Retired Italian football star Roberto Baggio has been robbed at gunpoint while watching the national team play Spain at Euro 2024.
At least five armed robbers burst into Baggio’s villa near the northern city of Vicenza around 10pm local time (9pm BST) on Thursday, according to Italian media reports.
One intruder hit the 57-year-old on the head with the butt of a gun when the former football player confronted them.
The robbers locked the former Juventus and Italy star and his family in a room while they stole jewellery, watches and cash.
Baggio was taken to hospital and received stitches for the wound. His family members were not harmed.
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