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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his victory