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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team defeated the Spanish team to claim a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon 32-point decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he recovered from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The young player's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win sealed a 2-0 victory for his nation in the Italian city after Berrettini had triumphed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive championships since title holders no longer received automatic qualification to the final over five decades back

Home Crowd Fuels Team Italy Victory

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity audience, Cobolli overcame a poor beginning to spark scenes of jubilation among the team players, coaches and supporters

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on court but took a moment to commend his opponent on his performance before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Absence

Both the Italian squad and Spain reached the championship match even with being without star athletes, 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 second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their moments in the limelight with three wins from all their matches each this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd chanted the player's name as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to zero, having achieved the breakthrough in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in delivering his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the consequence for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant opening set

But Cobolli initiated a necessary, swift response after going a break down at the beginning of the second

Cobolli's luck seemed to change after a brief stop in the match when a member of the audience became unwell

When play continued, and with Munar facing break point, the player lobbed over a volley that hit 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 seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the final set - where he once again performed

Berrettini Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

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

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a 5-3 lead before confidently closing the opener to zero

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to save each before producing a sequence of solid serving performances - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to finish his triumph