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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to team tennis victory as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a moment to commend Munar on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each Italy and Spain made the championship match even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also absent, the Italian duo seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

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

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to the final on domestic ground

In contrast to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate response after falling a behind at the start of the following set

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar down break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a fortunate net cord and brought the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again performed

The Veteran Extends Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against Carreno Busta

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

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

Carreno Busta managed to survive each before producing a series of solid service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to love to complete his victory