LBA Serie A 2026-2027 opens with both Rome clubs losing on matchday 1
Lega Basket Serie A opened its 2026-2027 season across eight games played Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, 2026, and both Rome-based clubs came away with losses. BC Roma SPQR fell 109-94 at NutriBullet Treviso Basket on Saturday, while Maxima Roma lost 94-75 at home to Napoli Basketball on Sunday, a round Sportando's Alessandro Maggi summed up as "Milano e Virtus vincono, colpi Napoli e Trento" — Milan and Virtus winning as Napoli and Trento pulled off away wins.
Treviso took control from the opening tip against Roma, riding 31 points from Filip Marko Macura and 20 from Ognjen Simonovic to the win. Umana Reyer Venezia used an early 17-2 run to beat Pallacanestro Cantù 85-73, with Kyle Wiltjer scoring 16 for the hosts and Bryce Brown 13 for the visitors — a night also marked by tension between Cantù coach Spahija and club owner Luigi Brugnaro over an uncalled timeout. Dolomiti Energia Trento grabbed its first road win of the season, edging Pallacanestro Reggiana 83-78 behind 23 points from Olivari, with Jaylen Barford scoring 22 for the hosts.
Milano needs a late run to hold off Trieste
Armani Olimpia Milano opened its season without Mathews and Guduric, and left Peters and Booker out of the matchday roster entirely, before surviving Pallacanestro Trieste 83-79 on Sunday. A 10-0 run in the fourth quarter, signed by Hall and Wright, built the cushion Milano needed after Marcus Galloway pulled Trieste back within a single point late.
Armani Olimpia Milano 83 - 79 Pallacanestro Trieste · Lega Basket Serie A 2026-2027 · 27/09/2026
Leaders
| Armani Olimpia Milano | Pallacanestro Trieste | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Jason Burnell 20 | Colbey Ross 17 |
| REB | Jason Burnell 10 | Sean McDermott 7 |
| AST | Jason Burnell 3 | Colbey Ross 7 |
Team stats
| Armani Olimpia Milano | Pallacanestro Trieste | |
|---|---|---|
| FG | 42.6% | 39.4% |
| 3PTS | 8/21 | 13/36 |
| FT | 17/22 | 14/18 |
| REB | 49 | 32 |
| OREB | 19 | 12 |
Kyle Burnell led Milano with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Wright added 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Cole and Bolmaro each scored 11. Trieste got 17 points from Ross and 14 from Galloway, and during the club's "Celebration Day," owner Sandi Dell'Orco said the roster is built for a top-four finish in EuroLeague.
Bertram Derthona led wire-to-wire in a game that stayed open until the final minutes, beating Scaligera Verona 101-93 behind 23 points from Dante Maddox. Verona, missing Andrews and Brockington, got 17 points from Massinburg, 15 from Zampini and a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double from Mike Tobey, but could not finish the comeback.
Bertram Derthona 101 - 93 Verona · Lega Basket Serie A · 27/09/2026
| Game | PTS | REB | AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram Derthona | Amar Alibegovic | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Edoardo Di Meo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Giordano Bortolani | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dominik Olejniczak | 11 | 5 | 1 | |
| Dante Maddox Jr. | 23 | 4 | 2 | |
| Karim Jallow | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Aljami Durham | 10 | 3 | 4 | |
| Paul Eboua | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Prentiss Hubb | 13 | 1 | 8 | |
| Justin Gorham | 14 | 3 | 2 | |
| Andrea Pecchia | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Giulio Gazzotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Verona | Federico Zampini | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| Federico Poser | 9 | 5 | 0 | |
| C.J. Massinburg | 17 | 2 | 7 | |
| Mike Tobey | 19 | 11 | 4 | |
| Jermaine Samuels Jr. | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
| Ramses Meléndez | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malick Mane El Hadji Maodo | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Filippo Pantano | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matteo Oliveri | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrea Loro | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Matteo Zumerle | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lorenzo Ambrosin | 11 | 0 | 0 |
APU Old Wild West Udine dominated Longobardi Scafati from start to finish, building a lead as large as 32 points in an 87-63 win. Bendzius scored 18 points on 4-for-6 shooting from 3-points and Valentine added 17 points and 6 rebounds, while Scafati shot just 6-for-22 from deep with 17 turnovers. "Valentine ha spaccato la partita. È emersa la nostra inesperienza" ("Valentine broke the game open. Our inexperience came through"), Scafati head coach Piero Bucchi said afterward.
Virtus Bologna's run breaks open Varese
Napoli Basketball controlled its road trip to Maxima Roma despite missing Jahmi'us Ramsey and Leonardo Totè, and after losing center Kaleb Tarczewski to a finger injury that limited his minutes during the game. The 94-75 win came in front of 6,324 spectators at PalaEur, a tough home debut there for Maxima Roma. Virtus Bologna won at Varese, breaking a tight contest open with a 0-18 run and closing the fourth quarter 22-11 for a 90-69 win.
Derrick Alston (Virtus Bologna) - Tommaso Baldasso (Virtus Bologna)
| Derrick Alston | Tommaso Baldasso | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | 17 | 17 |
| REB | 5 | 5 |
| AST | 2 | 2 |
| STL | 0 | 2 |
| BLK | 0 | 0 |
Twelve different Virtus players scored, led by 17 points apiece from Tommaso Baldasso and Derrick Alston, while Varese — missing McDowell-White and Amedeo Della Valle — stayed competitive for three quarters before the collapse. Coach Alex Mumbrù said afterward that his team is "a little further along than 10 days ago."
Lega Basket Serie A moves into matchday 2 this week, opening Saturday, October 3, with Trento hosting Treviso and Napoli hosting Reggio Emilia, before six more games follow on Sunday, October 4, and Monday, October 5 — including Virtus Bologna hosting Maxima Roma and Milano's trip to Verona.
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