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The young Italian star and his compatriot led the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame Spain to capture a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic 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 young player's gritty comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had triumphed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each Italy and Spain reached the final even with missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying spectators a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The audience chanted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to the final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a one-sided opening set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, swift response after falling a break down at the start of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and brought the game to deuce

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition 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 confidently closing the opener to love

Having won the majority of points to take the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory