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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to claim a historic third consecutive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli once again shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the following set

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

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently closing the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph