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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis success as the home team overcame Spain to claim a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory success sealed a straight sets victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and supporters

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

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate response after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion seized command of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his following chance and served out to zero to finish his triumph