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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to secure a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he recovered from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph secured a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the team players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national number two another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his triumph