In support of the Ukrainian Football Association and President of UAF Andriy Shevchenko, the Italian Embassy in Ukraine marked Italian Sports Day with the theme «United on the Field for Solidarity. Sport as a Universal Value».

As part of the event, a friendly football match and a charity auction were held to support the Kyiv Oblast Children's Hospital in Boyarci — an important institution for the local community.

Photo by the press service of UAF

The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formozzo, President of UAF Andriy Shevchenko, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Ruslan Kryvenko, Head of Kyiv Oblast Council Yaroslav Dobrianskyi, Chairman of the Kyiv Oblast Football Association Andriy Zasukha, Olympic champion Danylo Beilenok, as well as numerous honored guests and children from the hospital.