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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

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

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to love

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

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory