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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the hosts defeated Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

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

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final even with missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery 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 admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and brought the game to deuce

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

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

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph