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The young Italian star and his compatriot propelled Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team defeated Spain to secure 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 starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

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

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match despite missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in guiding his nation to the final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

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

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

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to love to finish his triumph