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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory success secured a 2-0 win for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the final even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, 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 celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

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

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set to deuce

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before producing a sequence of strong service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his triumph