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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a historic third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory triumph clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

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

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, immediate response after falling a behind at the start of the second

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

When play continued, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph