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The young Italian star alongside Matteo Berrettini guided the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the home team defeated Spain to capture a record-breaking third consecutive championship in front of an jubilant home crowd

48 hours following he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent returned to shone as he recovered from a set and a break down to defeat Jaume Munar in three sets

The 23-year-old's gritty 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 success secured a 2-0 win for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had triumphed in straight sets against Pablo Carreno Busta

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup victory overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since title holders stopped receiving automatic qualification to the championship match over five decades back

Local Supporters Inspires Italian Triumph

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli conquered a poor beginning to trigger moments of jubilation among the team athletes, staff and supporters

The champion was mobbed by his teammates on the playing surface but paused for a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before returning to the festivities

Star Performers Deliver in Missing Stars

Both the Italian squad and the Spanish team reached the final despite missing key players, with the non-participation of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing fans a seventh matchup of 2025 between the top-ranked men's players

But, with Italian second-ranked Lorenzo Musetti too absent, Cobolli and Berrettini seized their opportunities in the limelight with perfect records from three singles matches apiece during the tournament

Dramatic Recovery Seals Win

The audience shouted the player's moniker as he maintained his composure to serve out his comeback victory to love, having forced the breakthrough in the 11th game of a nail-biting deciding set

That was no mean feat, given he had admitted he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In contrast to the events of Friday night, when Cobolli removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the price for a slow start as he conceded a dominant first set

But Cobolli launched a necessary, immediate comeback after going a behind at the start of the second

Cobolli's luck appeared to shift after a nine-minute stop in the match when a spectator of the audience became ill

When play resumed, and with his opponent down a critical moment, the player lobbed over a volley that hit a lucky net tape and put the set back on level terms

Even though frustratingly prevented four set points on his rival's service game, the champion seized control of a must-win breaker to push the final set - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Extends Impressive Run

Berrettini had previously extended his Davis Cup singles winning streak to 11 matches with an excellent display against Carreno Busta

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

Having won the majority of points to secure the first set, Berrettini appeared ready to tighten his grip on the match upon forcing opportunities in the initial game of the second

His opponent managed to save both before producing a sequence of solid service games - but the Italian seized his following chance and served out to love to complete his victory