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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli once again shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player too missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a series of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory