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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

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

It is a fourth Davis Cup title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

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

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the second

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

When play continued, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory