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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat Spain to secure a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters 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 spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate response after falling a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to shift after a brief pause in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

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

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory