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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team defeated the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory win secured a straight sets 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 Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with Munar facing break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his victory