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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team overcame Spain to claim a historic third consecutive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to shone as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph clinched a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a brief stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and put the game back on level terms

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

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his victory