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The young Italian star and his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory win secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough 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 guiding Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive each before putting together a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory