The Ukrainian referee on the pitch in Italy with her flag

Kateryna Monzul

She fled the bombs in her Kharkiv, can continue her business in the country that welcomed her: she has just directed the women’s Serie A match Inter-Sampdoria

Ukrainian referee Kateryna Monzul, who fled the bombs on her Kharkiv, took to the field wearing the flag of her country in Italy, where she was welcomed and where she can continue her business: she has directed the Inter women’s Serie A match -Sampdoria.

On Ukraine under attack by Russia, the referee — among the best in the world — told Sky Sport, in an interview:

“My parents stayed in Kharkiv, it’s dangerous, for them like all my friends, for the people, the children. A part of my heart remained there with the Ukrainian people”