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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame Spain to claim a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory win secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth team championship victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd shouted the player's name as he kept his composure to close out his recovery triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the beginning of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with his opponent down break point, the player floated over a shot that hit a fortunate net cord and put the set back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's service game, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive each before putting together a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to zero to finish his triumph