Breaking: Ex-Italy footballer, Roberto Baggio hospitalised after robbery attack | Read Details
Italian football legend Roberto Baggio has been hospitalised after he was attacked in his home by armed robbers.
According to Daily Mail Sports, Baggio, 57, was at his home in Altavilla Vicentina, a small town in northern Italy when a gang of five broke in around 10pm local time on Thursday night.
The robbers came when the family were watching last night’s Euro 2024 match between Italy and Spain.
While Baggio, known as Il Divin Codino (The Divine Ponytail), tried to fight off the attackers, he was hit in the head with the butt of a gun before he and his family were locked in a room.
The robbers stole watches, jewellery, and money from the isolated estate where Baggio and his family have lived for 15 years.
The exact value of the stolen items is not currently known. The robbery reportedly lasted 40 minutes.
After the robbers left, Baggio managed to break his family out of the locked room. He had to go to a hospital in Arzignano, to be treated for his forehead injury, which required stitches.
While none of his family were physically hurt, they were left terrified by the incident.
Investigating police have been handed CCTV footage to assist in their inquiry.
