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London Lions begin the New Year’s EuroCup campaign at home, hosting Maxima Roma at the Copper Box Arena on 5 January 2027 — the return fixture of a group-stage pairing that provides an Italian capital-versus-English capital flavour to the mid-season European schedule. Maxima Roma are a growing force in Italian basketball, representing Rome in the LBA — Italy’s top professional league — and bringing a club with genuine ambition and an improving Continental profile to Hackney Wick for what promises to be a well-contested group-stage match. Italy produces some of the most technically complete basketball in Europe at club level, and a Roma side in the EuroCup will be tactically sophisticated and physically demanding. For Lions fans, the January EuroCup home fixtures are critical: the group standings at the midpoint of the competition will define which clubs are genuine playoff contenders and which are fighting for survival, and a home win against Roma would be a significant result. The Copper Box Arena in January has a different quality to the autumn fixtures — a more determined crowd, a clearer sense of stakes and the east London winter atmosphere making the arena feel particularly tight and focused. Elizabeth Line from central London to Stratford runs to around 20 minutes. Tickets via Ticketmaster; StubHub and Viagogo for resale. Book early — January EuroCup home games attract strong demand.
