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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to capture a historic third successive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory success clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player also missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and brought the game to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to save both before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph