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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot led Italy to team tennis glory as the hosts beat the Spanish team to claim a historic third consecutive championship in front of an overjoyed home crowd

Two days following he edged a marathon lengthy tie-break, Cobolli once again starred as he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Jaume Munar in a grueling match

The 23-year-old's tenacious 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 triumph clinched a 2-0 victory for his nation in Bologna after Berrettini had won 6-3 6-4 against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory in total for the Italian team, who are the initial country to win three straight championships since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match 53 years ago

Local Supporters Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported passionately by the vast majority of a sell-out 10,000-strong crowd, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to spark moments of jubilation among the team athletes, coaches and fans

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on court but took a brief time to praise Munar on his efforts before rejoining the festivities

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and Spain reached the final even with being without star athletes, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner denying fans a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two another key player too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches each during the tournament

Thrilling Recovery Seals Win

The audience shouted the player's name as he kept his calm to serve 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 realized a "dream" in guiding Italy to the final on home soil

In contrast to the events of the previous match, when Cobolli tore off his jersey in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player faced the price for a poor beginning as he lost a dominant first set

But the determined player initiated a essential, swift response after falling a break down at the start of the second

The Italian's luck seemed to shift after a nine-minute pause in play when a member of the crowd became ill

When the match continued, and with Munar down break point, the player lobbed over a shot that hit a lucky net cord and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly prevented multiple opportunities on his rival's serve, the champion seized control of a decisive tie-break to push the decider - where he once again delivered

The Veteran Continues Impressive Run

The Italian star had earlier extended his Davis Cup individual winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against the Spanish opponent

The former Wimbledon runner-up converted his decisive opportunity for a advantage before assuredly serving out the opener to love

Having won 11 of the last 13 points to take the opening set, the player appeared ready to strengthen his hold on the contest upon creating two break points in the opening game of the following set

His opponent managed to save each before producing a series of solid service games - but Berrettini took his following chance and served out to zero to finish his victory