Football power couple, Alisha Lehmann and Douglas Luiz were the victims of a burglary at their home in Turin on Saturday night.
The pair, who play for Juventus’ men’s and women’s teams, were hit by thieves who made off with over £416,000 worth of their possessions.
According to Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport, the burglars stole 11 watches owned by Luiz as well as diamond necklaces belonging to Lehmann.
Luiz, 26, is said to have returned home from Juventus’ 1-0 win over Lazio to find the property “in disarray” from the burglary.
The midfielder was playing in the fixture, while Lehmann, 25, is believed to have been in her team hotel with her Juventus women’s team-mates.
Juve’s women’s side faced Inter Milan on Sunday.
It’s reported that an alarm was raised around 1.30am and police and forensics teams attended the property to investigate the burglary.
Lehmann and Luiz became the first-ever “couples transfer” this summer when they both made the switch from Aston Villa to Juventus.
The pair had been dating on-and-off for a while in the UK but took their relationship together with their footballing talents to Italy.
Speaking at the time, Lehmann said: “For Douglas and me to be together in the same club is a dream.
“We have often played in different cities, so being able to have these great adventures in the same place is something wonderful.”
Despite making the switch together, Lehmann has previously spoken out about the couple’s pay disparity at Juventus.
Luiz, who swapped the Midlands for Turin in a £50million deal, reportedly signed a contract with Juve worth around £100,000-a-week.
While Lehmann’s salary isn’t known, she was believed to be on £200,000-a-year at Villa Women.
The Swiss international told of her dismay at the pay gap in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, she said: “Everyone would like to have the same salary.
“I often speak to Douglas at home about this and tell him it’s not fair.
“We do the same job, but he gets paid a hundred times more than me.
“It’s something that affects me because I’m a woman. Obviously, there’s still a long way to go on the path we’re on because there may never be equal pay.
“There will have to be a very strong will to make a change in this direction.”
