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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a historic third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to shone as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, staff and fans

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

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to change after a brief stop in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

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

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

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

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 forcing two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before producing a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his triumph