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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts beat Spain to claim a historic third successive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory win secured a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team players, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The crowd shouted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, 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 "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate comeback after going a break down at the start of the following set

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the audience became unwell

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 to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to save each before producing a series of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his triumph