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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat Spain to claim a historic third successive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's tenacious comeback victory triumph clinched a straight sets victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the final even with missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

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

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

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins 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 taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent succeeded to survive both before producing a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory