2''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Attilio Perotti]]
|'''2''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvio Baldini]]
|'''2''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Cagni]]
|'''2''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Balestro]]
|'''2''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cesare Prandelli]]
|'''2''' ([[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]])
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Eugenio Corini]]
|'''2''' ([[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]])
|}
Pecchia and Maran appeared also in the 2017–18 Coppa Italia Fourth Round match

=== Goalscorers ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Player
!Club(s)
!Serie A
!Serie B
!Coppa Italia
!Total 
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sergio Pellissier]]
|[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|3
|0
|1
|'''4'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Toni]]
|[[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|3
|0
|0
|'''3'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Federico Cossato]]
|[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|2
|1
|0
|'''3'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alberto Paloschi]]
|[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|2
|0
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Eugenio Corini]]
|[[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]<br>[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|1
|1
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Cammarata]]
|[[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]]
|0
|2
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Michele Cossato]]
|[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|0
|2
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Inglese]]
|[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]
|2
|0
|0
|'''2'''
|}

===Players who played for both clubs===
The following players have played for both Chievo and Verona:
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Elvis Abbruscato]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alfredo Aglietti]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Jonathan Binotto]]
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Saša Bjelanović]]
* {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Erjon Bogdani]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Bonomi]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Cacciatore]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giuseppe Colucci (footballer)|Giuseppe Colucci]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Eugenio Corini]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Michele Cossato]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dario Dainelli]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimiliano Esposito]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavio Fiorio]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Foglio]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Gamberini]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Garzon]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Ghirardello]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Gianello]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tiberio Guarente]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Guerra (footballer)|Andrea Guerra]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Italiano]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antimo Iunco]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Martinelli (footballer)|Luigi Martinelli]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Martino Melis]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Mezzano]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Pivotto]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Rinaldi (footballer)|Alessandro Rinaldi]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luciano Venturini]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Italian football derbies}}
{{Chievo Verona}}
{{Hellas Verona F.C.}}

[[Category:Football derbies in Italy|Scala]]
[[Category:Hellas Verona FC]]
[[Category:AC ChievoVerona]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Italy]]