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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match despite being without star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding 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 "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion seized command of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

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