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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts beat Spain to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

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

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

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

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate response after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

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

When the match continued, and with Munar down break point, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a must-win breaker to force the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

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

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory