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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided Italy to team tennis success as the hosts beat Spain to secure a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, the Italian talent once again starred as he fought back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 victory for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Both Italy and Spain reached the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback triumph to zero, 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 his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

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

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory