Background
Torino was founded by a former Juventus president and fellow dissidents in December 1906. The split was less than amicable and fueled a rivalry between the two sides. The name "Derby della Mole" is derived from the "Mole Antonelliana", a famous landmark and iconic building in the city of Turin.
The derby also symbolises the class divide in the region and the regional capital of Turin, one of Northern Italy's largest industrial cities. Juventus have often been associated with the wealthy Agnelli family who own FIAT. Turinese novelist and film director Mario Soldati once commented that Juventus were "the team of gentlemen, industrial pioneers, Jesuits, conservatives and the wealthy bourgeois" while Torino were "the team of the working class, migrant workers from the provinces or neighbouring countries, the lower middle-class and the poor".
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