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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again shone as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory win secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to survive each before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory