Roberto Baggio robbed at gunpoint and injured in own home while watching Euro 2024

Former Italy sensation Roberto Baggio had to be given stitches after being struck with the barrel of a gun in an armed home invasion

Former Italy superstar Roberto Baggio had to go to hospital after being robbed at gunpoint in his own home while watching his country’s Euro 2024 clash with Spain on television.

The Associated Press report that Baggio’s villa near Vicenza was entered by at least five gun-wielding intruders around 10pm on Thursday night, striking the former AC Milan and Juventus forward in the head with the butt of a gun when he attempted to confront them.

Baggio and his family were then locked in a room while the intruders stole valuables including cash, watches and jewellery. After breaking down the door following the the robbers’ departure, 57-year-old Baggio later required stitches for his wound, but his family were thankfully unharmed.

Roberto Baggio receives stitches for head wound after armed home invasion
Baggio enjoyed a glittering but injury-hit career, turning out for seven different Italian clubs over a 22-year career: Vicenza, Fiorentina, Juventus, Milan, Bologna, Inter and Brescia.