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Flavio Cobolli alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

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

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match continued, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

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

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his victory