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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts overcame Spain to secure a historic third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he recovered from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory success clinched a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to close out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, immediate response after falling a break down at the start of the second

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

When play resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion seized command of a must-win breaker to push the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his victory