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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot guided Italy 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 home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his victory