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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup success as the hosts beat Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's tenacious comeback victory triumph clinched a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted 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 first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to zero to complete his triumph