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Flavio Cobolli alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory success secured a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team players, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the final even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's name as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

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

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

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion seized command of a must-win tie-break to push the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

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

His opponent succeeded to save each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory