Stefano Farina

Stefano Farina (19 September 1962 – 23 May 2017) was an Italian association football referee.

In a 27-year career, he refereed several high-profile matches in Serie A and the UEFA Champions League, including the 2006 UEFA Super Cup final in Monaco between Barcelona and Sevilla.

[1] During this time, he also had an appearance in the movie Goal II as the referee of the fictional Champions League final between Real Madrid and Arsenal.

He officiated UEFA's preliminary FIFA World Cup matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification,[2] and also in qualifiers for the European Championship, such as the UEFA Euro 2004 qualification,[3] as well as the UEFA Euro 2008 qualification.

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