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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini led the Italian squad to team tennis success as the hosts beat the Spanish team to secure a record-breaking three-peat title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he narrowly won an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli returned to shone as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, the Italian star conquered a poor beginning to trigger scenes of celebration among the team athletes, staff and fans

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his performance before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the final even with missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti too missing, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from all their matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Victory

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback triumph to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to the final on home soil

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the world number 22 faced the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a essential, swift response after going a behind at the start of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a brief pause in the match when a member of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player floated over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the set to deuce

Although annoyingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested command of a decisive breaker to push the final set - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Winning Streak

Berrettini had earlier taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

The Grand Slam finalist converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the contest upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save both before producing a series of strong service games - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his triumph