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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph sealed a straight sets win for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

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

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive both before producing a series of strong service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory