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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a straight sets triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

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 fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

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

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to complete his victory