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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini led Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third successive title in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic 32-point decider, Cobolli once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory win secured a straight sets victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship title overall for Italy, who are the initial country to win three straight titles since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match over five decades back

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Backed enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the team players, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Star Performers Step Up in Absence

Each the Italian squad and the Spanish team made the championship match even with being without key players, with the absence of top-ranked players preventing spectators a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Win

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

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding Italy to the final on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

But the determined player launched a essential, swift response after falling a behind at the start of the second

Cobolli's fortunes appeared to change after a nine-minute stop in play when a member of the audience became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that caught a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Extends Remarkable Winning Streak

The Italian star had earlier extended his team competition singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his third break point for a advantage before confidently closing the opener to love

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

His opponent succeeded to save both before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to finish his victory