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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days after he edged a marathon 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again starred as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final even with missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery victory to zero, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in guiding his nation to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided first set

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

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory