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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot led Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

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

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

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

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

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

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

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested control of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to love to finish his victory