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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a straight sets triumph for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the final despite being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national number two another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion seized command of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory