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Flavio Cobolli and his compatriot led the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the final even with missing 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 Italian number two another key player also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

The audience chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and put the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to complete his triumph