Domenico Messina (born 12 August 1962 in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, Italy) is an Italian football referee.
[1][2] He has refereed in the Serie A since 1995; his first match was played between Genoa and Padova on 15 January.
In 1998, Messina was granted the right to referee international matches, and he joined UEFA's elite panel of referees in 2001, before he was replaced on the panel by fellow Italian Stefano Farina in 2005.
He made his refereeing debut in the UEFA Champions League in 2001, refereeing a match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
[7] In the summer of 2006, Messina was involved in the Calciopoli scandal,[8] giving evidence on behalf of the Italian Football Federation.