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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to Davis Cup victory as the home team overcame Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days after he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a straight sets victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd shouted the player's name as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a brief pause in play when a member of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested control of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

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