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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success clinched a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to love

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

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his triumph