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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

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

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the second

The Italian's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

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

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

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

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory