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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory triumph clinched a straight sets victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a moment to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

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

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after going a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and put the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted 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 secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his victory