“Shut up or we'll shoot you!” » He and his family, seized in the house by six hooded thieves armed with pistols
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 12:50 / Updated on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 12:55
Neil El Aynaoui (24 years old) experienced moments of shock and horror. His midfielder AS Roma was the victim of a robbery during the night, right at the Moroccan's home in the Castel Fusano area of the Italian capital. Six armed men threatened him, his mother, girlfriend and brother, then left the scene of the burglary with a large amount of loot.
Terrible days for a Roma player. Defeated in Como on Sunday (1-2), in a match in which he was an unused substitute, the Moroccan midfielder continued his nightmare on his return home.
Six gunmen rob Neil El Aynaoui of €10,000 worth of jewellery, a Rolex watch and designer bags
At around 3am, a gang of six men dressed in black, armed with pistols and their faces covered, burst into the house after ripping the bars off the living room window.
The thieves first locked the footballer, his mother, his girlfriend and his brother together with his wife in a room. Then, they stole jewelry worth about 10,000 euros, a Rolex watch and branded bags.
Neil El Aynaoui (left, in a duel with Jonathan Rowe) played 66 minutes in Bologna – Roma 1-1 in the Europa League / Photo: Imago
The police went to the scene, the mobile team investigating the break-in at the home of Gian Piero Gasperini's player.
As reported by Corriere dello Sport, the midfielder and his family were woken from their sleep, then forced out of bed. “You must be quiet or we will shoot!” was the threat of the armed gang.
The Roma midfielder and his family were woken up, then forced out of bed and threatened with guns!
The thieves locked everyone in a room before proceeding to the action, which, based on the dynamics and the testimony of the player and his wife, would have been studied in detail for a long time.
The six were all dressed in black, with gloves and faces hidden under hoods. Agents from the anti-robbery section of the Mobil Team, coordinated by Roberto Giuseppe Pititto, immediately arrived at the scene and are now looking for the criminals. The investigators collected the images from the video surveillance cameras in the Infernetto area.
On Thursday, Neil El Aynaoui and his Giallorossi colleagues will contest the second leg of the round of 16 of the Europa League with Bologna, at “Olimpico” (1-1 in the first leg). The Moroccan international has played 26 games this season, scoring a goal and an assist for AS Roma.
