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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup success as the home team overcame the Spanish team to claim a historic three-peat title in front of an jubilant local supporters

48 hours following he edged a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to starred as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's gritty comeback victory success clinched a straight sets victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The audience chanted the player's name as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery victory to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th 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 showpiece on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" moments of his life, the world number 22 faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to change after a nine-minute pause in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with his opponent facing break point, the player floated over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested command of a decisive tie-break to push the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Extends Impressive Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the match upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before producing a series of strong serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph