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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup success as the home team beat Spain to claim a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed local supporters

48 hours following he edged an epic lengthy decider, Cobolli returned to excelled as he battled back from behind in sets to beat Jaume Munar in three sets

The young player's determined 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win secured a 2-0 win for his country in Bologna after Berrettini had won in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title in total for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three consecutive championships since defending champions stopped receiving direct entry to the championship match 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Triumph

Backed passionately by the vast majority of a packed 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a slow start to trigger scenes of celebration among the Italian athletes, staff and supporters

Cobolli was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Deliver in Absence

Each Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match despite missing star athletes, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of the season between the world's dominant tennis stars

But, with Italian second-ranked another key player too absent, the Italian duo owned their moments in the spotlight with three wins from three singles matches apiece this week

Thrilling Comeback Secures Victory

The crowd shouted the player's moniker as he kept his composure to serve out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the penultimate game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in delivering Italy to Sunday's showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his jersey in jubilation on "among the greatest" days of his life, the ranked player faced the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided opening set

But the determined player launched a necessary, swift comeback after going a break down at the beginning of the following set

The Italian's fortunes appeared to shift after a nine-minute pause in the match when a spectator of the crowd became unwell

When play resumed, and with Munar facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net tape and put the game back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli seized command of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he yet again delivered

The Veteran Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to eleven consecutive wins with an superb display against the Spanish opponent

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

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to tighten his grip on the contest upon creating opportunities in the opening game of the second

Carreno Busta succeeded to survive each before putting together a series of solid service games - but Berrettini seized his next opportunity and closed to zero to complete his victory