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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

48 hours after he edged an epic 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to excelled as he recovered from behind in sets to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a straight sets triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three consecutive titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Victory

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

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to commend his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the final even with being without star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player also missing, the Italian duo seized their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Seals Victory

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his recovery 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 admitted he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 paid the consequence for a poor beginning as he conceded a dominant opening set

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

The Italian's fortunes appeared to change after a brief pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar down break point, the player floated over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

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

The Veteran Extends Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup singles victory run to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly closing the first set to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before putting together a series of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph