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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to zero to complete his triumph