Perth has already witnessed Derby della Madonnina — now it welcomes Derby d’Italia as Italy’s two most successful football teams prepare to battle in the Optus Stadium colosseum.

And while it may be a pre-season match, in the words of Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero and Inter Milan great Christian Vieri, it is a game no one wants to lose.

Serie A juggernauts and world footballing goliaths Juventus and Inter will meet on Australian soil for the first time when they go head to head on Saturday night in match two of the three-game Calcio Italiano series.

Fresh off their 1-1 draw with cross-town rivals AC Milan on Wednesday night, Inter took part in an open training session at Optus Stadium on Friday afternoon, as fans got a close-up look at stars Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco and Piotr Zielinski.

Juventus followed suit as the team made their first public appearance since arriving in Perth on Thursday, with the likes of Turkish rising star Kenan Yildiz, American midfielder Weston McKennie and Italian veteran Manuel Locatelli courting the most attention from supporters.

Even though there was no game, fans still chanted songs of triumph and victory, warming up the vocal chords ahead of Saturday’s pre-game fan march and the game itself.

Between them, Juventus and Inter have won 57 Serie A titles, including 12 of the past 15. Nine of those 12 championships belong to Juventus and their 36 Serie A titles puts them 15 clear of the chasing pack when it comes to Italian domestic success.

It is a rivalry built on pedigree rather than geographical proximity and according to Del Piero, the man who holds Juventus’ club record for both games (705) and goals (290), the two clubs’ shared success is what fuels the intensity.

“You know you’re going into a house of the enemy,” the Italian great and footballing icon told The West Australian.

“It’s not a derby because we’re not sharing the same city, but it’s the Derby d’Italia.”

Despite both teams having one eye on the forthcoming Serie A season when it kicks off at the end of the month, Del Piero said there would still be a healthy dose of intensity in the clash.

“It’s always a big fight. There’s a huge rivalry between the teams, and it’s even though it’s going be a friendly game, where the players and the staff going to try stuff as part of the of the preseason, there is going to be a lot of competition because nobody wants to lose,” he said.

Inter’s Australian-raised former striker Vieri, speaking to The West Australian as part of Qatar Airways’ partnership with Inter Milan, said he expected the two sides’ competitive instincts would reveal themselves when the game kicked-off.

“These are the games that you want to play. You want to play against the best teams and the best players so your motivation is 100 per cent. You just can’t wait to play these games,” he said.

“You’re playing against a big club, another big club, where they’ve got big players like you. You want to see who the better team is.”

While Inter will fly back to Italy post-game, while Juventus will take on Serie B outfit Palermo at HBF Park on Tuesday to end Calcio Italiano.