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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph secured a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

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

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game to deuce

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

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to love to finish his victory