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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a historic three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty comeback victory success secured a 2-0 victory for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the Italian players, coaches and fans

The champion was surrounded by his teammates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Each the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the spotlight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to close out his comeback triumph to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had achieved a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when the athlete tore off his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his life, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, immediate response after going a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the audience became unwell

When play resumed, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net cord and brought the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly prevented multiple opportunities on his opponent's serve, the champion wrested control of a must-win tie-break to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

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

His opponent managed to survive both before producing a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his triumph