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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat Spain to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to finish his victory