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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed 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 straight titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, immediate response after falling a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches 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 taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory