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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a historic third successive title in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours after he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory win secured a 2-0 triumph for his country in Bologna after his teammate had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The crowd shouted the player's name as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In opposition to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a brief pause in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and put the game to deuce

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to take the first set, the player looked set to tighten his hold on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save both before putting together a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his triumph