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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic three-peat title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's gritty comeback victory win clinched a straight sets victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a brief stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended 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 closing the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

His opponent succeeded 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