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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the hosts overcame Spain to capture a historic third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory win secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a brief stop in the match when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to love to finish his triumph