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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success clinched a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain reached the final even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, immediate response after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a brief pause in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar down break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his triumph