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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team overcame Spain to capture a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final despite being without 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 Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The crowd shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, 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 guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

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

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to love to finish his triumph