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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated Spain to secure a historic third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli once again starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player too absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to survive each before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph