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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a historic three-peat championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again shone as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory triumph sealed a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders stopped receiving direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

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

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Victory

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

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's fortunes seemed to change after a brief pause in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set back on level terms

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

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his hold on the match upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive each before producing a series of solid service games - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory