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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team beat Spain to claim a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days following he edged an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

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

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, immediate response after falling a break down at the start of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to shift after a brief pause in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a series of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph