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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory success secured a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain reached the championship match even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift response after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his triumph