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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team overcame Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he fought back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success clinched a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory