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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the home team beat the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he narrowly won a marathon lengthy decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he battled back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's tenacious comeback victory triumph secured a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup 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 final over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with perfect records from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Comeback Seals Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to close out his comeback triumph to zero, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a nail-biting final set

That was no mean feat, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on home soil

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he lost a one-sided first set

But Cobolli launched a essential, immediate comeback after falling a break down at the start of the following set

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

When the match continued, and with Munar facing break point, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a fortunate net cord and put the set to deuce

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli wrested command of a must-win tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again performed

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to love

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the first set, the player looked set to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save both before putting together a sequence of strong service games - but the Italian took his following chance and served out to love to complete his triumph