TRIESTE (Interstat) — Trieste will host Virtus Cagliari on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game to begin the season for both clubs. Each team enters with a 0-0 record. Trieste will play at home after its most recent outing produced an 81-76 victory at Milano Stars. Virtus Cagliari’s most recent game ended in a 55-43 loss at Matelica.

Trieste will look to carry that road win into its opener and establish an early rhythm at home. The team’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Bolzano, a home game against Usmate and a road meeting with Torino Teen. Later in the schedule, Trieste is set to host Alpo, Milano Stars, Cagliari and Selargius, while also traveling to Vicenza and Sanga Milano. A return game at Virtus Cagliari is scheduled for later in the campaign.

After the opener, Trieste is scheduled to travel to Bolzano before returning home against Usmate. Trieste will then visit Torino Teen, host Alpo, travel to Vicenza, host Milano Stars, host Cagliari, visit Sanga Milano, host Selargius and visit Virtus Cagliari. Virtus Cagliari will host Vicenza after the matchup with Trieste, then visit Alpo, host Selargius, visit Bolzano, host Milano Stars, visit Sanga Milano, host Usmate, visit Cagliari, host Torino Teen and host Trieste.

Virtus Cagliari, meanwhile, will open on the road after closing its most recent action with a loss at Matelica. The visitors will seek to reverse that result and begin the new season with a stronger offensive showing. Their upcoming slate includes home games against Vicenza, Selargius, Milano Stars, Usmate and Torino Teen, as well as road contests at Alpo, Bolzano, Sanga Milano and Cagliari. The two teams are also scheduled to meet again when Trieste visits Virtus Cagliari later in the season.

Both rosters will enter the Saturday matchup without a game played this season, leaving the early standings level. Trieste will rely on its home setting, while Virtus Cagliari will try to manage the travel and open with a road result. The game is one of several early-season contests for each club as the schedule begins to take shape.

Trieste’s home game against Virtus Cagliari is the first of 10 upcoming games listed for each side. Trieste’s next 10 include matchups against Bolzano, Usmate, Torino Teen, Alpo, Vicenza, Milano Stars, Cagliari, Sanga Milano, Selargius and Virtus Cagliari. Virtus Cagliari’s next 10 include games against Vicenza, Alpo, Selargius, Bolzano, Milano Stars, Sanga Milano, Usmate, Cagliari, Torino Teen and Trieste.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Trieste to defeat Virtus Cagliari 67-61.