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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory win sealed a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and fans

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

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the final even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve 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 stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his triumph