André Daina (born 8 July 1940) is a retired Swiss football referee. He is known for having refereed one match in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He also refereed one match in the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship in France. He refereed a European Cup semi-final leg in 1984 and the European Cup final in 1985, between defending champions Liverpool and Juventus. The latter match was overshadowed by the Heysel Stadium disaster; however, Daina is also remembered for awarding a controversial penalty to Juventus while he was far away from the play, when in the 56th minute, Michel Platini played Zbigniew Boniek through on goal, and the latter was fouled by Gary Gillespie just outside the penalty area. Platini scored the ensuing penalty, which proved to be the only goal of the match.
Major matches refereed +DateMatchTournamentVenueResultRef29 May 1985Liverpool vs. Juventus1985 European Cup finalHeysel Stadium, City of Brussels0–1
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