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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts defeated Spain to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

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

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

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

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive each before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph