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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot led Italy to team tennis success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's gritty comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the final even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two another key player too missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game to deuce

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive both before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph