Flavio Cobolli won the sixth-longest deciding set in team tennis history to beat Belgium's Zizou Bergs during the semi-finals
Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant local supporters
48 hours following he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match
The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory triumph clinched a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta
It is a fourth overall team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back
Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory
Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters
Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities
Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars
Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players
But, with national second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament
Thrilling Comeback Seals Win
The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set
That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground
In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set
But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set
Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the audience became unwell
When play continued, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and brought the set to deuce
Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed
Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak
The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent
The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to love
Having won the majority of points to take the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set
Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his triumph
