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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

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

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain reached the championship match even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to survive each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph