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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 victory for his nation 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 achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory