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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts overcame Spain to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

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

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration 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 first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a brief stop in the match when a member of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to finish his triumph