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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team defeated the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to shone as he recovered from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success 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 title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the opener to zero

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

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his victory