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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the hosts defeated Spain to secure a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours following he narrowly won a marathon 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title in total for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to commend Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the absence of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Victory

The crowd shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the beginning of the following set

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a member of the crowd became unwell

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a fortunate net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's service game, Cobolli wrested control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously extended his team competition individual victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before assuredly serving out the opener to zero

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent succeeded to save both before putting together a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory