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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup victory as the home team defeated Spain to claim a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the final despite being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph