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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

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

It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The audience chanted the player's name as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory