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The young Italian star and his compatriot guided Italy to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame the Spanish team to capture a record-breaking third successive championship in front of an jubilant local supporters

Two days following he edged an epic 32-point tie-break, Cobolli returned to starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's determined comeback victory success sealed a 2-0 win for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had prevailed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Italian Victory

Supported passionately by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger moments of jubilation among the Italian players, staff and fans

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but paused for a brief time to praise Munar on his performance before returning to the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the final despite being without key players, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying fans a seventh meeting of the season between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini owned their opportunities in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Comeback Secures Win

The audience chanted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his recovery triumph to love, having forced the decisive break in the 11th game of a tense final set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "goal" in guiding his nation to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a necessary, immediate response after going a break down at the beginning of the second

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

When play continued, and with Munar down break point, the Italian floated over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the set to deuce

Even though frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive breaker to force the final set - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Run

The Italian star had earlier taken his team competition individual winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his third break point for a 5-3 lead before confidently serving out the first set to zero

Having taken 11 of the last 13 points to secure the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon forcing two break points in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to save each before producing a sequence of strong service games - but Berrettini took his next opportunity and served out to zero to complete his triumph