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The young Italian star and Matteo Berrettini propelled Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts defeated the Spanish team to secure a historic third successive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again starred as he battled back from behind in sets to beat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success sealed a straight sets win for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three straight championships since title holders no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Fuels Italian Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to spark scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, coaches and supporters

The champion was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain made the championship match despite missing key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with national second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each this week

Thrilling Recovery Secures Win

The crowd chanted the player's name as he maintained his calm to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting final set

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

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when the athlete tore off his jersey in celebration on "among the greatest" moments of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

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

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a spectator of the audience became ill

When the match resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the Italian lobbed over a volley that hit a fortunate net tape and put the set to deuce

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, the champion wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had previously taken his team competition individual winning streak to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

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

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, Berrettini looked set to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the opening game of the following set

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive both before producing a series of strong serving performances - but the Italian seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his victory