CALENDAR FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON

Earlier this afternoon, Thursday 20 August 2020, the LBA made the 2020-2021 Series A calendar official. Varese Basketball will make its début on Sunday 27 September in the friendly confines of the Enerxenia Arena with a battle against Brescia. The following week the Red & Whites will play on the Fortitudo Bologna court of former Meo Sacchetti, and the following week (Sunday 11 October), they return to Masnago for the derby against Cantù. On the fourth and fifth day, Openjobmetis will face Cremona (away) and Virtus Bologna (back at home in Varese) respectively, before a double away game on court at Sassari (Sunday 1 November) and Pesaro (the following week). Caja's lads will return to Enerxenia Arena on Sunday 15 November for a match against Rome before an away match at Trento and home matches against Milan (6 December) and Reggio Emilia (13 December). On Sunday 20 December, Varese will be busy on the parquet floor in Venice. The following week, it will host Treviso for their final engagement in 2020. The new year opens on Sunday 3 January 2021, with a battle at Trieste followed by a home game against Brindisi (10 January), which will close the first leg and will officially determine the 8 teams that will qualify for the Italian Cup Final Eight (to be played from 11 to 14 February). The second half starts on 17 January and ends on Sunday 2 May. A midweek round is scheduled for Wednesday 14 April. 

PLAY-OFFS
The format of the quarter-finals and semi-finals that are to be played over the best of 5 games, and the final that will be played over the best of 7 games, is unchanged. The dates are to be made official on the basis of whether or not the Italian teams take part in the final stages of European club competitions.

See the Openjobmetis Varese Basketball calendar below:  

GIORNATA  ANDATA PARTITA RITORNO
1 27/09/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - Germani Brescia 17/01/2021
2 04/10/2020 Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna - Openjobmetis Varese 24/01/2021
3 11/10/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù 01/02/2021
4 18/10/2020 Vanoli Basket Cremona - Openjobmetis Varese 07/02/2021
5 25/10/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - Virtus Segafredo Bologna 28/02/2021
6 01/11/2020 Banco di Sardegna Sassari - Openjobmetis Varese 07/03/2021
7 08/11/2020 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro - Openjobmetis Varese 14/03/2021
8 15/11/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - Virtus Roma 21/03/2021
9 22/11/2020 Dolomiti Energia Trentino - Openjobmetis Varese 28/03/2021
10 06/12/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - A|X Armani Exchange Milano 03/04/2021
11 13/12/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 11/04/2021
12 20/12/2020 Umana Reyer Venezia - Openjobmetis Varese 14/04/2021
13 27/12/2020 Openjobmetis Varese - De' Longhi Treviso Basket 18/04/2021
14 03/01/2021 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste - Openjobmetis Varese 25/04/2021
15 10/01/2021 Openjobmetis Varese - Happy Casa Brindisi 02/05/2021