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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot led Italy to team tennis success as the home team overcame Spain to claim a historic three-peat title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he fought back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory win clinched a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Win

The audience shouted Cobolli'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 final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

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

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph