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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to team tennis success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the team players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

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

Cobolli's luck seemed to shift after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to love to finish his triumph