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The young Italian star and his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to starred as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the team players, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's luck appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to finish his triumph