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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he recovered from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 triumph for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to win three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, staff and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both Italy and Spain reached the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The audience chanted the player's name as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the start of the following set

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

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

Even though annoyingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to love to complete his triumph