HISTORY: A TRAGIC PRANK THAT GOT LAZIO STAR LUCIANO RE CECCONI KILLED:

On January 18, 1977, Lazio star Luciano Re Cecconi and teammate Pietro Ghedin decided to play a prank on a jewelry shop owner by pretending to rob him. They entered the shop with their faces covered and shouted “Hands in the air!

Luciano Re Cecconi and Pietro Ghedin were unaware that Giuliano Tabochini’s shop had been robbed just a few weeks earlier, and he was prepared for another potential break-in.

When Tabochini saw the two men enter his shop with their faces covered, he thought he was being robbed again. He pulled out a shotgun, and Ghedin quickly raised his hands in an attempt to calm him down. However, Re Cecconi failed to realize the danger and continued with the prank.

Tabochini opened fire and shot Re Cecconi in the chest. Re Cecconi was rushed to the hospital, but he died about 30 minutes later.

Re Cecconi died aged 28 and left behind his wife and two children. As he lay on the floor dying, it is believed his last words were: “It’s a joke! It’s just a joke!”