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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory triumph secured a straight sets triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

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

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a series of strong service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory