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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a straight sets victory for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd shouted the player's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to save both before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his triumph