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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to team tennis success as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours after he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he battled back from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a 2-0 triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive championships since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed enthusiastically by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match even with missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a one-sided first set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a brief stop in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the Italian floated over a volley that caught a lucky net cord and put the set to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion seized command of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest 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 serving performances - but the Italian seized his following chance and closed to love to finish his victory