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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis success as the home team overcame Spain to claim a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the final even with being without key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

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

Thrilling Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his calm to serve out his recovery 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 achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a break down 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 crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's serve, the champion wrested command of a must-win breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before putting together a series of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph