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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup glory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a historic third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory win clinched a straight sets win for his country in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final even with being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national second-ranked another key player also absent, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "goal" in delivering his nation to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift comeback after falling a behind at the start of the second

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

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the opener to zero

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

Carreno Busta managed to save each before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and closed to zero to complete his victory