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Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to team tennis glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive breaker to push the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a series of strong service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to zero to complete his victory