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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to team tennis success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory win sealed a straight sets victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team players, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match despite missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

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

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a brief stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

Although annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive each before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to zero to complete his victory