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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team beat Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

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

The young player's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

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

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and fans

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

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, immediate response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the Italian floated over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized command of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the initial game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save both before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory