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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he recovered from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

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

When the match continued, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

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

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display 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 love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory