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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated Spain to secure a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success secured a 2-0 win for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his victory