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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup victory as the home team beat Spain to secure a historic third successive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours after he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a straight sets win for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match even with missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate comeback after going a behind at the beginning of the second

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

When play resumed, and with Munar down a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to zero to complete his triumph