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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to Davis Cup victory as the home team overcame Spain to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent returned to starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed capacity crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match even with being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to love, 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 realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to Sunday's showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play continued, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before putting together a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his victory