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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he recovered from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team players, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final even with being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

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

The Italian's luck seemed to change after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before putting together a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his triumph