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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team overcame the Spanish team to secure a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win clinched a 2-0 win for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to commend Munar on his performance before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his comeback triumph to love, having forced 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 "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, immediate comeback after falling a behind at the beginning of the second

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

When play continued, and with Munar down a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his rival's serve, Cobolli seized control of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier extended his team competition singles victory run to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

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

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his hold on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to survive both before putting together a sequence of strong serving performances - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to finish his victory