Sampdoria defender Cristiano Piccini was robbed this Saturday while on holiday with his family in Ibiza. The former Sporting player posted an Instagram story about the incident, revealing that he was disappointed and angry that it happened in a place he considers “home.”
“I am writing to prevent what happened to me today from happening to you. I was walking along Marina di Botafoch in front of the Ibiza Gran Hotel with my wife and two children at 15:15 when I was robbed by two people. The people were Italian and had similar accents to Neapolitans. They attacked me from behind and stole my watch. I reacted quickly and managed to get to the thief, who was leaving on a motorcycle. His friend tried to shoot him down. my wife, and then tried to run me over. I didn’t get my watch back, but the most important thing is that everything is fine with me and my family. What worries me is that this island, which is like home to me. , There are a lot of people there who rob people without compassion under any circumstances, having children and families between them, not to mention people who witnessed the robbery and did not deign to help. With what they carry, they could have a lot. unpleasant time,” the player wrote.
Piccini has been at Sampdoria since last summer after spending time in Serbia, Germany, Spain and Portugal, where he played for Sporting in the 2017/18 season.