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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team beat the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he fought back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's tenacious comeback victory triumph secured a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

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

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

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 nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a essential, immediate comeback after going a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

His opponent managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his triumph