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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team beat Spain to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

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 final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite being without key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

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

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to shift after a brief stop in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again delivered

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before producing a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph