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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame Spain to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours after he edged a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

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

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the following set

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

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening 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

His opponent managed to survive each before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his victory