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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed 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 defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

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

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a break down at the start of the following set

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

When play resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a must-win tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to survive each before putting together a series of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to finish his triumph