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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a historic three-peat title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory success secured a straight sets victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a moment to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and Spain reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

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

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift response after going a behind at the beginning of the second

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

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his triumph