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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led the Italian squad to team tennis glory as the home team overcame Spain to secure a record-breaking third consecutive title in front of an ecstatic local supporters

Two days after he edged an epic lengthy tie-break, the Italian talent once again excelled as he fought back from behind in sets to overcome his Spanish opponent in a grueling match

The young player's determined comeback victory win clinched a 2-0 triumph for his country in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth Davis Cup title in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to achieve three consecutive titles since defending champions no longer received direct entry to the final over five decades back

Local Supporters Fuels Team Italy Triumph

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong audience, the Italian star overcame a poor beginning to spark moments of celebration among the Italian players, coaches and fans

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

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final despite missing star athletes, with the non-participation of top-ranked players preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the top-ranked men's players

But, with national number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from three singles matches each during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Secures Victory

The crowd chanted Cobolli's name as he kept his calm to serve out his recovery victory to zero, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had achieved a "goal" in guiding Italy to Sunday's final on home soil

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli tore off his shirt in celebration on "among the greatest" days of his career, the world number 22 paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant opening set

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

The Italian's fortunes seemed to shift after a nine-minute stop in play when a spectator of the crowd became ill

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing break point, the player floated over a shot that caught a fortunate net tape and brought the game to deuce

Although frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, Cobolli seized command of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive 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 converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the first set to love

Having taken the majority of points to secure the first set, the player looked set to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

His opponent succeeded to survive each before producing a series of solid serving performances - but the Italian took his next opportunity and served out to love to finish his victory