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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team beat Spain 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 decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

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

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the team players, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough 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 final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a brief pause in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to zero to complete his triumph