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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, the Italian star conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift response after going a behind at the start of the following set

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

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and brought the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly closing the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to zero to finish his triumph