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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a straight sets triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

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

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final despite being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive each before producing a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory