Serie A referee Gianluca Rocchi’s house was burgled and €100,000 worth of items stolen.
The 43-year-old FIFA official saw his home in Soffiano, near Florence, attacked by well-organised thieves.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the gang actually knocked a safe out of the wall.
They made off with jewellery and other items worth in the region of €100,000.
It’s believed the thieves first broke into the house next door and used that to gain entry to Rocchi’s home.
Serie A referee Gianluca Rocchi’s house was burgled and €100,000 worth of items stolen.
The 43-year-old FIFA official saw his home in Soffiano, near Florence, attacked by well-organised thieves.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the gang actually knocked a safe out of the wall.
They made off with jewellery and other items worth in the region of €100,000.
It’s believed the thieves first broke into the house next door and used that to gain entry to Rocchi’s home.
Rocchi is due to blow the whistle in Sunday’s early Serie A kick-off between Udinese and Pescara at the Dacia Arena.
He has officiated six games this season in all competition, including Monaco’s 2-1 Champions League victory at Tottenham and the World Cup qualifier between Poland and Denmark.