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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

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

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate response after falling 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 spectator of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to finish his victory