Italian shot fable Roberto Baggio has been hospitalised aft helium was attacked by equipped robbers who stormed his location and locked his household up portion they watched past night's Euro 2024 lucifer betwixt Italy and Spain.
Baggio, 57, was astatine his location in Altavilla Vicentina, a tiny municipality successful bluish Italy that lies astir an hour's thrust distant from Venice, astatine astir 10pm section clip erstwhile the pack of 5 broke in.
While Il Divin Codino, The Divine Ponytail successful English, tried to combat the thugs off, helium was deed successful the caput with the butt of a gun, earlier helium and his household were locked successful a room.
The robbers stole watches, jewellery and money, the worth of which is not presently known.
The ex-forward was capable to interruption his household retired of the country they were locked in, but not earlier the robbers got away. Corriere della Sera reported that the robbery took spot implicit 40 minutes.
Roberto Baggio (pictured) had to spell to infirmary to beryllium treated for his forehead injury, for which helium was fixed stitches
Baggio and his household (pictured) were locked successful a country by the robbers
Investigating cops person been handed CCTV footage to assistance their inquiry.
Baggio, meanwhile, had to spell to a infirmary in Arzignano, astir 8 miles from his home, to beryllium treated for his forehead injury, for which helium was fixed stitches.
While nary of his household were hurt, section media reported that they were near terrified by the incident.
Baggio spent his full 22-year sporting vocation successful Italy, playing for the country's 3 astir decorated clubs, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, arsenic good arsenic different smaller clubs.
He won 2 Serie A titles successful this time.
After retiring from football, helium became a high-ranking officials successful Italy's Football Federation, presiding implicit the organisation's method section.
But successful 2013, aft 3 years successful the job, helium resigning claiming that the sporting assemblage did not perceive to his recommendations connected however to nurture young talent.
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