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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts defeated Spain to capture a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days following he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after falling a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a must-win tie-break to push the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph