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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to claim a historic third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the final even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

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

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

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

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph