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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini led Italy to team tennis victory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to claim a historic three-peat title in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli once again starred as he recovered from a set and a break down to overcome his Spanish opponent in three sets

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph sealed a straight sets win for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had prevailed 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall team championship victory overall for the Italian team, who are the first nation to win three consecutive championships since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the final 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the overwhelming number of a packed capacity crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger moments of celebration among the team players, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his team-mates on court but paused for a brief time to commend his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain made the final despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players denying spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

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

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

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

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "dream" in guiding Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of the previous match, when the athlete removed his jersey in jubilation on "one of the best" moments of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a behind at the start of the following set

The Italian's fortunes seemed to change after a brief stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When play continued, and with Munar facing break point, the Italian lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and brought the game to deuce

Although frustratingly denied multiple opportunities on his rival's service game, the champion wrested command of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he yet again performed

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had previously taken his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up used his decisive opportunity for a advantage before confidently serving out the opener to zero

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

His opponent managed to save both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to love to complete his victory