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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to team tennis success as the home team defeated the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed 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 defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both Italy and Spain reached the championship match despite being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he maintained his calm to close out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

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

When play continued, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and brought the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to love to finish his victory