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The young Italian star alongside his compatriot propelled the Italian squad to Davis Cup victory as the hosts overcame Spain to claim a record-breaking three-peat championship in front of an ecstatic home crowd

48 hours after he narrowly won an epic lengthy decider, the Italian talent once again shone as he fought back from a set and a break down to defeat his Spanish opponent in three sets

The young player's determined comeback victory success clinched a straight sets triumph for his nation in the Italian city after his teammate had won in straight sets against the Spanish player

It is a fourth overall Davis Cup title overall for Italy, who are the first nation to achieve three straight titles since defending champions stopped receiving automatic qualification to the final 53 years ago

Home Crowd Inspires Team Italy Victory

Supported enthusiastically by the overwhelming number of a sell-out 10,000-strong audience, Cobolli overcame a slow start to trigger scenes of jubilation among the Italian athletes, staff and fans

Cobolli was surrounded by his team-mates on the playing surface but took a moment to praise his opponent on his efforts before rejoining the celebrations

Key Players Step Up in Missing Stars

Both Italy and the Spanish team made the championship match despite missing key players, with the absence of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner preventing spectators a seventh meeting of 2025 between the top-ranked tennis stars

But, with Italian number two Lorenzo Musetti also missing, the Italian duo seized their opportunities in the limelight with three wins from all their matches apiece this week

Dramatic Comeback Seals Win

The audience shouted Cobolli's moniker as he kept his calm to close out his comeback victory to love, having achieved the decisive break in the penultimate game of a tense final set

That was quite an accomplishment, given he had stated he had realized a "dream" in guiding his nation to the showpiece on domestic ground

In opposition to the scenes of Friday night, when the athlete removed his shirt in celebration on "one of the best" days of his career, the ranked player paid the consequence for a slow start as he conceded a one-sided first set

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

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

When the match resumed, and with his opponent facing a critical moment, the player lobbed over a shot that caught a lucky net tape and brought the set back on level terms

Even though annoyingly denied multiple opportunities on his opponent's service game, Cobolli seized control of a decisive tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered

Berrettini Continues Impressive Run

Berrettini had earlier taken his team competition singles victory run to 11 matches with an superb performance against Carreno Busta

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

Having taken the majority of points to take the opening set, Berrettini appeared ready to strengthen his grip on the match upon creating two break points in the initial game of the following set

Carreno Busta managed to survive both before producing a series of strong service games - but Berrettini seized his following chance and closed to love to complete his victory