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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a historic three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory triumph clinched a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 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 no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

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

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to love, 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 "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the following set

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

When the match continued, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and put the game to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory