Francesco Baranca: "I am sure there is no corruption scheme behind the referees' mistakes"

The head of the UAF Ethics and Fair Play Committee, Francesco Baranca, told Tribuna.com that there was no corruption component behind the Ukrainian referees' mistakes.

"When there was an investigation in 2018, I was in touch with the Referees Committee. A close liaison. And when there were some mistakes that were not accidental, but because of corruption, they were the first to report: 'Look, there is something strange here'."

Again, I don't want to judge referees, because it's not my job, and I don't even know how to do it. But I am definitely convinced that there is no corruption scheme on these mistakes. And in general, no one ever provides us with any evidence about it," Baranka said.