What was the attack and kidnapping suffered by Roberto Baggio and his family?

The former Italian footballer experienced moments of terror a few days ago Roberto Baggio as well as several members of his family.

Last Thursday, while the Italy-Spain Euro 2024 match was being played, a group of attackers entered his mansion and kidnapping in a room for more than 40 minutes, according to local media.

On Thursday night, the 57-year-old former player was in one of the rooms of his house watching Euro 2024 on television. He was accompanied by his wife Andreina, his children Leonardo and Mattia and his mother-in-law. according to what he published Corriere della Sera .

It was in this context that a group of five armed individuals entered the house located in Altavilla Vicentina (Vicenza), in the north-east of Italy. Entry would have been through an open door, as there were no signs of forced entry.

After the gang began yelling at the family, Baggio stood in front of one of the men and punched him. In response, the attacker hit him with the butt of his gun, causing him serious injury. Shortly after, the whole family was locked in a room.

From that moment on, the subjects began to solve every corner of the house and They stole several valuable items such as jewelry and watches, as well as cash. They left some guns on the ground that were on display inside the mansion, but it is unclear whether they simply dropped them or attempted to steal them and repented at the last minute.

“The family is still in shock, scared. When he regains his lucidity, they will be able to better assess the damage,” the police of Via Muggia, in Vicenza, told the aforementioned media.

As soon as the former player realized that the attackers had left the scene, he decided to break down the door of the room where they were kidnapped and contacted the local police, who then arrived at the home.

Officers recovered videos obtained from surveillance cameras. They also acquired the recordings recorded by the municipality’s cameras to investigate the theft.

Baggio was taken to a health facility, where stitches were placed on his forehead. He was the only one to be injured after the theft.

The first words spoken by the Italian icon were spoken through his manager, Vittorio Petrone. “In similar circumstances anything can happen, and fortunately the violence I suffered only caused a few stitches on my person, some bruises and a lot of fear. “All that remains is to overcome fear” Baggio explained, slogan La Gazzetta du Sport .

According to his account, the event happened so suddenly that “all the security systems the villa is equipped with” could not be activated. It is for this reason that they will now seek to strengthen “daytime detection systems throughout the perimeter”.

“I am sure that Roberto will once again be the pillar that his entire family can rely on to put this brutal attack behind them.” added his representative.