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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 title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win clinched a straight sets win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, 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 also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

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

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a break down at the beginning of the following set

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

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the set to deuce

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized command of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his victory