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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

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

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the final even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

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

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

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

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to zero to finish his victory