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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis victory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory success clinched a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after going a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief pause in play when a member of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph