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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team beat Spain to claim a historic third successive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli once again shone as he fought back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a straight sets triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When the match continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory