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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic third successive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

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

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success secured a straight sets victory for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery victory to love, having forced 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 home soil

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift response after going a behind at the start of the second

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

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion seized control of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph