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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team defeated the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win secured a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

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

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take 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

His opponent managed to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph