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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the team athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a brief stop in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

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

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph